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sweet pea framework
emma atkinson
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Hi
i have sweet peas to plant this year and wonder what is the best frame to use.
the area i am planting is 2m square
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You can use anything tall, really. I got two willow wigwams from Argos around this time last year for £20, which I think are a bit nicer than canes (although I do use canes for my runner beans). One thing I wouldn't recommend are those metal spirals, where you pop a cane through the centre, one end goes into the top of the cane, and the other gets anchored into the ground. I tried these last year (because I got them cheap!), and the sweet peas pulled them off to one side, which looked very untidy (my fault for going on holiday I suppose). You can get some very obelisks and frames made with anything from willow and canes to different types of metal. It all depends on your taste and budget, Amazon and Ebay are always a good place to start, and then some of the specialist online nurseries and Garden Centres, and then have a look what your local Garden Centre has to offer - the beauty of a GC is if you see something you like, and have the cash, you get to take it away with you.
Oh, but I'm sure you know this, initially, at least, the plants will need tying to the supports unless you're using netting or pea sticks.
Yes Fig, I put net around.good idea about leaving a bit free, I didnt do that!
I grew sweetpeas on wigwams last year, this year I want to try growing them up a metal arch, has anyone else done this successfully?
I havent gina but i am this year, think il use netting up the sides etc.
I find htat netting stuff a nightmare to work with, and have used chicken wire. I's surprisingly invisible, and also has the advantage that any remaining vegetation left clinging to it at the end of the season can be burnt off.
What about that plastic holed stuff comes in a roll (great explanation I know ) ?
Yes they're fine on the chicken wire, good for clematis as well. If you mean this stuff (or similar)
you'll see that it looks much more obtrusive than this
Well, they don't really show the diffence do they! But IMHO, the wire just 'disappears' and doesn't look so...agricultural?