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Weedy sweet pea seedlings

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Flutterby345 Fri 06-Mar-26 17:01:58
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I have only one sweet pea seedling that has opened its leaves all the rest have curled up leaves. They are kept watered and are in a plastic wardrobe type greenhouse against north facing wall.
Soil is a mix of nutrient rich stuff, maybe too much for them. They just suddenly stopped growing. No roots coming out at bottom. Any ideas?

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Flutterby345 Fri 06-Mar-26 17:11:29

There are four other pots and all have the leaves closed like the two in the pic.

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J52 Fri 06-Mar-26 17:26:33

They have probably stopped because the weather has become colder. I’d ease up on the water as too much in cold weather will rot them and the roots need to go ‘searching’ for water to grow.
You should Alonso pinch off the top of the leggy ones once they’ve got at least 4 leaves. They will then branch out.

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J52 Fri 06-Mar-26 17:27:29

Also the north light is not the best as the seedings will become leggy looking for light.

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Treebee Fri 06-Mar-26 19:07:38

Can you keep them indoors? I’ve just potted mine up and the packet suggests keeping them at 15°C.

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