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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 15, 2011 18:45:49 GMT
aaah....but you have to allow for the 'Cheery-factor'...(sets stuff back WEEKS you know....)
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Post by seaburn on Feb 15, 2011 19:21:12 GMT
can you grow them in the same place year on year. The reason I ask is the best place for them in my garden is in only one area. I dig lots of leafmould etc before planting. I know there is potentially an increased risk of disease but what is the likelihood of it.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 15, 2011 19:41:16 GMT
I was hoping to grow them in a tall pot...with a wigwam...or is that an attrocious gaffe...are you wringing your hands in disbelief ? shaking your head scattering hot tears on your seed packets...? I have quite a small garden...the flower bed is always crammed to the gills with perennials and I wanted sweet peas in big pots to put in the gaps and to add height....If I planted them straight in the ground I think that they'd quickly be swamped as the perennials take off in April/May... Of course I could be wrong....  |
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Post by seaburn on Feb 15, 2011 19:54:00 GMT
i often have them in a pot with my runner beans. they look good and help with pollination of my beans.
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Post by Cherry on Feb 15, 2011 20:41:27 GMT
CPB Sweetpeas would look lovely in a big pot with a wigwam. That is a successful way of growing them and they won't tangle and go for miles that way.
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Post by peony on Feb 16, 2011 15:52:52 GMT
i often have them in a pot with my runner beans. they look good and help with pollination of my beans. What a good idea Seaburn, definitely going to try it ;D |
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Post by Cherry on Feb 16, 2011 19:30:22 GMT
I think SP must be digging his new allotment by day and falling asleep when he gets home. He will tell you Seaburn that you can grow your sweet peas in the same place. You have said that you have used leafmould and that you are aware of dangers of disease. You shouldn't have any problems for years yet, but SP will probably advise feeding with something else as well. I don't know what magic potions he will think of, but it will probably be something you already have.
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Post by seaburn on Feb 16, 2011 19:49:42 GMT
thanks Cherry
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 17, 2011 15:10:53 GMT
Righto, Thank You Cherry. I plan to get some seed at the weekend  |
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 17, 2011 19:51:15 GMT
As cherry says, you can grow for a number of years on the same site. Eventually however you will notice that the plants do not seem to do as well and then it is time to change the site. I used the same trenches for many years ( not sure just how many but well into double numbers) with no problems. there is also a way round it by sterilising the soil though it is a bit fiddley and really not worth doing for smaller areas I have NEVER fed my plants with anything during the growing season apart from an occasional foliar feed with a seaweed based liquid fertiliser. (I use Maxicrop but there are others available.) All the goodness is put into the soil at ground preparation stage and should see through the season. I will go into ground preparation later but requirements include, manure, bonemeal (preferably boneFLOUR) wood ash if available and some superphosphate. No magic ingredients you will notice.  Good garden compost can be substituted for manure. I have only ever used stable manure and it has always been quite fresh and not always well rotted. Anyway, more on that subject later. |
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 17, 2011 19:53:38 GMT
I was hoping to grow them in a tall pot...with a wigwam...or is that an attrocious gaffe...are you wringing your hands in disbelief ? shaking your head scattering hot tears on your seed packets...? I have quite a small garden...the flower bed is always crammed to the gills with perennials and I wanted sweet peas in big pots to put in the gaps and to add height....If I planted them straight in the ground I think that they'd quickly be swamped as the perennials take off in April/May... Of course I could be wrong.... It is the natural habit of climbers to grow up and through other plants for their support so how could they be swamped? |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 18, 2011 19:46:54 GMT
I didn't find the varieties that you suggested Sweetpea...but I got Skylark Mixed and Cupani (both 'old fashioned varieties). I plan to have Ricinus, Verbena Bonariensis and Sunflowers in one part of the flower border...maybe I'll let the sweetpeas romp through them. I'll do an experiment...keep some back for growing in tubs, but try the others in amongst the flowers...
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 18, 2011 20:34:16 GMT
I didn't find the varieties that you suggested Sweetpea...but I got Skylark Mixed and Cupani (both 'old fashioned varieties). I plan to have Ricinus, Verbena Bonariensis and Sunflowers in one part of the flower border...maybe I'll let the sweetpeas romp through them. I'll do an experiment...keep some back for growing in tubs, but try the others in amongst the flowers... I think both Chiltern seeds and R Parsons (SPs) stock most of them. Probably EW King also but several stockists around. Nothing like an experiment to try in the garden. i have found many things through trial and error. (Mostly error  ) |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 20, 2011 19:11:06 GMT
Today I've sown the sweet peas that I'd already bought. |
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Post by sirplantalot on May 8, 2011 12:11:09 GMT
I have some trailing sweetpeas that I have grown from seed. Is it necessary to pinch them out or is it best to leave them to grow on naturally?  |
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