SUNFLOWER MYSTERY
Marilyn has been trying to grow sunflowers for years and is clearly pleased with this one.
The sheep seems a bit bored with the whole thing but they have their own program.
Year after year, she has planted seeds of all sorts and nothing but runts are ever produced.
We haven't a clue what went right with this one but she planted several groups of seeds in this pumpkin patch and these two are the only ones more than a foot high.
This planting in the park is more typical of what we come up with.
An idea of the puny size can be gaged from the fact that they are only about twice as tall as the Zinias in the same planting.
The seed for these came from the same package as the above.
So, let's hear from the sunflower lovers of the world. What are we missing? What could possibly explain this strange experience?
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And then, what do you think of the blogging idea?
After doing this the other way for ten years, maybe I am just getting bored.
One obvious advantage is that anyone with a comment or question does not have to go back to the newgroup or mail list to post it. So what? You tell me.
Thanks,
js
2 Comments:
I noticed your "Sunflower Mystery"
and "Photo of the Week" on rec.gardens, so curiously I went to you Blog.
You can do a lot with the POW blog, accompanied with your notations of interest.
Fyi, the blog page opens funny in my Netscape browser. The left side of the page is a third of the way outside the left margin. The paragraphs and photos are partially hidden.
For good sunflowers in the future, consider raising seedlings in pots, then transplant into good soil after the last frost (good organic matter and fertility).
Arkansas Traveler
I use Firefox and it looks fine but in case it's an FF problem, I loaded Explorer and it looks the same. Must be a Netscape thing. It is not unusual for FF not to look like Explorer but this time it seems ok.
Good idea on starting seedlings inside. I have found this a great help with lots of things that one would ordinarily seed directly like rhutabega, cabbage and even turnips.
At first I thought it was bird seed sprouting but this year we bought new seeds and they looked like and were supposed to be the giant variety and they all looked the same.
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