Comments on: Tips For Growing Sweet Peas http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/ Tips and advice for gardeners about gardening Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: admin http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-5079 admin Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:08:57 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-5079 I suspect mice. They eat many of my peas and mangetout I suspect mice. They eat many of my peas and mangetout

]]> By: Nick Plant http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-5073 Nick Plant Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:56:21 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-5073 I have been growing sweet peas for many years & really had no bother with them. Last evening, however, I put out my 4 off troughts, in position, as the sweet Peas were approximately 4"-6" high. I covered with plastic in case of frost. When I came to take the plastic off this morning, all of my sweet peas have been attacked, as if some animal has been after the pea. They haven't been eaten, but the sweet peas plants are just there with no pea attached to them. Any comments would be appreciated Thanks Nick I have been growing sweet peas for many years & really had no bother with them.

Last evening, however, I put out my 4 off troughts, in position, as the sweet Peas were approximately 4″-6″ high. I covered with plastic in case of frost.

When I came to take the plastic off this morning, all of my sweet peas have been attacked, as if some animal has been after the pea.

They haven’t been eaten, but the sweet peas plants are just there with no pea attached to them.

Any comments would be appreciated

Thanks
Nick

]]> By: Son http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-5022 Son Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:28:22 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-5022 Pinching out should cause the plant to send out a second shoot. That's the one to work on I believe. Pinch out when the plant has 4 established leafs (they tend to grow in pairs so that would be a two pair). I've been growing sweet peas for years but only just picked up on the finer points. If in doubt, pinch half your plants and leave the rest. Good luck but above all, enjoy! Pinching out should cause the plant to send out a second shoot. That’s the one to work on I believe. Pinch out when the plant has 4 established leafs (they tend to grow in pairs so that would be a two pair).
I’ve been growing sweet peas for years but only just picked up on the finer points. If in doubt, pinch half your plants and leave the rest.

Good luck but above all, enjoy!

]]> By: Elvera@gardensheds http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-4946 Elvera@gardensheds Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:32:34 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-4946 We grew sweet peas last year from seed and was quite successful. We would like to grow more this year because we love the scent and the colours. Where you mentioned 'pinching out shoots' what do you mean by "concentrate all the energy’s on a single shoot."?. Thank you. We grew sweet peas last year from seed and was quite successful. We would like to grow more this year because we love the scent and the colours. Where you mentioned ‘pinching out shoots’ what do you mean by “concentrate all the energy’s on a single shoot.”?. Thank you.

]]> By: admin http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-3027 admin Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:24:53 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-3027 I would wait until the plants were 4 feet high before allowing them to flower for the first time. I would wait until the plants were 4 feet high before allowing them to flower for the first time.

]]> By: Miranda http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 Miranda Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:12:13 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-3021 I am growing sweet peas for showing at a particular flower show in early August. A judge told me to prevent them flowering until a certain amount of time before the show ... but I now can't remember what that certain amount of time is! Can anyone help? I am growing sweet peas for showing at a particular flower show in early August. A judge told me to prevent them flowering until a certain amount of time before the show … but I now can’t remember what that certain amount of time is! Can anyone help?

]]> By: Common Garden Problems | Gardeners Tips http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 Common Garden Problems | Gardeners Tips Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:17:26 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-2859 [...] to be hard work and unsightly, make use of natural pea sticks where appropriate. For plants like Sweet peas and tomatoes staking and tying in should be seen as indispensable to the growing [...] [...] to be hard work and unsightly, make use of natural pea sticks where appropriate. For plants like Sweet peas and tomatoes staking and tying in should be seen as indispensable to the growing [...]

]]> By: admin http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-923 admin Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:37:20 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-923 The hard round seeds need to be able to take in moisture or they will germinate erratically. The hard round seeds need to be able to take in moisture or they will germinate erratically.

]]> By: jane http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-920 jane Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:04:25 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-920 i am a beginer and last year bought a pack of swet peas collected the seed and have set them of but some have come through and they are not sweet peas but some are there is more not than is please can you tell me why i am a beginer and last year bought a pack of swet peas collected the seed and have set them of but some have come through and they are not sweet peas but some are there is more not than is
please can you tell me why

]]> By: A Gardening Carnival - May 28, 2008 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/tips-for-growing-sweet-peas/comment-page-1/#comment-245 A Gardening Carnival - May 28, 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 18:13:36 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=99#comment-245 [...] presents Tips For Growing Sweet Peas posted at The Compost Heap, saying, “Some practical tips to help grow sweet peas, one of the [...] [...] presents Tips For Growing Sweet Peas posted at The Compost Heap, saying, “Some practical tips to help grow sweet peas, one of the [...]

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