Any tips for prizewinning sweet peas?

I want to win the cup this year. I grow 'em cordon method and cut off side shoots et cetera but so does everyone else. I need an edge!

Any tips for prizewinning sweet peas?
For a start sow the seeds in the Autumn, pinch the tip out after three leaves and overwinter in cold frame or frostfree greenhouse and then plant out in Spring. As rightly said deeply dug and well manured. good luck.
Reply:Grow them indoors, i.e. in a greenhouse, but make sure the glass is slightly shaded otherwise they'll get scorched and burned. Keep the air slightly moist by misting once or twice a day. Use good quality plant food (not manure! it's too strong), good quality compost and just the right amount of watering. Also, choose a good strong breed in the first place. Keep air movement and drafts to an absolute minimum, any movement of the leaves and especially the flowers, will cause them to grow slightly smaller than they otherwise would. Sssshhhhhhhh!
Reply:Lots of manure works wonders. I know this sounds obvious but it makes such a huge difference to the blooms.
Reply:Rub seeds with sandpaper %26amp; plant seeds individually in compost inside the cardboard tube from a toilet roll. (Tube is half-filled with the compost. This encourages both roots %26amp; shoots to grow straight).


Start in greenhouse or on windowsill; plant outside after frosts.

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