Jane at Levant: L is for Lathyrus Adoratus or the Sweetpea

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

L is for Lathyrus Adoratus or the Sweetpea

L is our letter for ABC Wednesday this week and so my L is for Lathyrus Adoratus

I hope that is spelt correctly! - so this week I am setting my Sweetpea seeds - now I have done this before at this time of year and then lost them to the mouse. I am following the info in last weeks Gardening News and I intend to keep them mouse proof at all times

I have been to the garden centre and bought the special root trainers - and compost to hand - no expense spared

for this sweet pea challenge - so Whey Hey !! here we go apparently they are best off outside from the word go

Oh yes I did remember to put the propagator top on!

Problem number two is the squirrel in the nut tree - waiting and watching my movements as he gathers nuts and stores them round the garden - he will dig out newly planted pots just for the hell of it - or so it seems to me I would most certainly appreciate any sweet pea growing tips - so I am hoping to hear from you - in the mean time why not pop over to ABC Wednesday to read blogs from around the world - bye thankyou for calling

10 comments:

Jane and Chris2 October 2012 at 08:11
I love sweet peas, I have some seeds ready to plant next year (if can remember where I put the seeds).
Jane x
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MaR2 October 2012 at 10:27

Beautiful flowers, no matter what the right spelling is! Good luck with your projects, I have a small one too with our lantana seeds (from own garden).

ABC Wednesday
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EG CameraGirl2 October 2012 at 10:52
I adore sweet peas! I must plant some next spring.
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Kate2 October 2012 at 11:00
I hate it when I LOSE my message!! Here I go again! I sincerely hope that you can outwit those nasty, hungry LITTLE varmints. Keeping my fingers crossed. I LOVE the LAST of the blooms you photographed. Wonderful! Kate, ABC Team
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Roger Owen Green2 October 2012 at 11:19
lovely whatever-it-is-you-say-they-are
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
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Ann2 October 2012 at 15:00
Looks like you have taken all the right steps for fabulous sweet peas.
Ann
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photowannabe2 October 2012 at 19:37
Sweet peas is one of my very favorite flowers but I have never grown them.
The fragrance is heavenly.
Good luck outsmarting the mice and squirrels.
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Leslie:2 October 2012 at 21:24
Love sweet peas and yours are splendid!

Leslie
abcw team
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Chubskulit Rose4 October 2012 at 10:04
Squirrels are cute but can be a nuisance as well.

Catching up with ABC. Got busy the past couple of days and just now have the time to visit entries.

Leaping Chipmunk
Rose, ABC Wednesday Team
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Mama Pajama4 October 2012 at 12:29
oh, lovely sweet peas, and good luck with that naughty squirrel!
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