Hi Terri! Bella and Coco would like to come "visit" your sunflower patch! hahaha
BTW, I left a note in the cafe, but could I claim sunflower #22 and join the fun?
I think my Teddy Bears will have to wait till next year, I put in a few random seeds the other day so they'll have to do. Thats really stinks though that someones weeded yours out!
Steven
SUNFLOWER CONTEST..no rules, just post yours!
Impressive Sunflower patch Blossom! grrrr lol.
Hi Steven, Bella and Coco can help themselves to lettuce too! Number 22 for you! Good Luck!!
I'm still looking out for the Teddy Bears just incase!
I think 22 is the flowering one at the front here, but will have to check that.
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Ooo, 22 looks big and healthy! I think I might send Bella and Coco over to take out the competition......er....I mean..........nibble on the lettuce :)
well, hope coco is chewing on haighrs old leg cuz her new one aint long enough to pull! Cant see my sunnys.. thewhol pic is sunnys other than the tree...sheesh.. she gotta get new glasses too!
Ow....hmmm something nipped my leg!....ooooo!
ok, terri, pssst, heres your secret sunnys.. they are being guarded by plantgeeks cleomes and have a majik spell on them. Btw, have you seen geek lately? I accidently turned someone into a toad.,..oh-oh......
oooooo they look healthy and strong Blossom, Thank you!
You didn't turn our Plantgeek into a toad did you? Ribbet!!
Steven, on closer inspection today, the one on the right is number 19.
22 is the one on the left and very lovely it is too!
Number 19.
Da Da! Number 22 Lucky you to pick one that is flowering! Shall I pick it next time or leave it on?
Number 5... with a busy bee enjoying himself in the middle!
Number 6.
Number 8..
Number 9..
Number 17, this one has more buds coming up the stem..
This one seeded here in the carrot patch!
Here it is close up. All the others have buds are growing really well.
Yardqueen, Blossom and Flowertips are the tallest so far!
I cut the flowering ones with no names and elles is top left.
Oh can the flower stay on the plant for now Terri? It's going to beat out Candee and Blossoms! HAHAHAHA! Where is Candee anyways? She's giving us that shaft today.... :)
Candee has gone to her cabin for the weekend! Candee's Sunflower is the one at the front on the right.
Ok, I've left your Sunflower on Steven! It may get more buds.
Terri, did I already say how much I like your morning glories? Had them all the time before we moved......................I think I might start some inside.......then they'll be blooming once the weather turns chilly. They make good houseplants!
Thanks Steven, I love Morning Glories! They take a while to get going, but now hopefully the frame will get covered in flowers! I imagine they would be lovely inside, I don't have the space! Are you doing any other winter sowing? Blossom has Ornamental Kale seeds she's sowing and I was thinking of trying those, if I can find any.
Oooo, what a good idea! I have some of those too! I've had them for a while but never really had a spot for them, but I think they'd look really nice in our front pots this year!
Do you know if Blossom starts them inside or out?
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/996881/ This is a link to Blossom's potting shed, I think she will sow them in there! I will start mine in the greenhouse and put them in the garden somewhere in Autumn. They would be nice in pots at the front too!
Thanks, do you have seeds already? What variety are they? Mines called Osaka.
I haven't got any seeds yet, are yours mixed colours?
Ya mine are mixed, I haven't grown them successfully before though.........................................probably due to my own negligence! HAHAHAHAHAHA
Well just back from the cabin and my little sunnies are flowerin already. Can't imagine when the giants start to bloom. Hey Steven glad that Terri had one saved for you. Hey BB what do yo think of my little ones LOL!
Yours look pretty terri but think my giants might take the prize??? LOL
Last year, I had a mammoth that the center was 12 inches, but I lost my hard drive so there aren't any photos. I may have posted one on a thread. Will have to look around and see.
Well haighr, I must say, they are stunning! Mine are bewildered again, they desperately need rain and are too far from the house to drag any hoses and the plot is tooo big! So it will be survival of the fittest from my neck of the woods for shure! LOL!
Ok, guys, if you head for la Desperado Cafe, there is a new lionk lurking there!
So has anyone started a kale thread????... I will do it if no one has.
Right now though I have to catch up in my GPS4
Lilimerci, I beat yours last year by 6 inches, but I did not grow them, a fella gave the heads to us and the biggest one maxed out at 18"!
Heres the head of seeds I sowed from it for this years crop!
He actually gave us 17 heads and we just broadcasted all those seed everywhere out in a large plot in our prairie! We are hoping that they will attract some wild birds! We love the wild life!
LOL BB did I pull your leg again?
That is a huge head 18" wow, bet that will feed a lot of birdies.
Sorry you lost your pics lil, bet you do more backups now right?
Nice one Candee, I was wondering where the leaves were... LoL!
I think the leaves fell off when jack in the beanstalk climbed it and used them for steps LOL!
17 heads? WOW! I want to see your sunflower field. My sister in law family has a farm up in NC and one year planted the sunflower field. It was beautiful but she said there was too many bees so they did not plant them the following year.
Well, its not planted like a farm crop, we just broadcasted the seed out there!
The bees are certainly welcome around here. They have been scare and we do have a rare specie that thrives in our prairie and in the conservation land.
I am looking forward to them blooming. WE NEED RAIN! As soon as we get some rain I will take some more shots!
Well Candee, those sure are the tallest sunnies I've ever seen! I hope Jack didn't realize he was afraid of heights when he reached the top! hahahaha
Blossom, You have the comfort of knowing 100% that your sunnies won't come in last place.....mine haven't even sprouted yet! And when they do some critter will probably eat them!
TA DA! Here's the link for the Kale Kontest thread! http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1022840/
I found a photo of one of the mammoth in my neighbor's yard.
Oh Wow Lili! Everything in your neighbors garden is mamoth! The sunnys, the corn and is that a brug I see to the far right? Please tell your neighbor I love their yard!
yes, that is a golden yellow brug. I gave them a pink one this year and they moved all the lantanas to another spot because it was taking over. I think they have vincas and dahlias in their flower bed this year. But he said none of the sunflower seeds I gave him came up. I got 4 little ones out by my mailbox.
They let me plant my tomatoes over in their yard.
Wow, was that picture from last year? Do you have many brugs? Please come share your brug pictures over on Miss Bruggies thread! http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1021349/
Thats really nice that they let you grow your tomatoes in their yard!
Steven