sweetpeas

wow! i can smell them from here,they look great.ive grown them in the past but they just look a bedraggled mess.do they take alot of looking after sanbaz?

when they got about half way up the fence and netting they started to flop so i took some garden string across to support them, feed them each week and cut flowers off which encourages more flowers, keep well watered, easy really

Lovely pic, Sandra :o)

cheers TT,:o)

hey Sanbaz, I never knew sweet peas flowers come in so many colors my only have white flowers by the way the picture is beautiful

A credit to you Sandra , they are beautiful and the more you pick them the more they will grow , well done :o)

thanx lovegreen i got the mixed ones, they are lovely arent they,
cheers amy i do pick them every couple of days for the house i love the scent :o))

what a great crop and so strong for a delicate flower they say has no backbone !!!

well thats right angie i took some garden string across when they started to hang, i hate it when they fall all over, im picky arent i lol

Theyre fabulous Sanbaz and so many....you've done better than me....mine are nearly finished....:o(

cheers janey these are in semi shade and gone mad but the ones in pot have been a dissaster, just cut a big bunch for the house so pretty

Lots of lovely colours.....

Well done san...they look fantastic.Always remind me of childhood....rows and rows of them growing amongst the veg !

thanx janette ;o)
BB, i remember the same at my grandads house, he loved his garden and grew veg,rubarb, potatoes, and sweetpeas, happy memories

WoW Sandra. I bet they smell Amazing..

hi Dee, yes they do as i pass i take a deep breath ummm lovely

Dad used to use his runner bean canes for them ! : )

well they need lots of suport dont they, i caught these before they started flopping,my neighbour is enjoying them to i think as they are above the fence close to her patio doors

beautiful

thankyou eileen :o)

Would like some of your cuttings, I think the boss can find a space in the garden !

hi mick i think you can only take cuttings when young plant in the same season, you can grow from seed then take cuttings when about 4 leaf high, so if you would like some seed pods just pm your address and i will send you some happily :o))

Dont blame you keep taking photos of them, i keep taking photos of my standard rose.

thanx carol, :o)

Ih Sandra,my sister went back today instead of tomorrow, as weather changing.

changing for the better or worse carol? did you enjoy yourselves while she was here,

Yes i did, not many of us left, weather changing for the worse, think its a pyjama day tomorrow, rain alday.

really carol, grr what happened to a nice weekend

We had it today.

woopeeeee

My sweetpeas are little things..lol..yours are so large and lovely. Mine are definately not as happy

lol shay...i just feed every week and keep cutting flowers, these have done well but i have some in a pot which havent been as good, take all the clingers off to that arent clinging to anything that encourages flowers

Mine are in a pot. Maybe I can get some seeds and try again next year though in the ground.
Thanks for the tips though :) I'll cut off all those non-clingers and give them some more food. :)

good luck shaylaina :o)

Fantastic display of sweetpeas San...well done :))

cheers Di, ones in pot didnt do well at all, these have been wonderfull

They need a deep root run, so always do better in a border, rather than a pot,if you've got the space to grow 'em . Love them...they are one of my favourite summer flowers :)))

well least i know now Di, love the scent to ummmmm

They're gorgeous San, what do you feed them with? I didn't realise you got more flowers if you picked them, I've been waiting for more before I pick!!! Duh!!!

i feed them on tomatoe liquid feed, normally once a week but with all the rain now no point, also found better in borders not pots, the ones in pot didnt do anything, they like lots of room i was told, pick the creepers off that arent hanging onto anything and pick some flowers this will encourage more, good luck madperth :o) also when they got tall i took garden string across for suport, no backbone in stems to keep upright

Thanks hon, I'll need to check what's in the tomato feed,
VERY allergic to tomatoes! I'll think of something!
Off out to pick sweet peas while its dry!

ok madperth but cant see there actually being any tomatoe matter in there just neatrients which help tomatoes grow, but best be on the safe side :o)

I found some plant food in the cupboard (didn't remember buying it) so I'll use that. Of course there wont be tomato in the tomato feed, what was I thinking? I now have a bunch of sweet peas & lavender beside my pc, lovely!!

thats great madperth, they smell lovely to, hope you get lots more :o)