Lathyrus Odoratus 'Blue Velvet'

@latebloomer I experimented with putting the seedlings out early this year. Has really pais off. The ones that went out at the beginning of spring are about 30 cm high with no flowers. These are over my head and I've been picking for weeks ☺

#sweetpeaexperiment #sweetpea

@latebloomer ur right! only reason it worked is that I don't get any real frost. Liam's a bit cute ☺ loving Dinotober! How r ur cuties Deb?

@latebloomer that's going to be awesome and exhausting!!!! 😀

All my seed was planted March 17. Recommendations here are to plant the seedlings out in early spring but by May they were huge and starting to yellow so I put some in. I kept some back to plant in spring but even they went in earlier because they were looking so bad. The May plants have been giving me flower for nearly a month so I'm going to be going with a new schedule from now on!! ☺

#sweetpeachallenge

The later they go out the less they struggle in my opinion 😆

@katgreen That's what I thought too but now I'm thinking that being in Aus I have to do everything opposites??? 😂

Ah yes you have a good point there, bit different to wet and windy West Yorkshire , I do everything a month later than even southern Britain 😄😃

#sweetpea #sweetpea-tip

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#sweetpeachallenge

I can't believe the length of these stems! I have never had sweet peas this long! They really have responded well to going in early!! 😍

Wow! They are long!! #sweetpea

@latebloomer Mayish I think (didn't write it down) but I know the tripod went up in mid Autumn! They started going leggy and yellowing so I figured they wanted to go in the ground. 😁

Can no one else see the massive bug?! 😳😩

@hazec My plan is that it should scare away all the real bugs??? 😉

So it's fake? Phew

Love the hand prints. Do they belong to someone special ?

@Shephes mine, hubby and baby's 😊 We make one every year on Liam's birthday.

Adorable @KathyB I am planning to do stepping stones with grand children's footprints. Hope they look as good. I have 7 👫👫👫

Thanks @Shephes! You are going to have a whole pathway in one hit!! ☺ I make the impressions in the cement/mortar and when it's dry I make a mix of coloured sand and Bondcrete which I put in the impression to make it stand out. The first one is 3 years old, out in the weather and going strong!

Kathy that is a lovely thing to do.

@errolly thanks Beverly ☺ It's a great keepsake and Liam loves getting us all to put our hands on them and see how his have grown! ☺

This greeted me when I arrived home from work! Gorgeous!!! 😍😍

Beautiful 💙

Good morning Kathy @KathyB beautiful deep purple colour 💜 hope you have a nice day 🙂

Good evening Suzie @jadojado29 ☺ It's always a good day when you end it with something so pretty! I hope u have a great day too! 😀