I could go on talking about the battle that was literally waged on my plants today. A critter buried some of my newly transplanted seedlings and it not only happened once, but twice! I had no idea whether it was a squirrel or a neighbor’s loose dog the first time …
Gardening
Sunflower & Birds Of The Air
These seeds came from the sunflowers I planted a couple of years ago and some even dating back to 2018. The big fat seeds are from a yellow variety (2nd pic on this post). The coffee brown seeds came from a reddish orange variety which was the tallest and the …
Plants
Last week, I decided to choose ten of the strongest and tallest sunflowers from what I planted. There was an empty plot where the attacked Zinnia seedlings used to be so I put them there. This location happens to be free from the shade of the humongous tree that pretty …
The Story Of A Flower
Today was planting day. I soaked seeds I harvested last fall from this flower (and others) in water since the 26th. About 98% sprouted. I spent most of my morning planting. I wanted to skip turning the kitchen door area into a little nursery this year and I am hoping …