My sweet peas have got mildew and are really past their best so I now have a big hole to fill with something to flower through the winter. Luckily we have just started to get our homegrown Autumn bedding in, Pansies, violas and cyclamen - all perfect for filling gaps. I’ve found that if you get Autumn bedding started off early enough it has chance to grow that bit bigger before it gets too cold meaning it will have plenty of strength to flower well throughout the Autumn and Winter months. I also feed it with tomato food to encourage flower and it also keeps the growth ‘hard’ which helps them toughen up for the winter months.
