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Sweet pea

  • 20-06-2007 3:04pm
    #1
    littlebug
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    I set some sweet pea to grow up the fence, with a lovely picture in my head of it winding it's way up and round and over... but it's miserable looking. it was set from seed indoors..oooh.. at least 2 months ago. It then spent a few weeks out side in pots before I set it just at the back of the fence, in bigger pots. The tallest stem is no more than a foot tall and not a flower in sight! Is there anything I can do to encourage growth/ blossoms?


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  • #2
    bmaxi
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    Sweet pea are very hungry plants and need rich soil and sunshine to thrive. Try feeding them with tomato food, which will encourage flowering, and never allow them to set seed. You may also have left it too late to plant, March is probably the latest I'd wait and more usually I would plant in September and overwinter in a greenhouse or cold frame, this produces a stronger plant which will grow on better. Sweet pea also can come up blind if the leading shoot was not pinched out.


  • #3
    looksee
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    A lot of the annuals seem to be a bit late this year, we have loads of stuff in including sweet peas and they seem to be taking their time. Give them some water-on feed and hope for some better weather.


  • #4
    littlebug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,832 ✭✭✭littlebug


    Thanks

    Scuse my ignorance and don't laugh but what do you mean by "pinched out" :o ?


  • #5
    looksee
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    Just nip off the very top bud just under it, use your nails or a small scissors, it helps the side shoots to grow and you will get more flowers. You can do it fairly fast, its not a fussy job, just dont pull the plant up by the roots!


  • #6
    TequilaMockingBird
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    I planted sweet pea seeds for the first time this year directly into the ground a few months ago. Checked them this morning and they seem to be doing good, about 2' high and plenty of buds. They are up against a wall which catches the sun and planted into compost, so maybe that helped. Can't WAIT for them to flower! (I need to get a life!)


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  • #7
    bmaxi
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    sueme wrote:
    I planted sweet pea seeds for the first time this year directly into the ground a few months ago. Checked them this morning and they seem to be doing good, about 2' high and plenty of buds. They are up against a wall which catches the sun and planted into compost, so maybe that helped. Can't WAIT for them to flower! (I need to get a life!)

    Whatever you did, it was obviously the right thing. Enjoy.:)


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