RE: Sweet Peas
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- Subject: RE: Sweet Peas
- From: "* D* <m*@teleport.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 15:50:00 -0700
- Importance: Normal
Hi Don, I have good luck sprouting Sweet Peas if I soak them overnight in
room temp water before planting. The books suggest that filing or nicking
the seeds is also helpful. I plant mine in Jiffy pots (the type that are
about 1 1/2 " square) and keep them in the GH until they are about 3" tall.
Otherwise the birds always pull up my sprouting peas, sweet peas and beans
and I have to plant over and over again. Then just tear the pots apart and
plant the whole thing. Mine are just beginning to bloom, and I love them
dearly. I planted only antique varieties this year because they smell so
much better than the newer hybrids.
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Design Plants
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, OR Zone 8b
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-propagation@mallorn.com [owner-propagation@mallorn.com]
On Behalf Of Don Martinson
Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 8:12 AM
To: propagation@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Sweet Peas
>Hi All,
>
> I'm having terrible trouble germinating Sweet Peas (sorry don't
>have the botanical name). Pre-soaking doesn't seem to help either. I
>have more trouble with the low bush type of sweet peas although the tall
>vining types aren't energetic sprouters either. Can anyone help?
>--
I was always under the impression that sweet peas germinated best in cool
weather and hence, are best planted in the early spring.
Don Martinson
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
AHS Heat Zone #4, Map at:
http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/79/hz1024.jpg )
l*@execpc.com
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