My Happy Sunflowers

 




You plant them and wait approximately 90-100 days. 

So much can happen - the birds for one, love the little seedlings with the seed still attached. 
One plot of sunflowers I planted - I only had 34 come up. 
Every morning I would go out and count and I'd lose a couple. 
At this date, I only have 15 in this particular plot.






Doesn't this sunflower just radiate "Happy?"  

Same type of sunflower, all planted at the same time - 
some grow really tall, and others came in shorter and stockier. 







The bugs tried to annihilate my flowers before their time. 
I as, their PROTECTOR came to their defense. 

You do have to keep a daily watch on them. 
They are big and strong but in some ways, just as fragile as any smaller more delicate flower. 


3 comments:

  1. Very pretty. Even when it is just opening up, it has a beauty. Blessings, xoxo, Susie

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  2. Iwas so excited to harvest seeds from my one sunflower, and every shell kernel was empty. We have a pollination issue this year. Beautiful blooms. Thanks for following my blog.

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