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How exciting!!!! I have to figure out a spot to plant my seeds you sent!! I have such a small yard but I'm determined to get some going!!!! Micheal did you say you just put in small pots to start first????????????

Penny - Thanks! They defentally do!

sibyl - You know I can't wait to show you my garden! I got seedlings popping up everywhere!!! Yes spring is here!

angelblossom - We'll if your soil is warming up then you can pop them into the ground. Just remember the snails and slugs LOVE THESE! I have to always use bait to get these sluggy things out of my way!

I'm planting them in pots, but in paper towels first. I moisten the towel leave them in there. Until the first sprout comes out. Then I know that thr seedling is determine to grow fast and will be your strongest! then second and third and so for. I always like to plant the first sprouts in my paper towel into a pot and watch them come out of the soil. As soon as that happens then I wait until I'm starting to see the second set of two leaves occur, then its time to plant into the soil. I usually also fertilize them with Algro-Flash also while they are springing up. Just gives them a much more healthy friendly boost. By the way it doesn't hurt the tender seedling.

I just broke up a buncha dried sunflower centres and put them in two pots - all pray to the goddess of SS.

Thanks Michael!!!

Carly I'll be praying for the both of us!!!

Carly - Lets hope for the best.

AngelBlossom - Anytime!!


Alrightly, here is a small update on my garden currently. On a cloudy note, and cool 53 degrees my garden is now starting to lighten up!
In the distance do you see anything green??
Check out my website for a closer look. Enjoy!

looks great!!i love how you have that walkway between the two beds!
53 degrees! lucky you!

Michael...How long is your growing area?

sibyl - Thanks! Glad you are liking!, will post new pictures tomorrow, in front and in the garden.

Confrey - Until September at least. Thats when my first frost enters... Ohhh! I don't want to think that far or it will swing on by!

I'd like to try and grow some of these interesting Wonder Egg plants you have going...

An update that will surely surprise all....
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This is my garden currently. Still looks the same doesn't it?



Think Again....

My goodness, Michael! Looks like spring has sprung in your garden...

WOW Michael, life has begun out there! Looks awesome!

Oh my...how exciting Michael!!!!!

Looks kinda' de ja vu? Like last year at this time?

Ha ha!

wow!!!!!!! how many sunflowers have you planted?
looks great!!!!!!

Awwww...little babies......cant wait to see them a bit bigger!!!

yep! its gonna look awsome when their all in bloom!

Checking to see if there are any new pics??

Hello everyone!
I knew it would grab attention!

Well I'm back with another update!
Two photos, but not in my garden.
These are the one's in the front yard!
Look just how tall my Paul Bunyans have gotten since I planted them in the front....
Amazing!

Looks great Michael.....keep those pics coming

Thank you,

Here is an update that will please the eyes!
Sprouting sunflowers!



To update Triss,
I removed my geraniums, now I'm starting to see sprout occur where they were planted. Do you think they will flower this year at all? Or NOT A CHANCE...
The Circled area is where they are located.

The sunflowers look great!!! Even though I am not Triss, I would say that since you are seeing sprouting where the geraniums were that they should come back out and bloom for you this year, they may not be as big as they were though.

Yeah I agree with Comfrey!

Hey Michael!
Glad to see you are back at it again with your sunflower forest.
Weezie sent me a message that you germinated the burgundy seeds I sent you. That's terrific.
I have started this year's crop of sunflowers with some giants:

The one on the right is your Paul Bunyan seed. The right is a mammoth.


I haven't yet decided where to put them in the yard because the sun is shifting and I want to maximize the sunlight. The seeds that I planted in the fall did not grow as well because (as you said) they didn't like those short days.

Here is a flat of sunflowers (including Paul Bunyan, the tallest one on the right). The others are American Giant, Kong, Jade and Sunspot variegated. The seedlings to the right are musk mallows that I planted 2 weeks ago.


Here are some more seedlings:

The seedling on the bottom left is a giant pumpkin ( a coworker gave me 3 seeds a few months ago; said his dad grew 800-pound pumpkins in New York). And next to that are some cantaloupe seeds I got in trade.

This is my second growing season and I'm growing as a gardener..I have branched out and am trying different plants. I got hooked on Brugsmansia (Angel's Trumpet) so I have several of those growing and flowering beautifully. I have a little rose patch, plus strawberries and tomatoes, cabbage, bananas, carrots and cucumbers.

A few of my neighbors have walked by and asked when my sunflowers are coming and I said soon, very soon...I think the blue jays and cardinals are also anxiously awaiting them.

My parents are building a new home in Georgia. I will be going up there in a few weeks to start their flower beds and landscaping from scratch! They have 2 acres of what used to be farmland crowing peanuts and cotton. So the soil should be rich and workable.

I plan to plant LOADS of sunflowers up there, including some of your Paul Bunyans and American Giants. They have enough space that I can go crazy with planting sunflower seeds. I have toyed with the idea of doing a sunflower maze. We'll see what happens.
And yes, I will keep you posted...
Take care
Rite2u

WOW those look Great!!!! I haven't even started mine Yet!!