Yes it will be interesting to see how they develop in the pots David - as for growing in deeply dug soil - I don't have any as such - the only bare soil is in the vegetable patch now & that is strictly for produce to eat & not my domain. Now a trellis - that's a good idea p.p. - maybe I too will join you with one next year .. watch this space!
Lovely photos everyone. Thanks to David's advice in the past, my sweet peas are doing well this year. About 18inches tall. I've grown the old fashioned varieties this year for the first time so hopefully will get lots of perfume.
Yes, David's knowledge is very helpful Yviestevie. Glad that your s.p's are doing well. I grew tall species last year but this year I am trying to low types - one is Sugar & Spice the other Dwarf Explorer - both in patio pots - an experiment - so looking forward to the first flowers.
I'm feeling rather redundant inasmuch as no one seems to have any sweet pea related problems, either that or they have become bored with the thread, or both.
Now I've said that, perhaps I can pre-empt a (soon to be encountered) problem that may well be seeking an answer.
So I'll mention bud drop. This usually happens at the start of the flowering period and is mainly caused by variation in temperature (hot days and cold nights). The buds turn yellow/green and fall off when touched.
There is not a lot that you can do about bud drop, you just have to wait until the weather settles and the nights get warmer. Do not feed plants until the buds start to set and flower. You can get this problem more than once in a season.
Bud drop can also be caused by watering with a cold hosepipe - use water that has stood for 24 hours if possible. Leave as much growth on as possible, including tendrils, until it passes.
For what it's worth, people who grow cucumbers may also be having wilting/yellowing of leaves, for similar reasons.
I have a problem but I thought it too insignificant for the master's table. I forgot about my seeds and only got them planted at the week end. Will they germinate and if they do....then what? I'm too late for this year and too early for next!
Hi David, no bud drop here as yet although there are buds on the plants- but some of the leaves have turned yellowy, looking quite unhealthy so I removed them. We really don't know if we are coming or going here - we had some beautiful warm weather in April & early May and now there is a definite lack of sunshine and having cool winds too - doesn't seem to be bothering the birds but the plants grow well for a week or so and then get checked by the cooler weather.
Well I felt like a bit of a prawn really DK but since you put yourself out there I thought I'd ask. Thanks for that. I'll look forward to my wee latecomers!
Probably over watering David - I use rain water collected in one of the butts that are connected to the gutters. but I do go a bit mad on watering but since seeing these yellowing leaves I have kept the plants more on the dry side. It's a close thing this watering is - one day the plants look fine then IF we get a couple of dry days the plants (in pots) start to wilt and look very sick.
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Yes it will be interesting to see how they develop in the pots David - as for growing in deeply dug soil - I don't have any as such - the only bare soil is in the vegetable patch now & that is strictly for produce to eat & not my domain. Now a trellis - that's a good idea p.p. - maybe I too will join you with one next year .. watch this space!
Lovely photos everyone. Thanks to David's advice in the past, my sweet peas are doing well this year. About 18inches tall. I've grown the old fashioned varieties this year for the first time so hopefully will get lots of perfume.
Yes, David's knowledge is very helpful Yviestevie. Glad that your s.p's are doing well. I grew tall species last year but this year I am trying to low types - one is Sugar & Spice the other Dwarf Explorer - both in patio pots - an experiment - so looking forward to the first flowers.
I'm feeling rather redundant inasmuch as no one seems to have any sweet pea related problems, either that or they have become bored with the thread, or both.
Now I've said that, perhaps I can pre-empt a (soon to be encountered) problem that may well be seeking an answer.
So I'll mention bud drop. This usually happens at the start of the flowering period and is mainly caused by variation in temperature (hot days and cold nights). The buds turn yellow/green and fall off when touched.
There is not a lot that you can do about bud drop, you just have to wait until the weather settles and the nights get warmer. Do not feed plants until the buds start to set and flower. You can get this problem more than once in a season.
Bud drop can also be caused by watering with a cold hosepipe - use water that has stood for 24 hours if possible. Leave as much growth on as possible, including tendrils, until it passes.
For what it's worth, people who grow cucumbers may also be having wilting/yellowing of leaves, for similar reasons.
I have a problem but I thought it too insignificant for the master's table. I forgot about my seeds and only got them planted at the week end. Will they germinate and if they do....then what? I'm too late for this year and too early for next!
i've done the same pp, planted them late last week in toilet roll innards with mpc as had run out of everything else and they are sprouting up now
don''t worry david you will still be needed in the coming weeks
Hi David, no bud drop here as yet although there are buds on the plants- but some of the leaves have turned yellowy, looking quite unhealthy so I removed them. We really don't know if we are coming or going here - we had some beautiful warm weather in April & early May and now there is a definite lack of sunshine and having cool winds too - doesn't seem to be bothering the birds but the plants grow well for a week or so and then get checked by the cooler weather.
Sanjy & pp.....you'll get some very late (maybe late Sept) that you'll enjoy until mid-autumn.
Sanjy - cant quite understand the loo roll bit.....could have been sown in situ.
GD - this yellowing could be as a result of watering straight from the tap, or overwatering or a mixture of both.
"I have a problem but I thought it too insignificant for the master's table." ....Gerroff!
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Well I felt like a bit of a prawn really DK
but since you put yourself out there I thought I'd ask. 
Thanks for that. I'll look forward to my wee latecomers!
Probably over watering David - I use rain water collected in one of the butts that are connected to the gutters. but I do go a bit mad on watering but since seeing these yellowing leaves I have kept the plants more on the dry side. It's a close thing this watering is - one day the plants look fine then IF we get a couple of dry days the plants (in pots) start to wilt and look very sick.