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Well it has to be remembered that frost is an advantage during the winter, as it makes for strong stocky plants.

Probably the sweet pea 'Cupani' has the strongest scent of any of them and also is the daddy of em all.

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Hi, figrat - Traditionally mid-October is the time for sowing the seed, but I think given the unpredictability of the seasons, I would be inclined (depending where you live) wait until early November.

Now is the time to be looking at seed catalogues and choosing next years varieties.

What a great series!

gardeningfantic wrote (see)

@david K... he has done it already.,. missed that he nearly went other week when he was planting some of the deeper plants.. it woudl make my friday night to see that

Which is why I bracketed 'again'.   and I had the pleasure of seeing it.

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Jean - For myself I prefer to grow from fresh seed every year. Having said that, I know that a lot of people get pleasure from saving their own seed.....so good luck to them!

You can save your SP seed, but F1 varieties won't come true, but you could end up with some weird & wonderful combinations.

Providing you have made sure that your seed is thoroughly ripe, it will be fine to sow in the coming autumn and the mildew will not affect the seed.

Harvest the seedpods when they are dry & brittle and select them from the healthiest plants. Keep the seed dry in paper bags (not plastic) until they are sown.

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Pat12 wrote (see)

"Would you advise cutting down the mildewed sweet peas?"

Well I can't really decide that for you, I would imagine it would be difficult if they are entwined with your climbing beans. Perhaps it would be best to let them die-off naturally in order to conserve the beans.

What a great series!

gardeningfantic wrote (see)

love nigel too.. he is a rogue.. thou was kinda hoping monty would fall in the pond.. and nigel jump in after him

I was just hoping Monty would fall into the pond (again). 

Beware of gardainbargains.com

I totally agree with threads like this being started to expose these companies. Bad publicity is the only thing that will eradicate them.

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Bev - I wouldn't look at it as something you have done wrong, more a case of the result of absolutely atrocious growing conditions....although I would recommend planting more like 15 cm (6 inches) apart minimum.

What a great series!

I like Nigel...shame about his dad!     

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