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Originally Posted by RubyWine
Hi, I have just moved into a new house and the sweet peas have now stopped flowering. They are standing around 3 feet high and I'm not sure if I need to pull the entire plant out, or cut them down.
Any advice would be great..
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If they are sweet peas (ie scented), they won't over-winter. So pull them out (they come out easily) for tidiness, which is quicker than cutting.
There is a slight chance that they are perennial peas, which are not scented, and tend to be uniformly either light or dark pink, and tend to be a larger plant. If this is the case, then cut them, and they'll grow up again next year.
In both cases you are just doing it for tidiness - the plant won't mind if you don't bother.
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