Can I grow sweet peas now?

I planted giant sweet peas for the first time this year and they are awesome! They are starting to go by like my sugar snap peas. BOO-HOO. Can I plant them again for a fall show? I am in Eugene.

I believe they are done for the year- Sweet peas are early crop which likes cold weather to start and they do their wonderful thing before fizzling out in early summer. At least you got yours planted! I still have seeds which I hope will wait for next Feb or March when I can try to remember to plant them. Really a nice flower for a small bouquet, especially the highly scented ones.

What else do you have there in your raised beds?

Poochella is right. Don't know if the new seedlings would like the warm weather. If you keep deadhead daily, though, the ones you have will last longer.

Poochella, you are sooooo much like me! Yeah, I bought many varieties this year from Select Seeds..... I started some in flats ~ they got leggy ~ never transplanted ~ died..... and I still have seeds. Maybe I'll remember them next January!!!

Sanna

Sanna, not only didn't I plant them, but I splurged on Plants of Distinction seeds which cost about $1.00 each ( not really,) because I wanted the really scented ancient European variety. But nooooooooooooooooo, I was too busy with dahlias to get around to other matters.

Cross your fingers that we do better next year!

From what I have read, you can only grow summer flowering sweet peas in summer. In Eugene you might be able to pull off a fall crop if you plant in early fall but it may get too cold too soon. It might be worth a try. All you've got to loose is a seed packet if they don't flower. Other wise, they can be planted as soon as the soil is workable in the spring. My sugar snaps have gone caput as well. My dog and I were so disappointed! He loves them as much as I do. I actually pulled the plants out today since it has been the coolest day in weeks and it is supposed to get really hot again this weekend. My garden looks naked w/o them!
-Stacey

Yep, sweet peas are for the cooler part of the summer for sure.
I plant them in Feb/March and they do just fine. I still have them blooming but they are starting to set seed now. I have them planted on the east side of the fence going north to south. They do like afternoon sun and lots of water too.
Carol

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who splurges on expensive seed (in addition to the cheaper variety) only to not get them planter. In fact, if truth be known, I have seed packages in my garage refrigerator from three years ago!!!

Sigh . . . maybe next year . . .

In that same bed are Yukon Gold potatoes right in front of the sweet peas and the flowers are lilies. My main gardening fault is planting everything too close together.

That's just another one of my gardening faults - planting things too close together. Instant gratification results in more work later when I need to move things!

But you don't see the soil. I get to see only plants and flowers. That is why I put things so close together!!!
But yes, Murmur, you are so right. Moving plants is a pain in the neck if too close together.

This is the first year I attempted to grow sweet peas from some old seed packets that I found
while cleaning house. They did sprout rather late this year and one batch has even flowered
and the second batch has developed buds.
I have been told that by dead heading I can encourage more blooms, but I am interested in their ability to re-seed themselves.
Will this happen, or does it happen onlly with certain hybrids or types?

Will appreciate any feedback.

Some of mine have reseeded themselves but mostly I had to replant them in Feb/March tho. I do collect the seeds at the end of their season and planted those seeds the next season. Just wait for the pods to turn brown but before they open up. I don't deadhead them because it is too hard to do.
Carol

I do deadhead my sweet peas because I want blooms more than I want seeds, and besides most of the ones I plant are hybrid types and won't come true from seeds. I still have some blooming, altho with short stems. I do love them and have a permanent trellis above where i plant, after renewing the soil each spring as they like as rich soil as can be provided.

DonnaS

Hi daisyruffles and rutholive,

I appriciate the feedback and the extra information about when to collect the seed pods. I don't believe that I have to worry about them blooming true as they are blooming multi-colored on one plant...it will be interesting to see what they will be like next year.
Wish me luck and again Thank you.