Flowering vines in containers

I have 3 circular ground flower pots - not sure of the size but they are a good size. Maybe a foot and a half to 2 feet wide. Anyhow I have started my seeds of sweet peas, black eyed susan vine and morning glory's. I was thinking of attaching 3 pieces of bamboo like a teepee in the pots and have the vines grow up that way. here are a few questions.

1. Would it be okay to mix one of the morning glory's with the black eyed susan vine? Would one choke out the other? Or should I stick to the same vine only in each pot?

2. How many plants do you figure I could put in one of these individual pots? I don't want them choking themselves out either.

3. has anyone tried the sweet pea vine in a hanging pot and if so did you like it? I have never done this so I have no idea what to expect.

THanks in advance my gardening friends.

Glad you asked as I would like to know too.

Thinking of doing something similiar with white 15 gallon easi-lift grow bags (16" X 14" X 22") and black 10 gallon regular grow bags (14" X 12" X 20") for a few of my relatives who are unable to take care of a regular garden (a few for me too so I don't have to dig up more of the lawn). Plan to put 6' or 8' bamboo poles through the drain holes and into the ground. Have 3 or 4 bags anchor one trellis or tepee. Want some with sweet peas but most filled with edibles: Yard long beans, bitter melons, Golden Sweet Pea (for snowpeas) etc.

Seems as if there is enough soil in the bags to do this but I don't know. All the better if I could poke some flowers among the edible plantings too. Liven up their lawns.

I've grown black-eyed-susan vine several years in a row and I think I would stick to one of a kind in a pot. Those vines will wind around everything including themselves. I love watching them grow. If you have lots of plants and pots why not try one with a combination - who follows rules anyway. It's good to experiment.
As long as you started your own from seeds and didn't go out and buy the plants whcih can be an expense if they start choking each other out.
I included a photo of mine which had 3 plants in the pot and this was in early June so by the end of summer it was all over the place.

Dawn, excellent question. I have a bunch of different vining plants started from seeds that were sent me by fellow DGer's. I don't have a fence around my yard, except around the pool where we don't want too many flowers because of the bees it would attract.

I got one 3 section trellis on sale that I am going to use for passion vine, moonflower & morning glory. a pot with a spiral climber near my hummer feeders for the cypress vine. I'm going to lean 2 bamboo poles up against my lamp pole in the front for purple & white hyacinth bean. pea vine in a hanging basket. and black-eyed susan vine in a pot with a fairy trellis. I also have cup & saucer vine that I think I will also do with a spiral climber in a pot (these spiral climbers just clip to the top and bottom of a bamboo pole).

grammyp, very pretty photo of your deck. I could relax there anytime ;0)

I agree on three of a kind to each pot, Dawn. The MG's and BES's will get to over 6' in full sun so if you make the teepee's get the longest bamboo you can find. You just might want to put some stakes in the ground, around each pot, as well, so the vines have more support - they can get blown over if they're in a windy spot.

#3354284 on http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/706215/ shows a BES around 6' tall.

Oh pirl, thanks for thanks directing us to that photo. That BESV is beautiful. I didn't get my trellis tall enough last year - I bought the bamboo ones like they had in the (fullgrown) BESV containers at the nursery and I had to keep cutting some of it back which I hated to do. My daughter got me a large metal obelisk for my BESV for my BDay this year which is about twice as big as the bamboo one in the photo.

grammyphoeb that pic is just beautiful and I love how you have the vine going! Looks great! Okay I think I have decided to keep the same vines in the same pot..not to mix. You have all given me some great ideas on how to display my vines. This is great! THanks.

Hey I was just wondering have any of you grown BES's or sweet peas in a hanging basket? If so could you please post a pic if you have one. Hey even if you just have the vines in ground pots I would love to see those too. :)

In my experience sweet pea vines are like edible peas - they like it cooler. Having them in a container will allow the roots to heat up more quickly and they will most probably not bloom and grow for as long as if they were planted in the ground. My sweet peas in the ground never last beyond July, so you'd need a plan for succession planting in that pot regardless.
A local nurseryman plants several large containers in the town center. Last summer one of his was a 1/2 whiskey barrel that had a blackeyed susan vine along with several other low growing annuals. My memory is that it was on the pavement against a building porch and the vine was trained to grow up the porch supports.

Thanks for the info NHbabs I really didn't know that about sweet peas.

My friend planted cucumbers in a hanging basket. It looked great.

Now that is an interesting idea Dave.

Hey you could munch and snack while looking at the beauty of it all LOL

Yeah. The flowers are pretty and the plant is very green. She actually had them on her back porch.
Anita, you could act less surprised that I had a good idea;)

:) - I'll not to be the next time

Dawn, I regret planting MG's and Sweet Peas. They self seed quite a bit and I have spent too much time pulling them out. There are plenty of beautiful plants that do not drive you nuts later on. Be sure to prevent them from going to seed!

Victor I plan on planting them all in containers on the driveway growing up my fence - I am not too worried but I might eat my words later. I have decided against the sweet peas though. I think I will stick with a few morning glory's and the black eyed susan vine. Do you think the MG will still be problem?

Some varieties are bigger seeders than others. Just deadhead them before they go to seed later in the season.

The MG's are beyond prolific with self-seeding and keeping them dead headed is as much work as a brand new set of twins might be.

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I count that as one vote against MG's! Make sure you don't plant Star of Yelta. I had about 5,000 last year.

As we had from Grandpa Ott. Shame on him.

Wow, maybe those two should be crossed!

Hmmm I planted the Heavenly Blue ones. I wonder????

I will be very careful though - thanks for the heads up....

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I don't think that one is too bad. Keep an eye on it. It's very pretty.

You could probably put down some Preen around the pots. Maybe it would work to keep new seeds from sprouting.

But you would have to wait until next Spring to do that. Preen won't last through the winter. At least I don't think so. Also, the seeds can get blown away from the immediate area, though most stay in the general vicinity in my experience.

Personally I love MG's! They are not really invasive here, they will self-seed if you let to many drop. In the spring I have no problem pulling out the ones I don't want, and let the rest cover the fence for a nice privacy barrier.

I'm sure your arctic temps help that process along, pixie! They are pretty, I must admit. And they provide a fast colorful cover.

Artic temps?? Never thought of them as so...but I guess they could be considered artic at times. To me it's just normal Maine weather...even the snow due here on thursday is really not unusual. When I was a kid I saw snow flurries during the first part of June, they didn't stay on the ground but I remember thinking "Now THAT was different!"

Compared to the NYC area, you ARE arctic! Compared to Alaska, you're balmy.

Oh Victor, stop teasing Pixie! I get that treatment, all too often, from some in warmer climates who don't enjoy four seasons. It's their loss.

Preen will work for three months and then has to be reapplied. It MUST be watered in after it's spread. Too many people rely on rain or their irrigation system - a big mistake.

Pixie - the MG's are beautiful but Dawn already has two little children and a full time job, so for her to deadhead constantly would be a major job. They throw their seeds about 5' in each direction here and it's a royal pain to have to go to that area every day, without fail, to weed them.

Dawn - the kids now have a job.

I've planted Heavenly Blue MGs the past 3 or 4 years with no problems. Not sure if that's because of the cultivar or my wicked clay soil.
Dave

I'm planting Heavenly Blue in wicked clay soil. we'll see if it works for me, Dave. it's in a contained area anyway so I figured it was worth a try.

If I had a huge parcel and could put up an 8' high, 100' long (stronger than mesh material) to be able to let them go and grow wild, I'd plant many varieties and just enjoy it.