I'm so excited about my sunflower finally blooming. It's about 5'6" and growing! The package said 12 feet tall and the bottom of the stock is about 2 inches thick. Yikes! The other guys on the side of the house are just forming their flowers at about 2 feet tall, so I'm hoping they will be here in about two weeks. Wish I planted these earlier.
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| Almost... |
The daily sunflower watch is intense: Party of one.
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| Full Bloom Sunflower |
I was reading about harvest time awhile back. When the seeds are still forming and the birds are crazy for them, you put a paper sack over them. This way, the seeds will continue to form, they stay dry and keep the birds away. The paper sacks are on standby!
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| Pumpkin Blossom |
I haven't had a pumpkin form yet, so I'm trying to be thankful for the bright yellow flowers.
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| Cantaloupe Blossom |
I was late getting the cantaloupe in, too. O well. The flowers are cute little yellow guys.
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| Buttercup |
I keep almost everything that is green, including buttercups. Open in the morning, closed at night.
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| Mint Bolting |
It's about time to trim the mint again. The insects are really loving it. Hindsight tells me this wasn't a grand spot with the water faucet in the same bed.
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| Aleo |
Yep, this is the stuff that you put on sunburns. It blooms too! Everybody needs one of these and you are't a Reed if you don't have one. I'll have to re-pot this one and separate the babies soon.
Thankfully, this year is more blooming and less hot. Bring on the fruit and/or seeds!
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