Best suppport for sweet pea?

Beffs

What is the best way to support sweet pea as they grow to their full height?

I've seen a circular tripod thing in the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, but I don't really like how it looks. I will be planting them along a brick wall that is about 15 ft long. I want to grow them in a row and not in the individual clusters I saw in the Botanic Gardens. Thanks.

homer911

Some green garden netting on the wall works well..

Beffs

Is netting strong enough to keep them from falling over?

Oldtree

On my fence I have put in nails and used galvanised wire between the nails at about 6 inch spacing. I did not overly tighten the wire as that would pull the screws out of the wood.

You could do this easily in a wall by drilling holes and using screw eyes. Make sure the eyes are level to one another you could use proper heavy galvanised screw eyes (bit stronger than these) if it is a permanent feature:

http://www.thegardenshop.ie/screws.html

You could tighten the wire (if attached to a wall) by using a small piece of wood and wrap the wire onto it and continue to wrap until the wire is nice and taught.

Have my own sweet pea ready to go, lovely plant wouldn't be without it.

homer911

Beffs wrote: »

Is netting strong enough to keep them from falling over?

Absolutely - it depends how frequently you secure it / how tightly you have it tensioned