@Fairygirl yes I thought I would recognise them once they flowered but couldn’t wait that long because they are outgrowing the root trainers! Now that you and Dove have confirmed they are garden peas it seems obvious by the flowers. I just wasn’t confident enough. I really appreciate your advice and guidance
No problem @BobMcFish. It can be harder with a plant in isolation too, as opposed to seeing the two together, so it pays to be cautious, and just check. Get them planted out though, so that they can get the best of the growing season
Enjoy the peas when they appear
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl I will do it tomorrow. They are doing better than the ones I planted directly in to the soil. Those have been mauled by the slugs , but some still remain
Slugs are a nightmare @BobMcFish. There isn't much they won't have a go at here either. I rarely plant my sweet peas in the ground, because even a decent sized plant can disappear overnight. I have to be very choosy about the spots they go in, but most are in large pots. I would do the same if I grew peas - I certainly did with mange tout.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl wow I didn’t know slugs went for Sweet Peas. I suppose they’re not that far from Peas though. The biggest enemy for Sweet Peas in my garden is Aphids. Perhaps the slugs are too preoccupied demolishing the blooms on my pansies
I'm fairly lucky re aphids as the blue tits and sparrows take them, but I don't grow too many other plants that attract them. Slugs certainly like pansies - and also clematis unfortunately. The dahlias are very susceptible as well. I've got one which is really struggling, to the point where I had to do the 'pot up on a support in a tray of water' method of deterring them. That's the best method for my lettuce. I've not looked at it today, but the problem is that there could be slugs in the soil it's in anyway! They've destroyed most of the emerging buds on the Ligularias too.
It's not been cold enough over winter to keep them at bay, so they've been multiplying too rapidly this year.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That’s tough. I’ve employed the bottle method where I cut off the bottom of a plastic drink bottle and place it over the young dahlias. When I see the leaves poking out the top of the bottle I remove it and at least the plant has had a chance to get established. Placing the pot on a raised point surrounded by water is genius
The problem is - if they're already in the soil, it doesn't matter what you do. The dahlia most badly affected is a decent size too...that pot is about 10 inches in diameter. It got worse than this after a couple more days so I had to do something or there would be little chance of decent buds
I was taking off some courgettes the other day, and the stems are really rough and jaggy, so I thought - I'll stick a few of those around the edges of the pots. Went out the next day to see a slug happily munching through a stem. I should have known it would be useless - I've watched them curl all around thistles when out on hills!
The water tray is good, but it isn't bonny. The lettuce are under the bench, so a bit hidden, but I had to use the dog bed I have for a potting bench to put the dahlia in, and had to leave it out in the open a bit more. It really isn't pretty!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That’s a shame! The wee blighters take some stopping. I’ve tried the beer trap. That’s very effective but gets minging quite quickly. Perhaps some sacrificial plants might work? I think I saw someone mention Nasturtiums It’s a shame they don’t go for Calendulas. They’ve been vigorously self-seeding in my garden since I sowed them about 15 years ago and they return in profusion every year; being ignored by the slugs. Black aphids love them though
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Hopefully, both will flower well and then it's a bit easier!
The seed pods on sweet peas are quite different from edibles too, so that should help as well.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Get them planted out though, so that they can get the best of the growing season
Enjoy the peas when they appear
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I would do the same if I grew peas - I certainly did with mange tout.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Slugs certainly like pansies - and also clematis unfortunately. The dahlias are very susceptible as well. I've got one which is really struggling, to the point where I had to do the 'pot up on a support in a tray of water' method of deterring them. That's the best method for my lettuce. I've not looked at it today, but the problem is that there could be slugs in the soil it's in anyway!
They've destroyed most of the emerging buds on the Ligularias too.
It's not been cold enough over winter to keep them at bay, so they've been multiplying too rapidly this year.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The dahlia most badly affected is a decent size too...that pot is about 10 inches in diameter. It got worse than this after a couple more days so I had to do something or there would be little chance of decent buds
I was taking off some courgettes the other day, and the stems are really rough and jaggy, so I thought - I'll stick a few of those around the edges of the pots. Went out the next day to see a slug happily munching through a stem.
I should have known it would be useless - I've watched them curl all around thistles when out on hills!
The water tray is good, but it isn't bonny. The lettuce are under the bench, so a bit hidden, but I had to use the dog bed I have for a potting bench to put the dahlia in, and had to leave it out in the open a bit more. It really isn't pretty!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...