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sweet peas not blooming/ Dying

Susan1359Susan1359 Posts: 23
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Hi, I am a beginner gardener and for the first time I sowed sweet peas from the seed on 1st of June 2018. After 3 months not only, it did not bloom but also it seems that it has got disease as the leaves don't look healthy with white marks on them as you can see from the picture. I would really appreciate it if anyone can help me to save them. (I planted them all in one pot and then re plant them in the garden last week when I noticed they were dying) Many thanks!



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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    If you sowed the seeds on the first of June, don't worry, they will be late but you will get flowers. Just keep watering them regularly. If you let them dry out they will get mildew and the leaves get covered in a white powder.   Water them  with a feed, such as a teaspoonful of Phostrogen in every watering van full.
  • Susan1359Susan1359 Posts: 23
    Thank you very much for your reply :)    fidgetbones  
  • nav 544nav 544 Posts: 22
    A teaspoon wont go far in a "watering van full"   :) . Could do with a watering van at the moment!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    There looks like a bit of leaf miner there too Susan - but it doesn't really cause much of an issue - it's just unsightly. Loads of food and water for them, as fidgte says.

    The bottom of sweet peas [foliage] always looks pretty dire as the season goes on, so a pot or two of something else in front can often help  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Sorry, v next to c on keyboard.  That is a teaspoon full of Phostrogen in a standard watering Can of water.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    fidgetbones said:
    Sorry, v next to c on keyboard.  That is a teaspoon full of Phostrogen in a standard watering Can of water.
    I didn't even register that one fidget, and I thought nav was just being amusing!  :D
    Any of the standard tomato feeds is ideal Susan. In a couple of weeks all these things will be reduced in the sales in various places too - worth getting a couple for next year.
    Am I living up to the 'tight Scot' stereotype there?  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Susan1359Susan1359 Posts: 23
    Thank you Fairygirl :)
  • Valley GardenerValley Gardener Posts: 2,851
    Mine are just about over now,maybe one more picking then they need to go as looking scruffy!
    The whole truth is an instrument that can only be played by an expert.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    No, I buy fertiliser and stuff that keeps like that as well. A lot of seeds will be reduced soon. I buy anything except Parsnip or onion, or umbellifers which really need to be sown fresh.
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