Sunflowers

The flower seeds that I sowed late and didn’t really know if it was a bit too late have shown that actualy I think it was a bit too late!  Between the heat, lack of water, and the cats, a lot have not really made it.   They all came up but the cats decided it looked like a good toilet and so we lost loads.   The ones that have made it have come up but are small and their flowers are coming out and so I looks like that is as large as they are going to go.

But no worries.

Related:

• June 27, 2008 -- Seeds in the Back
• June 17, 2008 -- Flower Seeds now Showing
• June 10, 2008 -- Last Seeds of the Year
• June 9, 2008 -- More Seeds - Too Late?
• June 4, 2008 -- @Seven Weeks - Wildflower seed
• September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
• September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
• August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
• July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
• July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers

We are starting to get a nice display of ‘flowers for wildlife’ at the back.  The seeds we sowed ages ago are now mini flowers starting to flower, while the seeds we sowed a little bit late at the beginning of the month are going well.

Related:

• July 25, 2008 -- Seeds were maybe too late…
• June 17, 2008 -- Flower Seeds now Showing
• June 10, 2008 -- Last Seeds of the Year
• June 9, 2008 -- More Seeds - Too Late?
• June 4, 2008 -- @Seven Weeks - Wildflower seed
• September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
• September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
• August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
• July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
• July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers

The photo does not do it any justice, but here we have the seeds that I sowed the other day, the “Last Sowing of the Year” - they are starting to pop up.

Related:

• July 25, 2008 -- Seeds were maybe too late…
• June 27, 2008 -- Seeds in the Back
• June 10, 2008 -- Last Seeds of the Year
• June 9, 2008 -- More Seeds - Too Late?
• June 4, 2008 -- @Seven Weeks - Wildflower seed
• September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
• September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
• August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
• July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
• July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers

Only just in time, we shall see what happens.   I have put netting in top to stop the cat digging.  See how things are in 30 days or so….

Related:

• June 9, 2008 -- More Seeds - Too Late?
• September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
• September 9, 2008 -- Autumn Flowers
• July 25, 2008 -- Seeds were maybe too late…
• June 27, 2008 -- Seeds in the Back
• June 17, 2008 -- Flower Seeds now Showing
• June 4, 2008 -- @Seven Weeks - Wildflower seed
• September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
• September 7, 2008 -- Spotted - Chrysanthemum!
• August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back

It is beginning of June, I am leaving it all a bit late if I want to sow any more flower seeds, but I thought I would have a go anyway.  It is only just June after all….   This is all for one of the beds in the back garden which I was going to leave bare all summer but thought actually there is no excuse for such lazyness and so off I went.

I have plants of different heights, including Canterbury Bell, Larkspur, Chrysanthemum, Viscaria, and Candytuft.   This should all bring us a nice cottage garden feel.  Tonight I prepared the bed, tomorrow night I will sow some seeds…

Related:

• June 10, 2008 -- Last Seeds of the Year
• September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
• September 9, 2008 -- Autumn Flowers
• July 25, 2008 -- Seeds were maybe too late…
• June 27, 2008 -- Seeds in the Back
• June 17, 2008 -- Flower Seeds now Showing
• June 4, 2008 -- @Seven Weeks - Wildflower seed
• September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
• September 7, 2008 -- Spotted - Chrysanthemum!
• August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back

T&J ‘helped’ to sow these seeds and it has been hard to work out in the past if anything came of them, as little plants sometimes do look like little weeds!  But… I think it is now clear to see that it was a success and we watch and wait…

Related:

• July 25, 2008 -- Seeds were maybe too late…
• June 27, 2008 -- Seeds in the Back
• June 17, 2008 -- Flower Seeds now Showing
• June 10, 2008 -- Last Seeds of the Year
• June 9, 2008 -- More Seeds - Too Late?
• September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
• September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
• August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
• July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
• July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers

I thought I would give it a try, I had a small list of plants that I would like to try in the garden and so had a quick search on Ebay.   I found a seller who for 99p sold seeds and combined the postage too at just 85p for as many orders as you liked.

We have Red Amaranthus, Italian White Sunflowers, Poached Egg Plant, and Velvet Queen Sunflowers.   The sunflowers are the ones I really wanted, these are both quite small ones and will give a white head, and a dark red head (hence their names).

Planting in seed trays sometime over the weekend.

Related:

• May 8, 2008 -- @Three Weeks
• October 11, 2008 -- Sunflowers in the front still looking good
• September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
• September 7, 2008 -- Amaranthus looking good
• August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
• August 20, 2008 -- w18 Amaranthus is focal point
• August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
• August 11, 2008 -- w17 Amaranthus starts to flower!
• August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
• August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back