Thursday, October 14, 2010

Finally......Sweet Peas



I can't explain it, can't rationalize it no matter how hard my little horticultural brain tries. Finally, at the middle of October, my sweet peas have started to bloom. Around us, all the signs of fall are very evident! The garden renters have largely cleaned their plots and no longer come. The leaves are falling off the trees, we've had at least a few frosts - but my sweet peas are starting to bloom. The seeds were planted at the usual time - first week of June. They were planted in three spots: an arbor in the front border, a trellis for tromboncino squash in the garden and in a pot at the front door. None have bloomed until now, all have buds! The pot at the front door probably had the most attention, and everything else in the pot, including a tomato, herbs and nasturtium have done quite well. The tromboncino squash did okay, probably planted a little too close to the willow windbreak. And the arbor in the front border got quite a bit of attention because my 'Blue Moon' wisteria is planted on the same side of the arbor and I've remembered to baby it a bit all summer. We had consistent rain, good but not too hot temperatures. There's just no explaining what Mother Nature does, some times! But, I'm certainly enjoying my little bouquet!

4 comments:

  1. I too have had a plant late to the prom this year, Ipomoea. My first blue flower on huge vines just last week. My sweet peas blew in from the neighbor's yard unexpectedly after 26 years. I am glad they moved in and they bloomed on time.

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  2. Ipomoea you usually can't keepdown! How unusual!

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  3. So it's confirmed by experts - truly the weirdest year of gardening ever. They're very pretty!

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  4. better late than never!...over here in England we are starting to sow our sweetpeas now, they overwinter and start early into growth next spring, they are quite hardy....

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