I can totally empathise with you Louise, been there twice, on one occasion both boys got chickenpox when the youngest was only 3 weeks old. No help from anyone only OH, luckily I didn't get them or shingles but I did end up quite ill Big hugs and hope you feel better very soon xxx PS I'm sure you're SP's will be fine so don't worry (if I lived closer I would come and check them for you)
My sweet peas have been in the ground now for some weeks, but still not much is happening. They grew ok indoors, but now they just sit there. If anything, it looks to me as though the growing tips may be dying off, although the side shoots are looking a little more promising. They're all around three or four inches tall. I grew them in loo rolls and pinched them out to two sets of leaves. The ground is fairly moist, so I don't think they're thirsty, and the peas that I'm growing on the same support are doing much better.
I am wondering what I've done wrong, and if there's anything I can do to fix it. Perhaps pinch out the sad looking top growth to encourage the side shoots further?
David, in building my support for the peas, do I need horizontals as well as verticals for them to climb up?
Well, yes & no, Panda.....if it's a wigwam perhaps some pea-netting around the bottom or even some bushy twigs..... just something to get them climbing. Once they are about a foot or so high, they will climb up each other.
If I knew what type of support you were constructing, I could be more precise.
I'll be honest David, I'm not sure! I'm thinking wigwam but the sticks may prefer to go outward as the pot has sloping sides, so the top is wider than the base. It depends how secure they are in wigwam shape.
I can see the problem, P..maybe you could tie some string around the canes at intervals of 3 or 4 ins, just for say the first foot....as soon as they start climbing they'll need no help.
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I can totally empathise with you Louise, been there twice, on one occasion both boys got chickenpox when the youngest was only 3 weeks old. No help from anyone only OH, luckily I didn't get them or shingles but I did end up quite ill
Big hugs and hope you feel better very soon xxx PS I'm sure you're SP's will be fine so don't worry (if I lived closer I would come and check them for you)
Just Googled sweet pea images and was quite surprised just how many of my own pics are on display there.
My sweet peas have been in the ground now for some weeks, but still not much is happening. They grew ok indoors, but now they just sit there. If anything, it looks to me as though the growing tips may be dying off, although the side shoots are looking a little more promising. They're all around three or four inches tall. I grew them in loo rolls and pinched them out to two sets of leaves. The ground is fairly moist, so I don't think they're thirsty, and the peas that I'm growing on the same support are doing much better.
I am wondering what I've done wrong, and if there's anything I can do to fix it. Perhaps pinch out the sad looking top growth to encourage the side shoots further?
Thank you!
David, in building my support for the peas, do I need horizontals as well as verticals for them to climb up?
Well, yes & no, Panda.....if it's a wigwam perhaps some pea-netting around the bottom or even some bushy twigs..... just something to get them climbing. Once they are about a foot or so high, they will climb up each other.
If I knew what type of support you were constructing, I could be more precise.
Support for cordon growing is entirely different.
Ommthree - I think you just need to be patient....It's still early days and I'm sure they'll catch-up when the nights are less chilly.
I'll be honest David, I'm not sure! I'm thinking wigwam but the sticks may prefer to go outward as the pot has sloping sides, so the top is wider than the base. It depends how secure they are in wigwam shape.
I can see the problem, P..maybe you could tie some string around the canes at intervals of 3 or 4 ins, just for say the first foot....as soon as they start climbing they'll need no help.
Will do
Thanks David, helpful as always 