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hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 05:27 PM Jun 2012

A question on sweet peas - I didn't get around to starting mine yet -

it looks like we're in for a cool, wet summer - high's in the 70's, sometimes approaching 80, overnight lows in the 60's and sometimes 50's.

So, if I plant my sweet peas now, two weeks before the solstice will they boom or be stunted by the shortening days?

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A question on sweet peas - I didn't get around to starting mine yet - (Original Post) hedgehog Jun 2012 OP
Well, that's a good question. Denninmi Jun 2012 #1

Denninmi

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1. Well, that's a good question.
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 07:19 PM
Jun 2012

I think it depends largely on your weather. If it stays cooler as you say, they probably will be ok. Days should be long enough going into late July/early August to not affect their growth. I think your biggest problem may be keeping powdery mildew off of them during the warmer, humid summer weather. That can be dealt with in various ways, including, I've been told, by spraying them periodically with whole milk.

I would try it, you wouldn't be out much but a packet or two of seeds.

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