Sweet Pea growing calendar with pictures
A month by month calendar for growing and caring for sweet peas. Our sweet pea care calendar gives you all the key dates for sowing, planting and caring for sweet peas. Autumn sowing only - fill small pots (6cm / 2-3in) with moist compost and sow ... [... more]
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Lathyrus odoratus, Sweet pea
Sweet peas give a sensational show of exquisitely coloured flowers on floppy, scrambling stems that need supporting. The best have a rich scent that carries right across the garden. Sweet peas arrived in Britain via a Sicilian monk who sent seeds ... [... more]
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Lathyrus latifolius 'White Pearl'
Find out how to grow Lathyrus latifolius 'White Pearl' Common Name: Everlasting Pea Cultivar: 'White Pearl' Despite its lack of scent, this perennial relative of the sweet pea is justifiably popular for its masses of pure white flowers. One of ... [... more]
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Lathyrus latifolius
Find out how to grow Lathyrus latifolius Common Name: Everlasting pea Despite its lack of scent, this perennial relative of the sweet pea is justifiably popular for the masses of pink flowers which it produces from summer to early autumn. The ... [... more]
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Growing sweet peas
Plant out young sweet pea plants in March for a scented display through the summer. Try a tip from professional growers and train plants as cordons or single stems. You can then grow them up canes to make a perfumed screen. Choose a sunny spot ... [... more]
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East African Sweet Pea Soup
Mix in the ginger, salt, and all spices and cook for a few minutes, stirring often. Add tomatoes and sweet potato, stir. Add 1 1/2 cups of water, stir. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Puree in batches in a ... [... more]
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Scott Menchin
Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things that Make Me Happy What do you do when it seems as if nothing will make you happy? For one little girl, it's a good time to take... "I miss your smile today, Sweet Pea. What would make you happy?" [... more]
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How to Grow Sweet Pea Plants
Growing a Sweet Pea Flower. Choosing, sowing and caring for your Sweet Pea Flower. The first Sweet Pea (Latin name Lathyrus odoratus) flower variety appeared in Britain in 1730, sent by an Italian monk Fransiscus Cupani. It was a small-flowered ... [... more]
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Varieties of Sweet Pea
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