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  Posted by giffer (U15178248) on Thursday, 8th March 2012

  Can I grow sweetpeas on my peartree ie sweetpeas in a pair of old wellies growing up my 50 yr old pear tree I think it will look rather nice but not sure about damage to tree
  Forgive me if this is an old question but although I am a pensioner I am new to gardening

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  Posted by kate1123 (U14824475) on Thursday, 8th March 2012

  Sweet peas are very hungry plants, it sounds a nice idea but I fear they will be very disappointing.

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  Posted by AlinaW (U2220240) on Thursday, 8th March 2012

  I'm afraid that I agree with Kate - unless the wellies are truly gigantic, the sweet peas will end up hungry and thirsty.

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  Posted by Tee Gee (U10012255) on Thursday, 8th March 2012

  I don't disagree with Kate & Alina but I think it could work providing you ensure they are watered and fed regularly.
  
  What I would do is cut a hole in the soles or toes to ensure the boots don't fill will rainwater.
  
  I would pack the feet up to the ankles with well rotted manure! This will hold moisture, and top up the legs with potting compost to the eqivilent of JI 2/3
  
  Stick a cane in each boot to tie the stems into if your tree has a trunk,if the tree branches are quite low then just let the stems tie them selves in.
  
  If you decide to do it send us a picture
  
  Best of luck, and as they say;
  
  Nothing ventured nothing gained

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  Posted by David K (U14115317) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  Personally I don't think normal sweet peas stand much of a chance surviving in such conditions. On the other hand, there are several different varieties of patio sweet peas that should do quite well in such a situation.

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  Posted by koala_girl (U12702629) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  Last year I grew some of my SP's in a tall narrow pot (left over from a blackcurrant bush bought in the GC) which held about as much compost as a welly because I wanted to grow some by the wall to hide a water butt. I didn't hold out any great hopes but kept it really well watered and they did OK. Not as good as those in the flower beds, but they still had a reasonable amount of flowers.
  Here is a picture from last June. The pot I am talking about is on the left hand side of the water butt. There are more SP's growing in the big pot on the right had side too.

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  Posted by giffer (U15178248) on Sunday, 11th March 2012

  Thanks to everybody who answered my plea I will give it a go and see what happens will try to post a picture but will have to ask one of my children to do this for me" Oh sharper than a serpents tooth the words of an ungrateful child" if I can probably misquote the bard
  Regards Giffer

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