Sweet peas

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I've planted my sweet peas for next year early as recommended. They are in cardboard tubes to add length for the roots and are outside in a cold frame. They are about 3-4" high and look ok but the tubes are rotting and covered mould and there is mould on the seed compost as well. Should I repot them in fresh compost in taller pots, leave them alone or is this the end of them? All advice appreciated, thank you.

I wouldn’t worry about the mould, but cut back on the watering. If the tubes rot to the stage of imminent collapse, pot into something bigger, but don’t take the tubes off, just bury the whole lot, minimise root disturbance

Ah ok that's good news, thank you for your advice, I'll give it a go.

The mould probably means too wet. They use hardly any water in this cold weather.

I'm envisioning encrusting mould, not hairy mould.

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Would white, hairy mould be bad news ? It's definitely hairy .