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Sweet Peas

I have grown some sweet peas in a container, they were sown in autumn last year and they are good strong plants but they are only flowering at the top. How do I get them to flower further down?

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  • nodlisabnodlisab Posts: 414

    You dont, they flower at the top as in most flowers.

  • DabblerDabbler Posts: 7

    Anyone know whether you can eat sweetpea leaves?  I've mixed my peas and sweetpeas - seemed a good idea at the time.....!

  • Alina WAlina W Posts: 1,445

    I wouldn't - the seeds are definitely toxic, although not badly so unless eaten in quantity. It's not worth the risk.

  • DabblerDabbler Posts: 7

    Thanks, I suspected as much

     

  • Jean GenieJean Genie Posts: 1,724

    Mine were sown in the spring and are in a container They are growing strong but not one single flower yet Do spring ones take longer to flower ? Still waiting ! On the plus side I've got 5 flowers on my morning glory ! Yipeeee !

  • Alina WAlina W Posts: 1,445

    Yes, they do. I only have buds on mine as yet, although the grim weather has played its part, too.

  • Jean GenieJean Genie Posts: 1,724

    Righty ho I shall wait and see Find it strange the morning glory flowering though considering the battering of weather they have had.

  • LeggiLeggi Posts: 489

    There is another excellent thread on sweet peas lurking around these parts somewhere.

    I was delighted to see my first sweet pea (spring sown) flowers today.

  • Jean GenieJean Genie Posts: 1,724

    I've read that somewhere as well- was hoping for advice on pinching out which I did early on just hope I didn't do it too late and thats why I've got no flowers yet. I have faith in Alina though - she knows her stuff!

    Just made up with my m gs.

  • tattiannatattianna Posts: 182

    I've got the first flower bud threatening to open on my spring sown sweet peas. The forecast is great for tomorrow so maybe...just maybe I might just get my first flower image

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