Showing posts with label Wine Barrel #2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wine Barrel #2. Show all posts
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A few weeks ago, I noticed that there was a weed in wine barrel #2, I thought to myself, "I should pull that out, but I'll wait a bit to make sure it's not something interesting."
I'm glad I decided not to pull it as it now has blooms getting ready to pop, and it looks like it's a butterfly weed.
I'm glad I decided not to pull it as it now has blooms getting ready to pop, and it looks like it's a butterfly weed.
I was expecting, a rich medium blue color, based on the seed package(see photo below), but they came out a deep, royal purple instead...still gorgeous, and I found the perfect companion sweet pea for it (assuming the packaging on this one is accurate).The seed packet I used was a lake valley brand seed, that I purchased probably four years ago. The package says "sell by 12/08." Regardless of that date, they worked fine for me this year, and I planted about four seedlings in wine Barrel #2
I purchased the seed packet on the right just a couple weeks ago, This one is from Burpee, called "Lilac Ripple." I plan to grow it alongside the "Royal Blue" next year, I think they will look gorgeous together, assuming of course, that Burpee does a better job of representing color on their seed packages than Lake Valley.
What is this thing? it appeared in my yard two summers ago, and I didn't cut it down because of the strange leaves that has a white stripe down the center.
At the time, when it went to seed I gathered some and saved it to try to plant the next year. Then I promptly forgot about it. This winter, I remembered, and tried planting some of the seeds. A number of them sprouted, I accidentally killed a couple of them, but I got three of them into a planter, and they took off (like weeds). Now the first of them is actually blooming.
I can now ask you all what is this thing?
At the time, when it went to seed I gathered some and saved it to try to plant the next year. Then I promptly forgot about it. This winter, I remembered, and tried planting some of the seeds. A number of them sprouted, I accidentally killed a couple of them, but I got three of them into a planter, and they took off (like weeds). Now the first of them is actually blooming.
I can now ask you all what is this thing?
This year I planted it in time to get a few blooms. I love it. Next year I hope to plant even earlier, and have even more success.
This is my first successful seed growing venture... EVER. Seed to bloom with this beautiful sweet pea! This particular one was planted directly into wine barrel #2 back in November...
I've been meaning to go to this for a long time, I heard last year that it wasn't going to happen again, but it's here again this year, so maybe there are just new people running it...
Wine barrel #2 
Sweet Peas are doing well... Two of the Morning Glories are still growing, the other appear to have been eaten by something.
Sweet Peas are doing well... Two of the Morning Glories are still growing, the other appear to have been eaten by something.
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