[Janeymiddlewife]

I have about a dozen sweetpeas in  4 inch pots, I know they need to be pinched out at the top to make them bushy - but methinks it's too cold to put them out yet?
I have got a small plastic greenhouse they could go in
do they need putting in bigger pots, there are about 3/4 per pot at the mo;
If i put in a few peastick twigs for them to climb onto, then
When should they be planted outside? I haven't quite cleared enough space for them at the plot yet,     but plan to grow them up bamboo & string wigwams eventually, probably next to some runners.
ta!

[mumofstig]

I pinch tops out and leave them in the cold greenhouse, in same pots.

I find that the set back they receive from pinching back usually slows them up for a while and by the time they are growing away again i can plant them out

[hindy]

I pinch tops out and leave them in the cold greenhouse, in same pots.

I find that the set back they receive from pinching back usually slows them up for a while and by the time they are growing away again i can plant them out

Exactly what I've done and they have slowed right down 

[peapod]

Me too!

[Ice]

Thanks for reminding me to plant my seeds.  Never grown them before so which way up do the chits go?

[mumofstig]

Never grown them before so which way up do the chits go? 

Methinks that Ice is in a mischievous mood this morning

[Ice]

Yeah, stuck in the house and it's too cold and windy to go in the garden.

[mumofstig]

Yeah, stuck in the house and it's too cold and windy to go in the garden

SNAP and zip all on the box
and i've finished the soduko puzzle book..........how sad is that?
Looks like i may have to get the hoover or the iron out

[Ice]

Looks like i may have to get the hoover or the iron out

Now I know what a hoover is but you lost me with the iron thingummy.

Sorry JMW for hijacking your thread, normal service will resume shortly.

[Janeymiddlewife]

Looks like i may have to get the hoover or the iron out

Now I know what a hoover is but you lost me with the iron thingummy.

Sorry JMW for hijacking your thread, normal service will resume shortly.

That's OK - also fed up of putting washing out, bringing it in, putting it out again  will the weather please make its mind up - either rain so i can get on with the cleaning, or stay dry so i can get up the lottie!

[peapod]

Suns just come out here and its cracking the flags
Ill give it 5 mins 

[mumofstig]

Thick black clouds full of hail here

Hope my baby peas and spuds are ok out there

[Stripey_cat]

My sweet peas went out yesterday - despite pinching, they were getting far too leggy indoors.  I think they'll do OK so long as it's not too windy.

[LeadFarmer]

Can you help me with pinching out please?

Do I just dinch off the top part of the stem where the next new leaves are developing, back to the previous set of leves? Or do I pinch further back?

[She'sinthegarden]

I've always pinched back so that there are two sets of true leaves left.