Growing Stock, Freesia, Sweet Pea

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I live in south Alabama, zone 8b, and I want to plant sweet peas directly in the ground because my transplants always die. Gonna experiment with start times this year. First seeds going in ground Oct. 1, then Oct. 31, then Nov. 14, then Nov. 26, then Dec. 11. Spring sowed last year. Lots of sprouts, some mature plants, but no blooms before the sun fried them