Comments on The Cats Tripe: The Elusive Tuberous Rooted Pea

Good luck with it, Patrick. My overwintered plants...

2010-03-29T15:26:19.696+02:00

Good luck with it, Patrick. My overwintered plants were looking very good when I set them out couple of weeks ago but I haven't been able to get back to check on them yet. Last year they didn't seem to suffer too badly from slugs so I'm hoping that will be the same this year.

I'm going to give this a go in 2010. I just p...

2010-03-27T15:33:18.594+01:00

I'm going to give this a go in 2010. I just posted about it. I still don't have the invasive grey slugs in my garden, I mostly only have Burgundy snails that don't eat much. Hopefully this won't be bothered much...

Not well enough to spell your name right - sorry!

2010-01-04T23:14:10.928+01:00

Not well enough to spell your name right - sorry!

Happy New year Catstripe I grew some Lathyrus tub...

2010-01-04T23:12:11.017+01:00

Happy New year Catstripe

I grew some Lathyrus tuberosus from seed a couple of years ago. I've got some pictures somewhere. Slugs seem to love this plant with a fervour that impresses even hardened slug watchers such as me. I wonder whether its distribution in Britain is limited to the Essex area simply because this is the driest part of the country and the slugs are less likely to attack it.

I planted the one survivor out this year. I last saw it in early November, with filigree foliage and am not expecting great things of it when I'm well enough to go and lift my roots.