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sweetpeas,

brockleybrockley Posts: 15
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Why do my sweetpeas only have stems 2-3 inches long?. The first cuts were about 6-7 inches, now they are very short stemmed.  I have mulched them and kept them moist 'since birth'   

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  • NGLittleSeedlingsNGLittleSeedlings Posts: 729

    If they don't get enough water it affect the lengths of the flower stems.

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    I think they get shorter as the season goes on anyway, regardless of the water.....according to David K anyway.

    There is a lot of useful sweet pea info on the thread below Brockley

    http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/the-potting-shed/growing-sweet-peas/6143.html

     

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    They just get shorter, as OL says, and some varieties are shorter stemmed anyway.

    You'll just have to find some smaller vases brockley! image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • brockleybrockley Posts: 15

    Thanks guys, maybe I should pay more attention to watering 'regularly' like tomatoes, which are very sensitive.

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