The more you take, the more you get TinPot! And you might want to get those pods off or they will slow down the flowering - don't ever let them think they've finished
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
@Tin pot you sould definitely pick all those flowers if you want more to come.......sweet peas are a pick and grow plant...........the more you pick the more it will flower and grow. You should also be giving them a weekly feed, and you could very well have flowers until the first frosts if you're lucky.
I am picking every three days, feeding once a week and watering almost every night this summer I grew them from seed recommended by this forum in March Never had a summer crop like it and have been growing every year for 34 years wish you could smell this, the house is full of it
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
I put blood fish and bone down a couple of months ago which I believe is slow release. Is that enough or some other regular feed as well?
Ideally TP - when you plant them out, add a good dollop of well rotted manure in the bottom of the hole if you can. They really benefit from that. If you plant in a line [specifically for cutting ] you can dig a little trench and put manure in that before adding compost. If you can't get that, use a tomato food and keep them well watered and fed. B,F&B isn't really the best thing - more suited to perennials and shrubs, but it certainly won't do any harm.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I am using seaweed this year as a feed. Bought far too much in the spring!!! seedlings planted once a decent size in a ditch with homemade compost. Hardening off is really important. Our weather this year has rewarded me with vases of flowers
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
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I put blood fish and bone down a couple of months ago which I believe is slow release. Is that enough or some other regular feed as well?
A A Milne
I take everything MD says with a very large pinch of salt.
If you can't get that, use a tomato food and keep them well watered and fed. B,F&B isn't really the best thing - more suited to perennials and shrubs, but it certainly won't do any harm.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
seedlings planted once a decent size in a ditch with homemade compost. Hardening off is really important. Our weather this year has rewarded me with vases of flowers
A A Milne