Sweet Peas...pinching out?

I have included (hopefully) a picture of my sweet peas which are beginning to show signs of taking a hold of their surroundings and moving upwards. Do I have to pinch out at any point, or do I just leave them to it? If I do need to pinch out, what part do I pinch out? Thanks

 

The growing tip

 

do I do that now? Or wait until the plants are a litlle more established?

 

If that is 3 individual plants they look fine [i.e. already bushed up, and thus don't need pinching out]. If it is 3 clumps, each with several plants, then the are about the right size [for pinching out] now.

I wait until mine get to 4 or 5 true-leaf-pairs, and then cut (with scissors, or pinch with my finger nail) just above the 3rd true-leaf-pair.

The leader on Sweetpea plants is seldom the strongest shoot, so pinching them out brings the secondary ones on, and amongst those there are usually a couple that are much stronger than the original leader.

 

It is, in fact, three clumps. I watched a video on you tube...and copied it! I bouth each clump as one plant, in a three inch pot and simply planted them by each cane. I shall pinch them out in the morrow...I have had them wrapped in fleece for the lasty week as the wind by mine has been horrific...

 

Mine have been growing in my cold greenhouse for months now.

Will be planting in to large pot tomorrow.

 

I started mine last October , and pinched out above the third true leaf set after about six weeks . (Why the third set ? can the buggers count ) I planted them out at the end of March . Not grown SP's for a couple of years due to rather poor performance . I am trying SP Floral Tribute from a suggestion on here....so here's hoping

 

Presumably because it gives rise to three sets of side shoots, from which you are likely to get some strong ones. Fewer and less chance, more and the plant has developed more than it needs to before being asked to develop side shoots.

At least that's what I reckon.

 

I grow my sweetpeas as a single cordon shot up 8ft canes . I sow singly then stop at 3 leaves . Then a couple of weeks before planting out I will reduce shots to two on each then on planting to one shot which will be fastened in to the cane .. As they grow remove tendrils and side shots and tie in as they grow .You will get long stems and more bloom per stem . I use the flowers in the house as cut flower.. Thats my way but many are left to grow as they will, it is best to remove all dead flowers and they willcontinue to flower over a longer period ..

Dave

 

I do the same (but I don't have time to remove the tendrils!)

 

I start of well Kristen but wane as the season progresses ....