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the plants, causing them to seed prematurely).Container-grown crops also need watering more than those growing in the ground, as much as once or twice a day in hot weather.Just as sweet peas and other ornamental plants need deadheading to keep them producing

.AdamDon't sow seeds too close together as they can be more prone to dying or 'damping off'.More on sowing seedsGrow sweet peas from seedGrowing exotic plants from seed - video advice from Carol KleinSowing seeds outdoorsCollect and save seeds

sweet peas that ended up in the border, but they're no giants.I've succeeded in my personal mission to beat Adam Pasco in the height stakes, as did our our colleague Ross, who managed to grow his sunflowers to a respectable 2m. Others weren't so lucky

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's a really compact marrow called 'Bush Baby' from Unwins that will be perfect for my veg beds, and those baby leaf salads and oriental vegetables look delicious in the Suffolk Herbs catalogue.Then there are the sweet peas - so many wonderful fragrant

you once had one stem you then have many which, depending on the variety, have different uses. Ash has always been used for arrows, sweet chestnut for fencing pales, willow for weaving and (in this case) hazel for pea sticks and hedge-laying.We drag

and scented sweet pea. The list goes on.Hardy annual seed can be sown directly into your garden borders where they will flower - no messing round with pots, seed trays or pricking out. Just sow where you want colour, and leave them to it (well, a little bit

!One section of my long potato bed, is being left for autumn planting broad beans, which I'll sow at the end of October or the start of November (I always use 'Aquadulce Claudia' and 'The Sutton' at this time of year). Another section is marked out for sweet

when pricking out.May the mice be so full of cheese that they have no room left to fill up on your tulip bulbs and sweet pea seedlings.May the autumn leaves fall into a neat pile.May your wheelbarrows never get punctures and the handles of your spades

of patrolling and pick them off by handMore on growing climbersHow to grow annual climbers from seedCreate a sweet pea pot displayGrow morning glory in a containerGrow Spanish flag in a potConservatory climber plant collectionEvergreen climber plant collection