It's getting there! Won't have to put quite as much work into it next year – I hope!!! Want to figure out a perrenial garden for in front of the porch, so that doesn't have to be re-planted…
Excellent! I grew my Russian Giant sunflowers last year, they grew to about 12 ft tall. Got hundreds of seeds from 5 plants. Planted them this year and they are just starting to come up! I love sunflowers. They just brighten up your day! 😀
At the end of the summer when the birds start to land on them to eat the seeds! Quickly cut them down. You then need to pull out all of the seeds from the middle of the flower and lay them out on dry news paper to keep the moisture out. Avoid putting them into a closed box! Give them a shake around every couple of days, until they dry out. If they get wet or damp they can go moldy,so keeping them inside somewhere dry where the mice can't get to them, just replant these each year! Free seeds! 😀
Thank you! I'm new at this, but very excited to get the seeds from these for the birds – AND I can replant the black oil seeds next year! How cool is that??!!
Glad it helped ya! 🙂 Yeah, that will be great to keep some for the birds and some to replant. If you can get hold of some 'russian giant' sunflowers from your local garden shop or online at amazon. They are so impressive and really are the king of sunflower. During the summer they are so beautiful and would look great in your new garden.
Can't wait to see your sunflowers!You be careful with all this hard work.You sound like me though….love to do this and see the growth and beauty when I sit with my coffee in the morning and tea in the evening.
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Your energy and creativity puts me to shame. Your yard is looking so pretty.
It's getting there! Won't have to put quite as much work into it next year – I hope!!! Want to figure out a perrenial garden for in front of the porch, so that doesn't have to be re-planted…
WAUW sonice with all that coulor, looks soooo good
Its coming along beautifully. Have you tried driving the Deere yet?
Thanks, Mona! No, I'm gonna let Honey keep havin' the pleasure! I've had to cut my lawn, myself, for many, many years! I'll let him drive the Deere!!
Thanks so much!!! So nice to SEE color, at last!!!
oh that's pretty.i'm excited to go get some Pentas so i can attract the bees and hummingbirds.Sunflowers are so pretty.
Can't wait to see the sunflowers!! That's the great thing about planting – the anticipation and excitment watching things grow!!
Excellent! I grew my Russian Giant sunflowers last year, they grew to about 12 ft tall. Got hundreds of seeds from 5 plants. Planted them this year and they are just starting to come up! I love sunflowers. They just brighten up your day! 😀
How and when did you take the seeds from the sunflowers? I'll have to plant these each year, huh?
At the end of the summer when the birds start to land on them to eat the seeds! Quickly cut them down. You then need to pull out all of the seeds from the middle of the flower and lay them out on dry news paper to keep the moisture out. Avoid putting them into a closed box! Give them a shake around every couple of days, until they dry out. If they get wet or damp they can go moldy,so keeping them inside somewhere dry where the mice can't get to them, just replant these each year! Free seeds! 😀
Thank you! I'm new at this, but very excited to get the seeds from these for the birds – AND I can replant the black oil seeds next year! How cool is that??!!
So nice to see colors again, like green, red, yellow! Better than white everywhere. Ha!
Glad it helped ya! 🙂 Yeah, that will be great to keep some for the birds and some to replant. If you can get hold of some 'russian giant' sunflowers from your local garden shop or online at amazon. They are so impressive and really are the king of sunflower. During the summer they are so beautiful and would look great in your new garden.
Can't wait to see your sunflowers!You be careful with all this hard work.You sound like me though….love to do this and see the growth and beauty when I sit with my coffee in the morning and tea in the evening.
Me too!!!! I keep lookin to see if they've sprouted yet! Now I only planted the seeds 2 days ago!!! It's gonna be some pretty out front!
That's why I love the 4 seasons…. We get to thoroughly enjoy the dramatic changes!!
I will check that out! Thanks so much! It's so wonderful to have knowledgable people on YouTube!
Looking good and there's nothing like a beautiful bloom to brighten up a much needed spot. Ann
Color is always sooo welcome after a long, dull winter!! Love the seasons, tho'!