Tina
Seattle,WA
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: I want to grow sweet peas and clematis... |
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in containers. Can I start them from seed or is it too late for them to bloom this year?
I want to have some flowering vines in my containers. Any other suggestions?
Thanks.
P.S. I am in Seattle, WA
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cajunbelle
zone 8b Louisiana
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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Where do you live? I would think if you are not in the deep south the sweet peas would bloom this year. I don't know about the clematis from seed. But WalMart usually has the young plants for about $4 each and those might. Morning glories would bloom all through the summer and there is one called Big Smile that only gets about 3 or 4 ft tall.
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bsewnsew
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject: Sweetpeas |
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Thought sweetpeas was a cool weather plant.
I raised them and they quit when it gets about june .
Too hot.
barb 
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stratsmom
Southern Oregon
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Tina,
I don't know anything about clematis but I think you shoud have good luck with sweet peas. I would put them right in the ground, think you'll be more successful. I live in Southern Oregon so I don't get as much moisture as you do so I soak my sweetpeas in water overnight before I put them in the dirt. Soaking really seems to help sweet peas and morning glories, anything with a really hard seed.
Good Luck,
Deanna
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bsewnsew
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject: clematis . |
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Clematis is very hard to start from seeds.
Not a good one for hanging baskets.. Baby blues can be started now and Nemises ..Both great for hanging baskets.....Maybe morning glories.. Never tried that.. They keep blooming Iknow.. Maybe I will start a fad.
Happy gardening and Happy Valentines day...2 maro.
barb
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bethie
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet peas are a cool weather plant. I have the old timey perennial one that blooms quite late especially for the South. I would stick to annuals for container plants. Good luck. 
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blackrose
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If sweet peas are cool weather plants, does this mean i wont be able to grow them here in the lowlands? 
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Primsong
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Seet peas grow great where you are, Tina - I put them in every year and we are in a very similar area. It's not too late at all - go ahead and start them sprouting on your windowsill and they'll be ready to go out on your deck/patio in April. I wouldn't start clematis from seed, though - look for a healthy plant or two at a local nursery instead.
I didn't try growing them the one time I lived anyplace warmer, so I have no idea, blackrose - give it a try, maybe it will work! They are so lovely, it's worth a shot.
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zuzu's petals
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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I love sweetpeas, and I can't wait to see your photos,
I'll be wishing I could smell their delicious fragrance.
It gets so hot so fast here that they just haven't done well for me.
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Wendy Woo
Middlesex
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet Peas are well worth growing but of course it does depend where you are. Here in the UK they're grown mainly as hardy annuals. Im a container gardener and I grow them every year, along with clematis viticella and large flowered summer clematis. I also have jasmine in a large plastic toy box and a climbing rose (unknown variety) growing up a trellis on my front balcony. Just because I dont have a garden in the proper sense of the word doesnt mean I cant enjoy my plants
Morning Glory and Black Eyed Susan are two other annuals that I've succesfully grown in containers 
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zuzu's petals
Coastal N.Carolina ~zone 8~
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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Your container plantings sound fantastic, Wendy.
I think successful container gardening is a real artform in it's own right.
I grow lots of plants in containers, mainly because they are too tender
for our winters and must be relocated for the season,
but also because I just love the look of a beautiful planting in a pot (or whatever).
I'm really looking forward to seeing your creations.
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glendann
Texas
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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I will be waiting to see your creations Wendy
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saladbowl
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:58 am Post subject: |
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Hope all turns out well with your container project. 
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