Sweet Peas
Sweet peas in full flower. And they are VAST–about 10 foot tall. I don’t think I have ever seen them as tall as this. It must be the cow manure I dumped on the veg garden last fall.
May 6, 2008
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Sweet peas are typical summer flowers for me. I love their fine fragrance and the beautiful colours they have. I’ve just started to sow them. Hopefully they will grow!!
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You probably know that the more often you cut them (for flower bouquets) the stronger they grow.Isn’t this wonderful?
There is a little envy to see them already blooming in your garden
Barbara
Comment by Barbara — May 6, 2008 @ 11:50 am
Barbara: I can’t pick them fast enough! I planted too many of them this year. They are a jungle. For you, they will keep on growing most of the summer I imagine. Here, they die off when it gets hot–probably in June, so we just enjoy them for a month or two. I absolutely love the scent.
Comment by karen — May 6, 2008 @ 11:56 am
Oh, your sweet peas are stunning! Mine are looking their best this week but nothing like yours!
Comment by mss @ Zanthan Gardens — May 6, 2008 @ 12:53 pm
I’m so jealous - mine here in the Uk are only about a foot tall so far. I would be thrilled if they were as impressive as yours when they reach full size.
Comment by Helen — May 6, 2008 @ 2:26 pm
I’m sure yours will be lovely. This is an unusual batch. They don’t usually do nearly as well as this.I can’t really think what I did differently, except plant them in January instead of October and give them a fair dollop of manure. Also legume innoculant, which I can’t spell and don’t always remember.
Comment by karen — May 6, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
They look great and smell even better, I bet. I love that wine color mixed with the whites and light pinks.
Comment by Pam/Digging — May 6, 2008 @ 7:59 pm
Hi Karen, what magnificent sweet peas. And what a pleasant task, trying to keep up with the picking. Do you save seed or order new? Where do you get your seed? Ours just started blooming this week, after much eating by the rabbits in the beginning. They are mixed in with the sugar snap peas which have white flowers.
Comment by Frances — May 7, 2008 @ 6:07 am
I order new seed. I used to get them from Thompson and Morgan. This year, I got them from Territorial Seed–several varieties for mixed color and bloom time. They are particularly fine this year.
Comment by karen — May 7, 2008 @ 7:19 am
It must be the cow manure and maybe your green thumb! My sweet peas are still less than a foot tall. I just hope they get to blooming size before it gets hot.
Comment by Carol, May Dreams Gardens — May 8, 2008 @ 7:55 am
How stunning! I didn’t even know that sweet peas came in all those colors. I planted mine in late winter and they’ve grown a couple of feet tall but have no flowers… apparently they wanted cow manure. Thanks for the photos, Karen!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Comment by Annie in Austin — May 13, 2008 @ 10:09 pm
Oh, I love these. I’m assuming these are the annual sweet pea - and not the perennial? I’ve had hit or miss luck with them here in Charleston - so, when did you plant yours in the ground to get such a gorgous bunch of them?
Comment by Pam — June 14, 2008 @ 7:51 am
Yes, these are annual sweet peas. Some years they are spectacular like this; some not. Usually I plant them in October and half of them get killed by frost. This year nearly all of them got killed, so I replanted in January in the veg garden. I think they liked the compost or manure!
Comment by karen — June 17, 2008 @ 12:14 pm
Always a special treat for me to visit your lovely site. I really enjoy your great photographs and well-written text. In fact, hoping you don’t mind, I have updated my list of favorites on my blogroll and added yours.
Best regards, Jon at Mississippi Garden
http://mississippigarden.blogspot.com
7-13-08
Comment by Jon Pen — July 14, 2008 @ 12:33 am
Thank you so much, Jon. I love your site too. Such wonderful photos and plants. And you don’t even seem to flag in this wretched summer heat!
Comment by karen — July 30, 2008 @ 4:46 pm
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Comment by Pwhndvve — August 9, 2008 @ 11:55 am
Hi,
Your sweet peas look stupendous. I am desperately hunting for a good supply to buy
of cut sweet peas for a young friend’s wedding on 30th August. I would be hugely grateful for any
grateful for any advice or contacts - via telephone or email.
Look forward to hearing from you
Kind Regards
Jane Torday
Comment by jane torday — August 15, 2008 @ 4:03 am