Luvachicken Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Over the winter I added some chicken poo to the big barrel I plant my sweet peas in. My seeds in the seed compost didn't come up so I had to resort to ready grown ones from the garden centre. I planted them in the barrel although it was still cold at the time. They have done soooooooo well. On Sunday I picked 2 bunches, one in the morning and another later in the afternoon. Then yesterday I picked the biggest bunch ever. Every now and then I chuck some more chicken poo on the top of their soil and water it in. They seem to love it. Much better than the 2 measly bunches I got last year. I love sweet peas best of all, oh yeah and mesabryanthemums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Good news, my sweet peas are a failure this year, I planted loads direct and only have about three plants which are no where near flowering stage, but look healthy enough. I think that it was way too cold when I direct sowed them and also I had soaked the seeds first and left them for a couple of days instead of one and the water went mouldy I love them too and mesembryanthemum which I grew from seed one year and had loads. I have loads of asters, dahlias, cornflowers and honesty this year from seed, I find it hard to throw a healthy seedling away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
