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Sweet peas

Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
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Can anyone explain what is happening to my sweet peas?
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
A A Milne
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  • LLMLLM Posts: 52
    I am a very novice gardener so I may be telling you what you already know... but my Autumn planted ones looked similar. I gave them a support each and once they started growing a second set of leaves I pinched them out. They look strong and healthy now!

    When were these sown?
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I suspect they are too shallow. Sweet peas like a deep root run. If you can gently transplant then into deeper pots, they will do better. Deep roottrainers are ideal. Seed trays are too shallow .
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
    Thanks LLM I will remember that

    Fidget I think you may be right, I haven’t grown from seed for a few years and now I think about it I recall using loo rolls last time.  Do you think I could try and transplant them? They were an expensive variety (one of Hosta recommendations lol)
    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • SussexsunSussexsun Posts: 1,444
    I would repot  and bury the stems to just below the first set of leaves.

    i start my first lot of sweet peas in October and report at least twice burying the stems as I do.
    First lot are already in the garden and just about at the first rung of the obelisk. I am hoping for a good display this year.


    To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.

  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
    Thanks everyone. I shall follow advice. Hoped to get a good show this year so here’s hoping all is not lost 
    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • LLMLLM Posts: 52
    I never knew you can bury the stems, I will bank that nugget of information for this Autumns sweet peas! Do you have a picture sussexsun?
  • SussexsunSussexsun Posts: 1,444
    Just popped out and taken one
    These were started in October in a unseated greenhouse
    went in the ground about 10 days ago
    and just getting tall enough to tie in to the bottom of the obelisk. The obelisk is 1.8 metres and hopefully the sweet peas will cover it 
    To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.

  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    sweet peas dont like root disturbance, and as Fidgetbones says they have a deep root run, better grown in single cells/pots, a funny thing just happened to me! Sowed mine back in November, (late this year) they are ready for planting out, BUT there were several different types that didnt germinate, was just about to use the pots for something else, and blow me, they have started to come up!
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    You are all lucky only 1 sweet pea germinated !
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