After several years of procrastination, this year i finally made a bed for sweet peas. Was it worth the work? Absolutely!
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| This may be the only large cutting i get, but there should be enough over the next couple of weeks for a few small bowlfuls. |
The "old wife's tale" in these parts is that one should plant peas on George Washington's birthday. I took that to mean the "real" one and not the second Monday in February. Using the various warm days in January and early February, I had the bed ready - the sunniest part of the cutting bed and where i could see the progress from my desk.
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| My support system worked (well, marginally). It needs to go higher and i need to be more pro-active with the twining. |
I've watched, watered and weeded for three months now and have finally been well rewarded. Will definitely try this again ... with more support and in a more sunny place. It's not Floret Farm, but they smell as good as they look!
My favorite flower! From childhood even. Freesias are a close second, but it seems that they are breeding fragrance out of them. Such a shame. Do your sweet peas smell divine? Please take a huge breath for me. Those are my favorite colors too.
ReplyDeletehave never actually seen sweet peas "live" before - only in pictures - and yes, they do smell wonderful ... altho not after they are cut. have wanted to try them for a couple of years. Definitely worth the work!
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