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[Cinnamon]

Do tell me if this is mad but......................

 

I bought 2 cheap as chips hanging baskets from Tesco last night (£6 for 2,with liners!) & I have heaps of Sweet Peas left over still to plant out.

 

Would they sort of hang down if I planted them in the baskets & put something else in the top bit the bush out the middle?

Its probably worth an experimental shot,but thought I would gauge your opinions first

[Couperwife]

I think it would work

 

its certainly worth a try - i mean, they grow tomatoes upside doesn dont they

 

cathy

x

[Cinnamon]

Good point

 

Will give it a shot & report back

[Lewis]

I think my nan grows them in baskets

 

Then again, I gave her a pumpkin plant last year + she put that in a hanging basket!

[Cinnamon]

Good for her - she sounds like my sort of gardener!

[Lesley]

I think they'll be lovely - they should just trail down.

 

I'm growing an upside down tomato.

[sjp]

I've grown sweet peas in a basket but I think that was a dwarf variety

all you need to do is to pinch the growing tip out that will encourage them to put new stems out

[chickencam]

I have some in a hanging basket because I had nowhere else to put them. We will have to compare notes at the end of the season.

[Ms Marple]

I grew tomatoes upside down in hanging baskets last year and they worked fine.