Sweetpeas late sewing

Morning all

I planted some sweet pea seeds in a container on Sunday. I had placed the seeds on some damp kitchen towel and put them in a plastic container in a warm place. A couple of the seeds did sprout, the others did swell.

what are the chances that I’ll get a decent show of flowers given it’s late in the year to be starting?

thank you.

(I’m based in a coastal region in the North East)

 

I am sure they will grow but you will enjoy the flowers rather later than autumn sown ones. I haven't sown min yet and I am in Cornwall, my daughter's are up and out in the garden. Early sown sweet peas do tend to produce more chunky, strong plants and earlier flowers.

 

They should be fine , just that bit later than usual, though not a bad thing as we find Sweet Peas can sbe quiet short lived if you do not keep up with watering, feeding and dead heading.

Give your seeds a bit longer to sprout in the container in a warm place like an airing cupboard, they can tale a week or so.

Put any that have sprouted into the top of the compost in a deep pot. We put 3 or 4 in one of those 450g larger yogurt pots with holes in the bottom.

 

Thank you everyone I’ll keep my fingers crossed

 

Just an update. So had some lovely sprouting seeds poking through the soil so was feeling very hopeful. Unfortunately this morning the birds appear to have dug then up and eaten them so they’ve all gone. I should have covered them. Maybe I could try again!?

 

still not too late to sow. I still haven't sown mine, I am going to try and get them sown today.

 

Most likely that the damage is done by field mice rather than birds. Protection therefore needs to be three dimensional.

 

I would agree with infradig. I cannot sow any peas or beans outside. I have to start them indoors and plant out when they have at least 3 pairs of leaves or they get nipped off by small brown furries.

 

That’s interesting, I didn’t think of little mice. Another reason to get a wildlife camera, I’d love to watch the nocturnal goings on.

I’ve replanted and covered so we will see.

 

You may well lose your seed again as the mice dig down to find the seed, they are not interested in the green shoots.
That is why I have to start my sweetpeas etc indoors, then plant out when they are about 3/4 ins tall.