thanks david planting in pot was an experiment they did ok up til now, think maybe it's the giant fig tree that they've grown into,pot 1 foot square 6 plants in, is that too close?
"This is the white powder that is seen on the plants (see photo at right). This can be kept at bay by spraying the plants with a product called 'Systhane' which is available from most good garden centres. We spray in anticipation from early June, and continue once a month for the rest of the flowering season. Dry conditions and lack of air circulation (plants too close together) can cause this problem. Dry conditions can be sorted by watering the foliage regularly."
.....prolly a little late for this year, but worth remembering for future years.
I've had loads, they are taller than me, getting to the top of the trellis, need picking again, but - can't succeed all the time - the outdoor tomatoes were rubbish, got blight and the yellow courgettes taste horrid.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I decided this year to buy heirloom sweet peas seeds Black Night , Senator and Mrs Collier, I am glad I did wow . Long stems with 3 to 4 flowers per stem and the scent is wonderful and the colour combination is lovely I am constantly picking flowers for my house that's me hooked on heirloom sweet peas they are growing in a large deep container with a wigwam trellis
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pos the ones in the ground didnt have the mildew
...fraid so!
at least we know what's wrong with these ones! anything i can do?
I've copied this for you from the Eagle website:
"This is the white powder that is seen on the plants (see photo at right). This can be kept at bay by spraying the plants with a product called 'Systhane' which is available from most good garden centres. We spray in anticipation from early June, and continue once a month for the rest of the flowering season. Dry conditions and lack of air circulation (plants too close together) can cause this problem. Dry conditions can be sorted by watering the foliage regularly."
.....prolly a little late for this year, but worth remembering for future years.
great thanks david
sorry posted same pic twice,these were roots of dying ones
and here is when they just started to show problems, the blooms were very small
and one when they were ok sniff
I've had loads, they are taller than me, getting to the top of the trellis, need picking again, but - can't succeed all the time - the outdoor tomatoes were rubbish, got blight and the yellow courgettes taste horrid.
I decided this year to buy heirloom sweet peas seeds Black Night , Senator and Mrs Collier, I am glad I did wow . Long stems with 3 to 4 flowers per stem and the scent is wonderful and the colour combination is lovely I am constantly picking flowers for my house that's me hooked on heirloom sweet peas they are growing in a large deep container with a wigwam trellis