Self sown sweet peas
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Spreading manure on my allotment today, found quite a few self sown sweet peas about 1/1/2 high,[sorry still imperial] now do I leave them, or pot them up, what about all the seed I have bought for next season

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I had some self setters that went through last winter just fine and were earlier and equally as good as my late october sown in pots. I am seriously thinking of cutting out the middle man and sowing direct this October. the only thing i will say is they certainly werent as advanced as yours, i would pinch them back quite hard as is common practice with the pot grown and let one of the side shoots carry on through the winter.One year i reckon were all going to get caught out with a nasty winter so make sure you have some provision to cover if needed...S.T.
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was that 1 1/2 inches? I had a funny momment there and assumed you meant 1 1/2 feet!!! in which case ignore the advice to pinch them out at this stage.....back to the funny farm again.Theyre comming to take me away ha ha he he....
This is an edit.........
was that 1 1/2 inches? I had a funny momment there and assumed you meant 1 1/2 feet!!! in which case ignore the advice to pinch them out at this stage.....back to the funny farm again.Theyre comming to take me away ha ha he he....
