Not a newbie, but it's been a few years since I visited here.

I put out some sweat peas a couple of weeks ago and unfortunately with the
(reasonably) warm weather they've now reached about 5 inches in height and I
wondered if it would be OK to nip the tops off to stop them growing for a
while? I've usually done my sweet peas at this time of year and they've got
to about 3inches then stopped until the spring when they have a head start
:-/

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"Michael" wrote in message
news : Not a newbie, but it's been a few years since I visited here.
:
: I put out some sweat peas a couple of weeks ago and unfortunately with the
: (reasonably) warm weather they've now reached about 5 inches in height and
I
: wondered if it would be OK to nip the tops off to stop them growing for a
: while? I've usually done my sweet peas at this time of year and they've
got
: to about 3inches then stopped until the spring when they have a head start
::-/
:
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: Michael
Yes they should be nipped out after 2 or 3 pairs of leaves. Are yours
indoors, as they should be outside, at least down here or they will grow
away too quickly and straggly

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"Robert" wrote in message
news
: wondered if it would be OK to nip the tops off to stop them growing for
a
: while? I've usually done my sweet peas at this time of year and they've
got
: to about 3inches then stopped until the spring when they have a head
start

Yes they should be nipped out after 2 or 3 pairs of leaves. Are yours
indoors, as they should be outside, at least down here or they will grow

Always outside, I hate plants inside the home.


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"Michael" wrote in message
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Not a newbie, but it's been a few years since I visited here.

I put out some sweat peas a couple of weeks ago and unfortunately with the
(reasonably) warm weather they've now reached about 5 inches in height and
I wondered if it would be OK to nip the tops off to stop them growing for
a while? I've usually done my sweet peas at this time of year and they've
got to about 3inches then stopped until the spring when they have a head
start :-/

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Please Please, SWEETpeas not perspiration peas!
If you are growing for exhibition and intend to set out cordon fashion then
leave them in their pots and after planting out reduce the stems to the
strongest one. (Not always the longest)
If growing bush fashion for garden decoration then by all means pinch out
the leading shoot. However the leading shoot usually dies away and it is the
side shoots which grow on. It is when the plants are still quite young that
you pinch out the leading shoot to encourage side shoots.
Very often you will get naturally occuring side shoots anyway.

"Jim Paterson" wrote in message
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(reasonably) warm weather they've now reached about 5 inches in height
and I wondered if it would be OK to nip the tops off to stop them growing
for

Please Please, SWEETpeas not perspiration peas!

Oops!

If growing bush fashion for garden decoration then by all means pinch out
the leading shoot. However the leading shoot usually dies away and it is
the side shoots which grow on. It is when the plants are still quite young
that you pinch out the leading shoot to encourage side shoots.

Just for a bit of colour and scent near the windows. Never had this problem
before, they usually get about an inch, realise it's a bit chilly and sit
there until spring.


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Michael wrote:
Just for a bit of colour and scent near the windows. Never had this problem
before, they usually get about an inch, realise it's a bit chilly and sit
there until spring.

I've never sown them in the fall - always end April because it's far
too cold here. This year I had a packet of French sweet peas and sadly
I can't remember the name, but I've never had so many flowers ever,
with strong long stem and flowers that lasted as well as my everlasting
sweet peas variety )

If someone wants to exchange seeds - I've got lots left from the pods.
The colours were mix, but prominent white.

"La Puce" wrote in message
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Michael wrote:
Just for a bit of colour and scent near the windows. Never had this
problem
before, they usually get about an inch, realise it's a bit chilly and sit
there until spring.

I've never sown them in the fall - always end April because it's far
too cold here. This year I had a packet of French sweet peas and sadly

I like to give them an early start, mine were almost ready to flower when
the local garden centre had seedlings for sale :-)

I can't remember the name, but I've never had so many flowers ever,

I can never remember varieties of anything, I've got troughs full of
Narcissus and Anemone and I haven't got a clue as to the varieties.


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