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Sweet Peas not flowering

peteonthewebpeteontheweb Posts: 6
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I have planted sweet peas in a container. The container is approx 750mm long x 350mm wide x 250mm deep. I have planted 4 plants along one long side with Sweet Williams down the centre. So far the S/Peas have reached about 800mm up the trellis but are seemingly very reluctant to go any higher or to provide flowers, whilst the Sweet Williams are flowering profusely. I've been watering regularly with Tomorite being added roughly every week. Last year in a similar layout (but much shallower planter) and no Sweet Williams and they were covered in flowers.
Is there any reason for this tardiness in the S/Peas? 
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  • Chrissy the gardenerChrissy the gardener Posts: 1,072
    I never mix sweet peas with other plants, sweet peas like lots of water and do not like competing with other plants for moisture.
  • peteonthewebpeteontheweb Posts: 6
    Do you reckon it will be OK to whip the S/Williams out and replant them elsewhere?
  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    My sweet peas only flowered about a week ago - I’m in Kent.
  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    My sweet peas have only just started flowering,  I'm in West Yorkshire. 
    West Yorkshire
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    Mine are only starting this week. Fingers crossed you see some buds soon @peteontheweb
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • ChrisWMChrisWM Posts: 214
    edited July 2018
    My Matucana started flowering on 30 June. Perhaps a species and microclimate influence?
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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Are they getting lots of light? Any buds look like forming? Are they from seed?
  • Valley GardenerValley Gardener Posts: 2,851
    I've been picking quite big bunches for the last fortnight,the white ones have longer stems!
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  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    Picked my first bunch this week I am in the West Midlands 
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Neither my annual sweet peas or roses have much scent. A reaction to high heat, I would imagine.
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