3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[clucker1]

My sweet peas are at the stage, they need to go out in the garden and climb. However, if I plant them out in this wet and cold weather I am worried they will do nothing. Any help much appreciated. Thank you.

[Couperwife]

What about putting them in a large tub with a wigwam frame and letting them climb up that?

 

That way you can keep them in when it's cold and stick them out when it's sunny

 

I love sweet peas. I love the fact that you have to keep cutting them so that you get more flowers!

 

I think I'm going to plant some

 

Cathy

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[clucker1]

Thanks Cathy, I really do want them to go out in my border that I am trying to get more colour into this year (it is very green at the moment.) Can't decide whether to go for it or do a transition into big cardboard pots (which I can then move into place). I have no experience of sweet peas in this cold type of weather and if they will be alright.

[Olly]

Not sure exactly where you are, but there is frost forecast for some parts of the UK tonight - I would keep them in until that danger has passed, at least. Cold/rainy weather shouldn't stunt them too much though.

[clucker1]

Olly, thanks for that. We are in the sunny south-east ha ha ha, deepest Surrey!!!!! I don't think we have frost forecast for tonight.

[chickencam]

I planted mine out three weeks ago and they are going great guns with all this rain. Ideally harden them off for a few days before planting them out if they have been indoors but I planted some of mine out straight from the greenhouse and they have been fine.

[clucker1]

Going to plant them out tomorrow, thank you everyone. If I don't let the chickens near them whilst they get started to grow up their canes, will the chickens eat them when the peas are taller?