A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Gardener's Chat A Sunflower Garden #8

I hope this is the right spot to put this in. Currently I still feel a little confused at all these files we have. I love the organization though.

Well, to start off Thread number 8 Here is my garden as of March 24th, 2007 at a warm 80 degree day! Record high again!!

Michael I have started seeds a week ago but soo far only one is starting to sprout!!

you are in the right place michael. and i love your sunflower pics. i'm thinking i might need a sunflower garden this year... (i know i need one, but i'm thinking i might actually do one! )

Diane - Hopefully that just shows you that first sprout is your strongest. I heard you had some good thunderstorms this evening, hope everything is alright?

Jiffymouse - Thanks, Yes, you should start one!

im glad you brought your sunflower here michael! love seeing your pics
im gonna start some seeds this weekend!

Michael~ One of the seeds is all the up and another one looks like it is trying to unfold the third one hasn't done anything!! I can't tell you which is which sorry One of them is a black seed tho if that helps you id That is the one that looks like it's trying to 'unfold'
Yep we did have some thunderstorms and predicting more I have a bit of a swamp in the lowest corner of the yard but it's all good nothing is planted there!!! Thanks for asking!!!

Nice to see on the go again this year, Michael. Will be looking forward to seeing your garden grow.

sibyl - Hello, Yes I'm glad to start here! =]

Penny - Please do post yours as they proceed!

Diane - Hey, Sorry, but I completely FORGOT. =[ But I'm definaltly HAPPY that your seedlings are starting to show some great signs of LIFE!! Please do post photos and post here! =]

I care about everyone, and I was very concern over what destruction these storms do over there!


UPDATE++

Saddly, these photos were taken on March 30th, I been wanting to post these, but I have been pretty busy with things. Dreadfully my spring BREAK has begun, TWO WEEKS! YAY
Anyways, I will try to get some photos in by tomorrow, NEW PHOTOS that is.

I will post only two, want a detail update?
Please come over to my Website, and at the top left hand corner, you will see March 2007, for the latest. .

WOw Michael That's awsome I'll try to get pictures of my little sprouts tomarrow Okay??

Sure!! Thanks!

Just checked out your site again The common sunflowers look awesome!! Hey that's a great layout plan for your combination area,, I just think you are amazing in the execution of your layout!! For someone soo young you are so well versed and is on top of it .. You could actually teach classes in this!!

Here's hoping your spring Break is all you need and want it to be and the weather gives you all the sunshine you can use.. :thum:

Diane, awww, you are so sweet! Thanks! I feel very proud!

Triss, Thanks! Yep! Glad you noticed, but there are much more this year! it has been going along since I was 10 years old. More and more keep sprouting. It's like dividing cells that produce and produce more and more!!!

April 1, 2007
Here is a update of the side of the house. I brighten up the areas were the sunflowers are shown. Since it was a little dark, Took these around 8 in the morning. It's already Mid-day here, about to head to church, see you soon!

You will only see this update here on The Gardener's Forum!
Pictures taken April 2nd, 2007

Thanks Penny,
here is another small update.
Detail updates are at my page.

looks good michael! i just realized there is a chicken in one of the pictures. how do you manage to have a chicken?

They are free range chickens that only stay in my yard, don't hop fences at all. They don't make noises since they are hens , I had a rooster once, but the neighbors had a fit. =[

I have four.

that is so cool. i'd love to have a couple but my husband would have a fit!

Thank you!

I'm thinking of just quiting my website since I need a lot of spare time to update it frequently. Since School is my number one choice and secondly would be my mother since she is getting very very sick I will just close down my website, and just simply post here on my FAVORITE website which would be Gardener's Helper! I made so many wonderful friends here.


An update to all, on a VERY windy day today i took some photos of my garden around 8am.

Common Sunflowers



Paul Bunyan's


Closer look at my Common Sunflowers facing east.




Now, looking down. I have an earwig problem as you can see...lol

looking good michael! nice and full,
bad earwigs!

Thanks!

Here is an update as of 4-21-07 I took them around 10am in the morning...
A view of my Common Sunflowers growing very tall! (4ft)






Common Sunflowers to the top right hand corner and to the left corner is the Paul Bunyans




Enjoy!



Okay, this sunflower is the Actec Gold Sunflower. It grows around 5-6ft tal. This is my first heads of the season. Which is very odd for an early start.

Hey! Haven't Shown you my Paul Bunyans in the front. So I thought I'd show everyone!

We hit a high of 67degrees It was a great day with thunderstorms all around my area, but no actual hit. Which is good, or my sunflowers would be weighed down.







...And a perfect picture shot of my backyard.

WOW Michael!!! You have so many large, lush plants growing there, I would have thought it took up more of your backyard! I can't wait to see when things start blooming there!

Okay Micheal Here is the lone sunflower that made it after transplanting to ground !! I don't know which sunflower of the three kinds you sent me it is sooo we'll just have to wait and see!!!



IT's the tallest one in front of the pole!

Thanks everyone!

Diane it looks like a Paul Bunyan to tell you the truth just because the purple young stem it currently has.
Thanks for posting Please DO keep posting more!!

Here are more photos of my garden. Common Sunflowers.







Overall View]

wow!
looks awsome! michael!

You certainly have a green thumb, wow.

Thank you Thank you!!!

Wanted to show you the front. They are growing fast!




Additionally I wanted to show you my Combo mix of Aztec Gold Sunflowers, Burgundy reddish Sunflowers, and the Germany Sunflowers.



Oh yeah, My Paul Bunyans in my garden are doing very well too!




Finally my Common Sunflowers !!

Took these photos this afternoon. May 4th, 2007
A journey inside my garden.






Paul Bunyan Sunflowes





Common Sunflowers, reaching 6 and half feet tall.




My Aztec Gold look promising for the first bloom of the season!
Currently 5 and half feet.







A Common Sunflower has a bud.
Budd

Wow! You really have a lot of sunflowers, and they look great!

Overall Views









Aztec Golda in the front.

Micheal,
Gosh, I just can't get over how green everything is
for you..
We are just getting buds' on trees, and some are just
opening up...
And most are doing the first or second mowings' of the
year....

Keep those sunflowers growin'...
I am enjoying them immensely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I've asked this before....
*can't remember*
Have you grown something called a Mexican Sunflower?
*Doesn't look nothing like a regular sunflower,
but it's cute*

Wow!! Those are so big, and full, and tall!! Wow!!

I saw some beautiful roses too!!

thank you thank you!

weezie, i dont have any room to plant any peas in my common sunflower area. As you can see space is very limited....

Shirley, thanks! yes I do have roses as well...
here is my shade garden, as you can see my apricot twist...(orange_)

more photos!
May 6th, 2007 at 11:15 PST
Currently 69 Degrees, with a high expected to be in the mid to upper 80s and on monday we are expecting lower to mid 90s!

Just so everyone knows. I'm now starting to see a few heads starting to come on on all my common Sunflowers.....
Their current height is around 6ft










My Aztec Gold Sunflower which is 5ft tall. Will Bloom this week for sure!!!!!

Aztec Gold Soon to BLOOM!!

That's very clever the way you lettered those pictures.

Hey!

Well i took these photos this morning....
It's getting there!
Also Note, that this these sunflowers only grow 5-6ft tall.. They are only 4-5ft tall this year. But these are only Aztec Golds that will cross pollinate with the larger type!





Heres another one that is wanting to bloom now.

OVERVIEW OF THE SUNFLOWER GARDEN

Okay, so it finally opened!









First common Sunflower of the season coming in!!

Saturday 12 May
I took these photos yesterday afternoon around noon time.
My common sunflower opened up and it looks wonderful! The first of the season with over hundreds to go!!!!!!
Firstly an overview of my garden currently.






Can you see something yellow near my white shed?


First common sunflower of the season to bloom