Sweet Pea - Perfume Delight

$1.69

The fragrance of these flowers will take you to times past. A key element in successful growing of the Sweet Pea Perfume Delight is very early planting. The flower colors are purple, red, rose, white, pink, blue, scarlet, cream, and salmon. The sweet pea prefers deep, rich, fertile soil. Use lots of peat or compost for early spring planting. The flowers are slightly smaller, 3/4 to 1 inch flowers, than other annual sweet peas, but they are more heat resistant. The Sweet Pea Perfume Delight, 'Lathyrus odoratus', is a mixture of several colors of very fragrant sweet peas. In warm climates, plant in October through January for spring bloom. In cold climates plant the seed in early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. Position them away from winds and rotate locations from year to year to prevent sweet pea pests. Plant this sweet pea in full sun, but in a cool a spot as possible. They will bloom about 1 week longer than other sweet peas. They are used for cut flowers and for covering fences and walls if given the proper support. ... more

Pea - Edible Pod - Oregon Sugar Pod The short 28 inch plants are easy to manage and they are excellent for the freezer. The Pea Snow Oregon Sugar Pod ll, 'Pisum sativum', is a flat podded type pea that has great disease resistance and is tasty and stringless. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Snow peas should be harvested before the seeds start to form. Peas prefer well drained soil. Keep the plants moist but do get them over watered and soggy. This is one of those vegetables that tastes much better garden grown than from a store. The Oregon Sugar Pod ll produces a huge number of 4 inch tasty pods which are harvested and eaten when the pods are flat, before the seed forms. Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. Peas that are too mature will cause the plant to stop producing.