The pumpkin patch in August.
The pumpkin patch now.
There are lots of babies like this...I’m just not sure there will be enough sun for them to blossom into jack-o-lanterns.
The flowers are so delicate. It surprises me that these beautiful flowers become hard, round gourds.
The sunflowers in August.
The sunflowers now. Notice how they've grown taller than both windows. I never even thought of the windows when I planted the seeds.
I love looking at them. They look like they’re smiling.
5 comments:
Your sunflower stalks look very thin for some reason. I am surprised that they haven't fallen over yet, if the flower gets any heaving a tight lashing will set the straight...Lol.
We had a weird summer so far, not as hot as usual, so must be the global warming?
Hi Tancho - Those stalks probably needed some nutrition! This was an overgrown patch of dirt that Mike cleared out when we first moved here. Then we bought some seeds and without embellishing the soil at all I stuck 30 sunflower seeds in at about 6 inches apart. Amazingly 26 of them sprouted and we got a soaker hose around them. Without anything else than a little water they bloomed! And yes, they did start to lean and Mike has lashed about 6 of them to the wall - the ones on the very far right.
Very nice. This year we didn't plant many sunflowers. I tried growing the bright orange color ones and they just didn't bloom. I like your garden. Enjoy it while it lasts. Have a great weekend and I'll be mailing out your print next week sometime.
Hi Gloria - We are enjoying it - until the very end! Next year we'll turn some nutrients into the soil before we plant. I'm sure the tomatoes, radishes, green onions and squash will like that. And I'd love to have success with some chiles like yours!
they're beautiful! had you planted them any sooner, they would have drowned or frozen-that's what happened to my neighbor's garden. this is definitely the weirdest summer we've had in the 18 years we've lived in lake stevens.
i'll answer your e-mail later!
have a great day!
teresa
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