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Perennial Sweet peas? (post #11861)

wisconsingal on Fri, 06/02/2006 - 00:49
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First time posting here, tho I lurk.  Wondering if someone out there might have some other color of the perennial sweet pea seed that I could trade for?  I have pink/fuschia, and would love to get some yellow, white, or any other colors that there are growing in my cottage garden.


Can someone take the time, and let me know what they might have to trade, and what they want to trade for?


Many thanks, appreciate your time.  Know it is later than I should be with this, but found a few more inches of dirt, and will want to fill them up!

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by Astrid in reply to wisconsingal [original] on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 20:24

I don't have any to trade, but am interested in getting perennial sweet peas into my garden- this year I planted annual varieties in the vegetable garden, and only a few germinated. Perennial types would be wonderfully time saving once established, I'm guessing. My garden soil is very high in clay and is just in its second year, so I'm struggling with getting the tilth lighter and easier to grow in.

New Mexico home organic gardener

Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience. Emerson

New Mexico home organic gardener Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience. Emerson
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by wisconsingal in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 06/08/2006 - 20:49

Girl, I don't envy you a bit, word of advice here, compost and till for all you are worth!


Add some peat moss also, and till, add grass clippings, hay, whatever you have, and till again.  Keep this up for several times, and perhaps your land will improve somewhat, also adding the peat moss should lighten it somewhat.


If you want to keep my email address, and mail me towards fall, would be pleased to send you a pod or 2 of what I gather from my vine, and you perhaps can start something in yours.


I am so hopeful, that maybe I can find something at my local nursery, wish me luck?

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by Astrid in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 06/09/2006 - 02:41

I have been adding quite a bit of stuff since starting, and really am amazed at how it helps even at this point. I did compost as much as I could produce, got several loads of horse manure, leaves, anything I could find. I laid down layers of newspaper first. The paths are all mulched heavily with wood chips from the dump which is very helpful.

Thanks for the offer of seeds, if I remember in the fall I will contact you.

New Mexico home organic gardener

Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience. Emerson


Edited 6/8/2006 10:42 pm by Astrid

New Mexico home organic gardener Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience. Emerson