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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: gypsy on April 27, 2010, 21:34

Title: sweet peas
Post by: gypsy on April 27, 2010, 21:34

I have some surplus sweet peas, if I put them in a hanging basket will they trail down?

Title: Re: sweet peas
Post by: Jamie Butterworth on April 27, 2010, 21:37

They tend to climb, so they would probably just travel up the chain holding it up. i think you have to buy trailing sweet peas to do that. But I may be wrong :unsure:

Title: Re: sweet peas
Post by: sunshineband on April 27, 2010, 21:45

If you keep them well fed and watered,  they will be fine  :D :D

Title: Re: sweet peas
Post by: gypsy on April 27, 2010, 21:48

I did not really mean a hanging basket, I meant a pot fastened to the wall, so no chain. Do you think that would be ok? They are not the trailing kind of sweet peas.

Title: Re: sweet peas
Post by: sunshineband on April 27, 2010, 21:53

Yes they  will be fine, but as I said, they will need plenty of water to keep them growing well.

When they reach the top of supports, they just trail down usually  :D :D

Title: Re: sweet peas
Post by: gypsy on April 27, 2010, 21:59

Thanks folks for your replies, that is a job for tomorrow.  :D