EJ
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject: Mother Natures air freshner |
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The first posie of sweetpeas from my allotment. Lots of buds developing, so providing I keep cutting them, I should be able to have a fresh posie every week.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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They really are one of my favourite cut flowers.  I've had no luck with them for two years running, so next year I'm buying my seed somewhere else.
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Arggggghhhhhhh! 
I'm green, green, green with envy. Those look VERY nice.
I have only a couple of buds on mine and the plants themselves are quite short still. It's going to be well into July before my wigwam is full.
I really do miss that smell. Do you recall the names of any of your Lathyrus sorts?
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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Those are pretty EJ. I've never had luck with Lathyrus either. Maybe I'll try them again next year.
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I decided to grow wallflowers this year in place of the usual sweet peas. Now I wish I'd grown the SP's as usual as I miss their scent and dainty flowers in the garden.
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I planted some when I planted the morning glories. Only two or three bloomed. One a wine color and a cream colored one. The stems were not big enough to pick. Maybe I will plant some again next year. I love sweet peas. I think I got the seed from Netty. dooley
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Gardengirl
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Those are really lovely EJ. I bought my first posy in yesterday, they fill the air with a beautiful fragrance 
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So elegant.
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EJ
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No Sjoerd, actually, I think they were saved seed from Old Jack on the allotment. I pick up packets of seed very cheaply at the end of the season at our local garden centre when they are selling them off for 20p a packet, and labelling isn't my strong point I'm afraid.
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kaseylib
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I can smell them through my computer screen. Like Sjoerd, mine are lagging behind this season.
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