[avs0020]

Hi everyone. I have a patch of sheep wire fence that runs along the length of the lawn. I look at bare wire fence and just want to throw sweetpeas at it but I cant dig up the lawn or do anything to create a bed (ground is lousy++) so I was thinking of using containers. The next problem though is that I only have a thin gap between the edge of the lawn and the fence. if I use large containers my husband's frenetic ride on mowing will result in accidents, cracked plastic and smashed pots. They also might not be too attractive to look at..

I was thinking of using plastic veggie troughs that I usually use for growing salad leaves. I'd say they're about 15cm-20cm high and about 10-15cm wide but are nice and long. Would these be big/deep enough to support a sweet pea for the season, and what could I do to give them the best nutritional content in the compost used in the containers?

The sweetpeas themselves were planted in my little greenhouse a few weeks back and are coming on a treat.

Thanks for advice

[Greengage]

yes and tomatoe food also keep deadheadding them for repeat flowering

[Margo]

Personally I don't think they are deep enough. Sweet peas have quite a lot of root which they like to spread

[davidk]

Have my sweet pea seed just planted in pots. Will be putting them into large pots to go either side of the back door,

[pollen jim]

well if we got a summer , keeping them moist maybe a problem (holidays), thats alot of watering, the whole fence.

[davidk]

[avs0020]

Thanks for all the advice. I'll go ahead on an experimental basis - might just do a shorter length of fence this year and see how it goes. WIll let you know if it works out. Thanks again