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:

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. I adore sweet peas! I must plant some next spring.

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  4. 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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  5. lovely whatever-it-is-you-say-they-are
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  6. Looks like you have taken all the right steps for fabulous sweet peas.
    Ann

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  7. 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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  8. Love sweet peas and yours are splendid!

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  9. 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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  10. oh, lovely sweet peas, and good luck with that naughty squirrel!

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