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Sweet peas

AineBAineB Posts: 10
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My sweet peas are growing well and have a now got many flower buds. Unfortunately the stems are drooping. I have planted them in deep pots and I am watering and feeding them adequately. Any ideas please?

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  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    Your pic. seems to show sweetpeas growing normally. They will straighten up more as they develop but the flower stems do not grow straight at the top.
  • AineBAineB Posts: 10
    Oh thanks Joyce that is great, they just seem different this year and feel floppy.   I will be more patient :) .
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    Are they perennial sweet peas AineB? The flower stems on mine grow like that but straighten up as they bloom.
    My annual ones aren't at that stage yet to compare, sorry.

    Whichever they are, your plants look fine and healthy 😊.
  • AineBAineB Posts: 10
    Thanks Kitty. They are annuals and I live in Sussex. 
  • PageZPageZ Posts: 87
    My sweetpeas look just like that. Don't worry. They are happy and healthy.
    The flowers will face up when they fully open.


  • AineBAineB Posts: 10
    Thanks PageZ I am feeling much happier now.
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
    They are very thirsty plants, and hungry! I water in this hot weather every night when the sun off them and I feed a liquid feed once a week. Mine look identical to yours 
    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • AineBAineB Posts: 10
    Thanks Lily. They are indeed very thirsty and I am feeding them now. I love sweet peas and looking forward to being able to pick many bunches over the summer. 
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    Have just picked a big bunch of my sweetpeas and the room smells wonderful. Am going to share them with a friend who has just had surgery on two of her fingers for arthritic joints and is in plaster and bandages.
  • AineBAineB Posts: 10
    Oh Joyce how wonderful for you and I am sure a bunch of beautifully  scented sweet peas will cheer up your friend. 
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