Sweet pea cock up (?)

RachelF

Hello
I acquired some sweet peas a while back and they urgently needed potting on. I have not grown them before and didn’t do my homework, and so foolishly, perhaps, put them in largish window boxes. They are beginning to need support now, so I started googling and realised my mistake re the size of the containers. I was wondering if I now should or can feasibly take them out, divide and put in  deeper pots, or should I just leave as they are and hope for the best?They were planted out about a month ago. 
I could post photos (tomorrow).

craigbeck

Hehehe! I think for the hell of it I would keep nipping some of them out, make them bushy as possible and see how it goes. But yes you can remove them and plant in deeper pots if that's what you want, that said you will probably damage the roots, they have deep roots, so nip them out anyway then replant wherever you want them as soon as possible. All will be good.

AlliumPurpleSensation

I have a self seeded sweet pea from last year which has appeared in my rose bed and feel too guilty to pull out.  As a result it is currently creeping across the would until I can decide what to do with it!

Fairygirl

How deep are the boxes, Rachel?
It might be too tricky to remove them now, depending on the size of plants etc. 
It's possible to grow them in shallower pots and troughs if they have enough water and food. They won't make such big plants, but they'll still flower and grow.
You can also allow them just to drop downwards. I sometimes put some in my 'window box' which runs along the top of my back fence. It creates a fountain effect.
I can't find a pic at the moment, but I'll have a look.

REMF33

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RachelF

One is 20cm (see image) and the other just 18cm. I could plant them en masse into a similar shaped, but bigger pot, but I'd have to buy one... I suppose, if it's not too late, it would make more financial sense to tend these the best I can, and buy some more to put in a bigger pot.
I can feel a trip to a garden centre coming on either way.

Thanks for your responses.

RachelF

p.s I realized I had two accounts. (I am REMF33 too) hence me deleting my reply under my other name. I am coming over as a really disorganized person now! Will stick to REMF33 from hereon.

Fairygirl

I think it would be tricky to shift those now. Keep them well fed and watered and you'll get flowers. 
They're easy to grow from seed, so you might want to try that for next year, once you've bought lots more pots for them 

REMF33

Ach that's the one thing frustrating about gardening! You have to wait a whole year to act on your learnt mistakes.
I just don't seem to have my act together this year.

valerieroberts

Hi, could you dig a hole in the garden, a sprinkle of plant food and tip the whole planter out into it. They would have a much better chance of making good. Val 

Fairygirl

I think that's a good suggestion Val.  A decent trench, and slide them out into it. 

Put some supports in first.