Episode: #2 17/03/07
Presenter: Judy Horton

March 17^th is St Patrick’s Day, the traditional day to sow sweet peas, but sometimes the seeds seem to disappear and never come up.

Here are some hints that might help:

• First, if you live in a warm area, wait a bit longer. Round about Anzac Day might be a better time in your climate.
• And if you have got clay soil, it is a good idea to improve the drainage by building up the bed, and putting some seed raising mix where you are going to sow the seeds.
• Then, when you are ready to put in your sweet peas, it is best to water the day before
• Sow next morning while the soil is still moist,
• Try not to water again until the baby plants have emerged.

And a final tip:
Push some little sticks in next to the seeds. They will be there to guide the plants to whatever they are going to climb.

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