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My sweet peas have come up and are about 6" tall now, is it ok to move them from indoors to my unheated greenhouse?
My sweet peas have come up and are about 6" tall now, is it ok to move them from indoors to my unheated greenhouse?
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Last edited by maverick451; 02-02-2016, 04:16 PM. -
Mine have always been out in the greenhouse
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Move them into the greenhouse & nip out the tips when they get 5/6 pairs of leaves..Last edited by Bigmallly; 02-02-2016, 03:39 PM.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Mine have been in the unheated greenhouse since they germinated around end of September.like Big Mally said pinch out the growing tip when the time is right. Mine are growing so fast now.
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So what happens when you do that? Pinching off the top I mean. I've never done that. Just shoved a seed in and let it do its thing. What does pinching the top,off do ?
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When you pinch off the top of the plant (the growing tip) the plant will then branch out and throw side shoots making it more bushy, rather than just one long stem.
Hope the description helps.
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And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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Makes the plant make more shoots, so more flowers
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Really? Brilliant? Mine will all be pinched from now on then!
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So I have some really leggy sweet peas now. So I'm going to pinch them this year for the first time. How big do they have to get before I pinch em?
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Pinching the top out stops the vertical growth completely or just delays it? I've only pinched the top of runner beans when they have reached the height i want them.Comment
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Pinching the top out forces it to put out new branches from the leaf joints. These are always thicker and more vigorous than the one you pinched out. Then it's up to you, you can either let all the new shoots grow to get lots of flowers, or remove all but the strongest single shoot to get fewer flowers with longer stems.Comment
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Great! thanks MartinComment
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First sweet pee flowers out. All the sweet peas in the garden are self-sown so they are all over the place.Comment
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