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Everlasting sweet pea, how to best support and tame it a little

Rjge.adamsRjge.adams Posts: 8
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I put an everlasting sweet pea into the garden not expecting it to grow as I had tried to grow previously without success.  This one however is prolific but I have no idea how to tame it or support it. Please can anyone help with some suggestions.
Repurposing as we go, starting with the 14 ft trampoline!

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Tie some wire or twine to your fence they grip on by themselves, you’ll probably have to pull some out next year, they grow like mad! 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Rjge.adamsRjge.adams Posts: 8
    Are they easy to move as I think the problem is that it's a the front of the border. Thank you.
    Repurposing as we go, starting with the 14 ft trampoline!
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Can I ask what you are supposed to do with them? Mine grow super long terndrils with one little blob of flower on the end, which seems a bit blooming useless.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I think many gardeners try them at some point and then discover that they are pretty much uncontrollable and eventually remove them.  I know I have..
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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