ornamental sweet pea

Everlasting Pea

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I have already reported on my conspicuous lack of success with tomatoes.  For years I also tried to grow annual ornamental sweet peas—Lathyrus odoratus–with only limited results.  This year is different.  I have thriving sweet peas for exactly one reason—I ignored them completely from the time they were planted. I didn’t order any sweet pea … Read more

Perennial Sweet Pea

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Central New York– The wildflowers in Central New York this year are more sparse than in most summers and often stunted.  Drought in late June and early July put a damper on normal development.  Even the stalwart Queen Anne’s lace is shorter and the frilly parasol-like flowerheads are smaller.  In the roadside drainage ditches there … Read more