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Peas
Nadia2
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Should I pinch out my pea seedlings in the same way as my sweet peas? If so, at what stage? Thanks
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I know that a lot of people don't, but I do. I know that farmers used to 'roll' the fields of peas when they're around 5" tall to make the plants 'break' and grow more side-shoots, so I reckon that pinching out does the same thing. Mind you, I don't grow the taller varieties - I only grow the short bushy ones that don't need support, more like the ones that farmers grow in the fields.
What do others do?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.