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    For the life of me I don't know what goes wrong whenever I plant nursery, healthy grown sweet peas. I give them organic matter, good nursery compost and they hardly put up any flowers. Tried to boost with dilute comrey and still no joy. Something is making the leaves paper thin by eating them. It's not slugs.

    They just look pale and insipid. They are planted in a deep, long tom pot in sunshine.
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    Last edited by Marb67; 03-07-2016, 10:19 AM.

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    They look a bit crowded to me Marb, maybe 2 or 3 plants in that pot would've been enough.

    Hasn't been a great year for my sweet peas, most of them got eaten by slugs

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    • #3
      I would go along with possibly overcrowded, have you nipped out the growing tips ?, tell yer what though Marb yours are three times the height of mine, so you must be doing something right. Regarding flowering, I think they will be a few weeks late this year due to the unseasonally cold weather we've been having.
      He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

      Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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      • #4
        Thinking on, it's only a fortnight to the Wem sweet pea show, there are a lot of knowledgable members in the Eckford society who are happy to give advice, if you have time it's well worth a visit .... Wem Sweet Pea Show - Shropshire Tourism & Leisure Guide ... I shall be there on Saturday afternoon in the black bazinga tee shirt
        He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

        Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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        • #5
          They look better than mine do this year, really rubbish after I'd Sen loads and had really good young plants! Blame the weather.

          Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

          Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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          • #6
            Those are going to flower...just hang on there!

            You've done way better than me....out of 6 packets sown they have rotted or been eaten, leaving me with a sum total of.........







            wait for it.......





            Zilch.


            not one plant at all

            suppose that means no flowers then either ?
            Ah well....
            Enjoy your success so far Marb - be nice to see piccies of the flowers please when they do get round to blooming

            oh...I just spotted that lovely pink flower!...does it smell nice? ( remember to dead head it to encourage more flowers)
            Last edited by Nicos; 03-07-2016, 11:49 AM.
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            • #7
              I have had 2 flowers so far. Yes, I nipped all the tops out ages ago.

              Thanks for the encouracgement anyway.

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              • #8
                Ere yer go Marb, mine, taken less than 5 min's ago, tallest is 16" & not a single bud to be seen ......


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                He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                • #9
                  They are much too crowded, Marb, that's why they are a bit spindly. But you will get flowers eventually, it's just that everything is slow this year. Even down here in sunny Essex, my end-Feb-sown ones only started flowering last week.

                  BB, your plants look really strong, that fence is going to look brilliant once they start flowering!
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                  • #10
                    Some of mine are as tall as yours Marb then in a different part of the garden they're a couple of inches high no flowers yet.
                    Location....East Midlands.

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                    • #11
                      Looking much better than mine too Marb.
                      What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
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                      • #12
                        On a plus point though my perennial sweet peas are going great guns.

                        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                        Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                        • #13
                          Ahead of mine Marb .

                          Funny you should say that Alison , mums have been rampant this yr
                          Northern England.

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                          • #14
                            I thought mine weren't going to do anything, so threw in another whole packet! Bit of a jungle now, have had about 6 pathetic little stems! But they are coming now, but take about overcrowded! But I don't care, as long as I get some flowers!
                            DottyR

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                            • #15
                              Sweetpeas.

                              MynSweetpeas taken this afternoon.
                              This is the first time I sowed my Sweetpeas in the autumn and it seems to hsve paid off.
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                              And when your back stops aching,
                              And your hands begin to harden.
                              You will find yourself a partner,
                              In the glory of the garden.

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