franklyrabbit Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 We'd like to grow sweetpeas in the same area as one of our clematis which is taking its time to cover a trellis. Can you buy baby plants (see how greenfingered I am ) or should we buy seeds? The rabbits shouldn't be able to reach them, but are sweetpeas OK for rabbits in case they want a taste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Both. Easy to grow from seed, but you will also be able to buy small plants in the coming months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 seeds give you more choice and are cheeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklyrabbit Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Excellent and thank you to both of you! I'm off to the garden centre on Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 You can do both and sow them now too! Then you should get flowers early June I should think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 the seeds are very easy to germinate too.......I usually get a lovely mix called 'Bright & Breezy' They make good cut flowers too - I grow them up the hen pen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklyrabbit Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Thank you ubereglu and Cinnamon - I didn't make it to the garden centre on Saturday in the end so I'll look out for seeds and seedlings and for Bright & Breezy too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 They have them on Thompson & Morgan....got mine last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 The past couple of years we have bought small plants about now from B&Q they are in blocks of what is meant to 12 plants but they have loads in each block, I had over 40 last year and they were about £3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklyrabbit Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Now I'm getting excited about sweetpeas! I can see me having them everywhere in the garden Are they poisonous to rabbits do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 dont know about poisonous but I do know that the more you cut sweetpeas, the more flowers you get on them...so you could have bunches and bunches of sweetpeas around the house cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I love sweetpeas. I love that you have to keep cutting them or they stop flowering - so you "have" to have vases of flowers in the house. I love that the seeds are really big so dead easy to sow. I love that the seedlings are big, so dead easy to transplant. They are also quick-growing from seed. And endless colours. And lovely smell. Personally, I would give seeds a go as if they don't do well then you can always get some plantlets in early spring: seeds aren't expensive - say £1.20 so it's not like you're risking much ££ doing it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklyrabbit Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 Wow! Thanks everyone x I can't wait to begin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I've now sown my seeds too, as of yesterday! I'm growing floral tribute mixed, which are really nice and come in lots of colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I have to grow sweetpeas every year! I usually have at least 3 wigwams of them - 2 in the garden and 1 in the veggie garden along with runner beans. You get masses of flowers, and as has been said, the more you pick the more you get. Well worth the price of a packet of seeds. Garden centres will start selling small plants around March Franklyrabbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklyrabbit Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 Thank you ubereglu and Christian - I don't know why I haven't grown sweetpeas before - I am now converted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockadoodle1 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 If you are looking for sweey pea seeds consider the Help for Heroes selection money from the sales goes to our brave boys fighting in that stupid war in Afghanistan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklyrabbit Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 Cool, I will - thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I sowed my sweetpea seeds a fortnight ago now and they're just started to germinate these last few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
