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Posted by suzio6 7B Canada (My Page) on Fri, Jun 4, 04 at 14:28
I bought seeds to grow sweet peas (Bowden) and out of the whole package, only one plant! Won't buy that brand again!
Does anyone have a recommendation on what kind of flowering vines one might grow from seed to enable me to have some flowers on my trellis this year? Is it too late to start? |
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RE: Sweet Peas
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well morning glorys are about the fastest from seed to flower I believe.. If you go for a nursery vine your choices are greater for early flowering.. but you know that..
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RE: Sweet Peas
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| suzio6 - you may have to be patient with those peas. I direct-sow sweet peas yearly out in one of my troughs - usually aiming to get them in mid-late March (one year my trough was frozen solid then...lol). I try to do that so I can get some blooms before the heat hits here - although I noticed that sweet peas are more tolerant to heat than the edible snap peas. And they usually sit there until almost May before finally sprouting, but then they grow pretty quickly. And I've even had some from the year before eventually pop up the following year. LOL How deep did you plant them? I've noticed that if they are planted too deep, they seem to be delayed coming up. I would agree that you could start some morning glories now. Also moonflowers, black-eye susan vine, and hyacinth bean vine too, the latter of which will definitely cover a trellis. |
RE: Sweet Peas
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| it seems like sweet peas takes long time to germinate. i planted them about a month ago and it's develops very slowly. for a while i said the same thing. but it finally came out. and it was the latest one. morning glory could is rampant once they are established but they can also take a long time to get to that point. |
RE: Sweet Peas
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| Morning glories are a good bet. My favorite is Grandpa Otts; it's an heirloom that produces lots of dark blue flowers with red centers. But it grows to twelve to fifteen feet and it is very aggressive. Another option would be black-eyed-susan vines. Yellow flowers with black centers. They climb six feet or so. If you want something to eat, you might try scarlet runner beans. They have bright red flowers that bees, butterflies and hummingbirds quite like and will reach ten feet. Get them in now, and in your location you should have no problem getting a crop. Finally, you might consider starting your sweet peas indoors under lights. They'll germinate faster in the warmth and have a head start once you put them out. |
RE: Sweet Peas
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| You can also use an emery board and file the outer coat off the seed on one spot then soak them in warm water for a few days before planting. I have found that this speeds up germination for a lot of seeds. |
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