Sweetpeas in flower

[jackie j]

Yay my sweetpeas have started to flower, my very own grown from seed. Some of them stuggled for a while but they have picked up and look great. Cant wait to pick some for my sister's grave. She always gets the first bunch.

[shirlthegirl43]

Oh, lucky you. I haven't even got anywhere to plant mine out now.

[cheery tree]

hi i have just got one sweetpea in flower a lovely pink oneti have planted about 120 plants all done from seed

[selfraising]

Mine are starting to flower too

[Two_Sheds]

planted about 120 plants all done from seed

Me too... I saved my cream seeds last year, and still I've got one that's come out pink
I hate pink

[Bramble Lover]

Awwwwww I love pinks.

I started sweet peas off last November in greenhouse (as I had the year before and got wonderful blooms)

Only two survived this year. Others wilted and died.

Any way these two are flowering and I speedily started some more off and planted them out earlier this week. Just hoping the cooler weather doesnt finish them off as well.

[darkcrystal]

yes i have sweet peas red, violet, and pink they are just strating to open now

[ann-the-nan]

Sweetpeas in flower

I've got 3 flowers. Can't remember what they are called, but they are pink and lilac (on the same flower). A bit small but the perfume is wonderful.

[Alice]

Good for you jackie. Mine are only about 1 foot high. They stood still for ages after they were planted but are growing now. Maybe they were too dry. I'm looking forward to getting to the blooms stage - I just love them.

[jackie j]

I picked a bunch yesterday and the stems were really long. mil said they are show length never entered any shows will see if there are any nearby I think our allotment has one will have to check the dates.

[nilling]

My Dad gave me 12 plants which I planted into a large wooden barrel with cane wig-wam. I cut my very first flowers this weekend. Is it true the more flowers you cut the more they produce?

I bought a couple of small 99p square glass vases from Morrisions

[Sweepster]

My Dad gave me 12 plants which I planted into a large wooden barrel with cane wig-wam. I cut my very first flowers this weekend. Is it true the more flowers you cut the more they produce?

I bought a couple of small 99p square glass vases from Morrisions

Yes; don't leave ANY flowers on the plants to form seedpods, or they'll stop producing flowers. Buy more vases!

[jackie j]

Depends if you want flowers or more seeds for next year. Pick them through the summer and later let a few go to seed and save them for next year.

[Two_Sheds]

My sweet peas are going mad now, after a bit of rain. I planted about 100 to cover all our ugly fencing.

Thing is, I can't smell them. I had half my taste buds cut out, and the other half irradiated.

[jackie j]

Picked another bunch today they are gorgeous and the smell mmmmmmmm