Here are a few of mine. I'm hoping the bees they are attracting will start paying some attention to my courgettes as they are on the veg patch and not doing as well as the ones I have just brought out of the GH. Every time I walk to my GH I am met with the scent of the sweet peas, it's beautiful
The pink ones in the middle are the ones I mentioned last night.
o.l they're lovely well done, hope mine catch up by weekend, forgot to say werll done on cucumber, it looked yum, i'm afraid i bought a tiny plant and left it out when we had all that rain, it drowned
There are quite a few reasons why your SPs are as you describe. The first suspect is overwatering, especially during cool weather....this can cause root-rot.
Also, sweet peas need a fairly neutral soil, maybe yours is acid or alkaline?
I think I was probably right. It's just while they're getting established we need to be careful about watering, they don't like standing in cold wet soil.
Regarding your soil pH, there are steps you can take, but it isn't critical and maybe the soil test should be done first.
Thanks for the info about Wisley trial fields....I haven't visited them.
Btw, I shall be at Wem (Shropshire) on the 19th July for their annual SP show, if anyone would like to say hello.
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Lovely sweet peas Dove, mine are ages away, I only put them in their final pots at the weekend. The second one is gorgeous.
Here are a few of mine. I'm hoping the bees they are attracting will start paying some attention to my courgettes as they are on the veg patch and not doing as well as the ones I have just brought out of the GH. Every time I walk to my GH I am met with the scent of the sweet peas, it's beautiful
The pink ones in the middle are the ones I mentioned last night.
o.l they're lovely well done, hope mine catch up by weekend, forgot to say werll done on cucumber, it looked yum, i'm afraid i bought a tiny plant and left it out when we had all that rain, it drowned
Absolutely no problem, rosemummy, it's perfectly normal.
Nice SPs Dove OL....and Dove, you managed it without any help from me.
I've had my eyes open and my ears pinned back David
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You're far too modest, our Dove.....you have no need any advice from me, I'm sure.
Btw, can't do smileys on this pc I'm on.
Hi,
My sweet pea plants always seem to go brown and ugly at the bottom. Would there be a reason for this?
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Peter
Hi, Peter...sorry for taking so long to reply.
There are quite a few reasons why your SPs are as you describe. The first suspect is overwatering, especially during cool weather....this can cause root-rot.
Also, sweet peas need a fairly neutral soil, maybe yours is acid or alkaline?
Hi David,
Many thanks. They were probably watered rather too much at the when they were planted out, so that maybe it.
I have also ordered a soil testing kit. Is there stuff you can add to the soil to may it more neutral.
Many thanks
PS - Went to Wisley (RHS) last Sunday. If you get a chance to go to the Sweet Pea trial fields, they are fantastic.
Hi, Peter
I think I was probably right. It's just while they're getting established we need to be careful about watering, they don't like standing in cold wet soil.
Regarding your soil pH, there are steps you can take, but it isn't critical and maybe the soil test should be done first.
Thanks for the info about Wisley trial fields....I haven't visited them.
Btw, I shall be at Wem (Shropshire) on the 19th July for their annual SP show, if anyone would like to say hello.