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Growing sweet peas as cordons - pinch out?

gerrard.kategerrard.kate Posts: 22
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Apologies for what is probably an obvious question... I am going to try growing some of my sweat peas as cordons this year, presumably I DO NOT pinch out the growing tip as usual?
Thanks :)

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  • LearningslowlyLearningslowly Posts: 51
    I had a couple of plants left over and so I am trying to treat them as a cordon. I'll leave the growing tip but pinch out side shoots.
    Got the idea from the garden at Ightam Mote last May. The gardeners were very helpful!


    Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think...
  • gerrard.kategerrard.kate Posts: 22
    That's great, thank you - and the garden is stunning! Are you just going to let the cordons grow as high as the canes, or then take down and layer? Mine grow on a wigwam so wasn't sure I could manage that part.
  • LearningslowlyLearningslowly Posts: 51
    I'd love to say that that is my garden but it isn't! That's the cordon sweet peas at Ightam Mote in Kent that I saw last year.
    With my 'experiment' I will let them grow as high as they want to go, or until they get to the top of my tallest canes!
    Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think...
  • gerrard.kategerrard.kate Posts: 22
    Great, same to what I'm planning then - fingers crossed for both of us!
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