Question : How do I cut my flowers?
So I want to plant some sweet peas (flower) and I read the back of the package which says,Care: water regularly and deeply. Cut flowers at least every other day and remove all seed pods.What does the last sentence mean? Cut the flowers?? cut them off? WHAT SEED PODS? help please!I've never really planted anything my life and i'm quite clueless as how to start! Thank you!
- asked by Natasha
All Answers:
Answer #1
Cut off daily any dead or dying blooms, it will continue to bloom if you cut off
the dead blooms, same with roses.
- answered by cynthiah8
Answer #2
FeedingIdeally a sweet pea plant will derive much of its nutrition via its
mycorrhizal symbiote, particularly nitrogen and phosphate. High levels of
potassium are beneficial in encouraging firm, disease resistant growth but must
be balanced by suitable levels of magnesium, as increasing the concentration of
potassium in the soil inhibits the uptake of magnesium by the plant. For this
reason heavy dressings of potassium sulphate will often lead to symptoms of
magnesium deficiency. When seedlings get to be about 5 - 6" tall, feed with
diluted fish emulsion, organic fertilizer or manure tea every two weeks for
about one month to give the plants a good start. Mulching When plants are about
5 - 6" tall apply a good quality straw mulch. I apply at least a 4" layer. Avoid
cheap hay mulches as they are weedy. Harvesting Flowers should be cut every few
days to encourage continuing bloom, a certain delight! Flowers can be put right
into a solution of lemon-lime soda (sugar and acid) and water for a longer vase
life. Use 2 parts water to one part soda.
- answered by mlud12000
Answer #3
If you are in the UK it is a bit late for planting seeds. It should be done in
Spring. The directions on the packet will say when the best time is. When they
flower, it makes more flowers come if you pick some regularly. The pods are the
seeds of the flowers. If you remove them, the plant has more strength to give to
the flowers. Good luck
- answered by Emmarose
Answer #4
cut your stems on a slant instead of straight they get more water intake and
live longer
- answered by lady luck
Answer #5
Check out:
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/
http://www.reneesgarden.com/articles/success-swp.htmlYou will see "pods" once
the plant grows. Cut them off. You can let them dry and get more "free" seeds,
if pods were mature, but unopened when you cut them off the plant. Removing the
flowers/seed pods, promote growth to the main plant. Hope this helps.
- answered by itramsivad2002
Answer #6
It's too late to be planting sweet peas. I would keep your packet until next
year and plant them in the spring. You do not need to cut the flowers off or
the pods. When you plant your seeds, make sure you plant them where they can
grow up against a fence or trellis and let them grow wild. They will grow high
and look really lovely. Keep the pods on the plant until they have finished
flowering (the pods look just like a pea pod which grows on the plant) then you
have loads of seeds for some more plants. When they have finished flowering
and starting to die off, take the pods off the plant, let them dry out and then
split them so you have all the new seeds for the next year. Keep in an airtight
container until you are ready to plant out.
- answered by DONNA MIA
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