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sweet peas
steve kane
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It is 3rd november 2015 today and I still have sweet peas growing up trellis. They were put in raised boxes about 1ft high quite late due to the coldish spring/summer we have had. I put about 11 plants in from seed in an area of 7ft by approx 1ft (raised bed/box) and they have grown up to nearly 11 ft high. the flowers smell soooo gorgeous and this is the first time I have ever grown them. they are so bushy and are still growing all over the place. I haven't fed them at all and just used compost for the boxes. Someone said to me that they will stop flowering if you leave the pods on, is this right as I don't think I will be able to find all of them. it would be disappointing if they do stop flowering.
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I managed to measure incorrectly before.
They'll stop as soon as it's cold enough to kill off the flowers and any remaining buds. Deadheading means the plants put their energy into producing more new flowers rather than developing the seedpods, which is why it's good practice to remove the pods as they appear, or better still, removing (deadheading) the spent flowers before the seedpods form
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thank you for that.
Glad you've enjoyed them Steve, and they're so easy to grow generally. Hope you grow them again next year - perhaps trying different varieties too. There are so many to choose from
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...