{"id":2814,"date":"2017-03-19T04:55:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T04:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2017-03-19T04:55:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T04:55:49","slug":"pea-planting-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/19\/pea-planting-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Pea Planting Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>Spring starts officially next week and I\u2019m a bit behind in starting some seeds. \u00a0I\u2019ve gotten some of my patio pot flowers started (geraniums, pansies), but neglected to get the peas started until today. \u00a0I soaked them overnight and that, combined with the saturating rain the last few weeks, should get them off to a great start.\n

The first type I planted were these:<\/p>\n

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Blue Podded Blauwschokkers Garden Pea<\/a><\/p>\n

I also planted a lot of these:<\/p>\n

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Tom Thumb Shelling Pea<\/a><\/p>\n

And lastly, I started some of these:<\/p>\n

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Sugar Daddy Pea<\/a><\/p>\n

I probably planted 100 seeds in the raised beds today\u00a0and planted 7 pots with the remaining seeds. \u00a0My hope is that I overwhelm the pea snackers with so many plants that some of them survive. \u00a0I may put out some netting, too, just in case. \u00a0I suspect that birds get most of my pea seedlings every year.\u00a0 $\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

The leaf mulch got removed and put in the compost bin today and the peas were planted underneath.<\/p>\n

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Other peas were planted in this cleared area \u2014 weedy dead nettle, Lamium pupureum, had taken over.<\/p>\n

Now, for a look around the garden and greenhouse:<\/p>\n

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Deep, rich burgundy flowers on this hellebore in the woodland garden.<\/p>\n

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Another view\u2013amazing color!<\/p>\n

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Pachysandra blooming in the woodland garden\u2013odd flowers have brownish tips.<\/p>\n

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Exquisite corydalis blooming the same pot as the Osmanthus fragrans.<\/p>\n

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A big pot of hyacinths that should bloom in the next two weeks.<\/p>\n

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I really like this sturdy pot, filled with a few hyacinth bulbs this year\u2013and the ever-present chickweed!<\/p>\n

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In the greenhouse, the orchids are blooming madly. \u00a0They love this cool time of year combined with the improved light.<\/p>\n

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Geranium seedlings pouting on the greenhouse shelves. \u00a0I started them inside the house on a heat mat, but had to move them outside to make room for more seed starting. \u00a0I think they will thrive once things warm up a bit. \u00a0The sun predicted for tomorrow will no doubt get them back to a happy place.<\/p>\n

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This lovely clivia is spiking\u2013this is Light of Buddha seedling. \u00a0A tree peony seedling is next to it, leafing out vigorously.<\/p>\n

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The Pleione\u00a0orchids are budding up. I counted six buds today on the big mother plant. \u00a0I realized I can pot some up for brother Tim\u2019s plant sale in May.<\/p>\n

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More seedlings that I\u2019ve cast out into the greenhouse\u2013geraniums and petunias.<\/p>\n

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The gorgeous pastel clivia is opening its giant blooms finally\u2013it opened two about a month ago, then waited to open the rest until now. \u00a0Two different pictures show the color differently\u2013but it is orange leaning toward pink and very softly colored.<\/p>\n

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This cymbidium is trying to be pretty\u2013but it struggles every year with marks on the flowers and the fact that it doesn\u2019t open its flowers all the way.<\/p>\n

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More traditionally colored Clivia miniata flowers\u2013this is a gorgeous umbel. \u00a0The plants are blooming well this year\u2013I expect at least a dozen spikes.<\/p>\n

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Another striking clivia umbel.<\/p>\n

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Another cymbidium about to bloom. \u00a0This one opens green and turns creamy white over time. \u00a0It is a full-sized plant given to us by Karl Huffbauer<\/a><\/strong> (an artist friend) ten or more years ago.<\/p>\n

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The Voodoo lilies are coming! \u00a0Here is a strong clump and you can really see the spotted\/striped stems.<\/p>\n

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Close-up of these Dracunculus vulgaris plants jumping out of the ground. \u00a0Their stinky blooms will expand in six weeks or so.<\/p>\n

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Plant Delights hellebore blooming beautifully in the Doug fir bed. \u00a0This plant outlasted the two others that were planted at the same time.<\/p>\n

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Another view\u2013a few of the flowers look outward instead of down.<\/p>\n

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Another view\u2026<\/p>\n

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And another\u2026.<\/p>\n

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Here is the brother Tim hellebore near the downspout on the corner of the house. \u00a0It isn\u2019t blooming as heavily as I\u2019ve seen it in the past, but it is still remarkable.<\/p>\n

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Too lazy to get down on the ground low enough to photograph these flowers responsibly\u2026but the camera did a decent job without any help from me.<\/p>\n

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Another view\u2026<\/p>\n

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And another\u2026<\/p>\n

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The poor Fred Meyer plants that I bought a month ago to perk up the patio pots outside the front door have been deluged by all the rain and aren\u2019t looking their best. \u00a0The blue primrose is impressive, though.<\/p>\n

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I set a couple of pots of dwarf narcissus in front here\u2013they\u2019ve been flooded, too! \u00a0You can just hear the ground and the plants drowning! \u00a0But the sun will be out tomorrow\u2013maybe that will help.<\/p>\n

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Sister Cate\u2019s hellebore\u2013similar to brother Tim\u2019s, but the white is maybe whiter and there are fewer freckles inside.<\/p>\n

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Another view, showing the wet, dripping blooms with spots inside.<\/p>\n

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Close up\u2013and you can see all the raindrops, too!<\/p>\n

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