STeve @ 11:03 am
They have been still standing tall but with bowed heads and died flowers for some time. At the weekend we decided it was time for them to come down and so we saved the seeds from one head and the others put onto freecycle (and had someone wanting them straight away). We could have had saved them for feeding the birds but next door feeds the birds already and the mess that it creates is a constant problem for us!
Meanwhile, the smaller multi-headed sunflowers in the front are still doing well. Certainly a good idea I think.
Related:
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
- July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
- July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers
- June 27, 2008 -- Patio cleaned up
- June 13, 2008 -- Radishes and Rocket Planted
- September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
- August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
- August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
- July 31, 2008 -- w15 - Sunflowers in front
STeve @ 8:51 pm
This is all unexpected. Tonight I discovered a new small flower on one of the sunflowers which has now flowered and is now looking a bit sad. Halfway down the stem, a new shoot and a baby sunflower child growing off the side.
Related:
- September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
- August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
- July 31, 2008 -- w15 - Sunflowers in front
- July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
- July 24, 2008 -- @w 14 - Sunflowers
- July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers
- July 9, 2008 -- @week 12 - Sunflowers
- June 29, 2008 -- First sunflower showing!
STeve @ 3:22 pm
I suppose these need to be cut down at sometime, save some seed and sort out what to do with the rest. In the meantime, they give off an uneasy grin….
Related:
- September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
- August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
- July 31, 2008 -- w15 - Sunflowers in front
- July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
- July 24, 2008 -- @w 14 - Sunflowers
- July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers
- July 9, 2008 -- @week 12 - Sunflowers
- June 29, 2008 -- First sunflower showing!
STeve @ 3:45 pm
It’s windy and rainy…. which means the sunflowers at the front are a little bit sideways. But still, it is always nice to see a sunny sunflower, even more so when it feels like the middle of winter.
Related:
- July 31, 2008 -- w15 - Sunflowers in front
- May 21, 2008 -- Small sunflowers planted outside
- May 8, 2008 -- @Three Weeks
- April 27, 2008 -- More Sunflowers Planted
- October 5, 2008 -- Snapshot October 08
- September 30, 2008 -- Wigwams down
- September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
- September 14, 2008 -- Autumn Grass Seed
- August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
- August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
STeve @ 3:27 pm
“Didn’t they do well?” I am quite pleased, and now we have a load of massive sunflower heads that I need to cut down and do something with, no doubt save some of the seed for next year.
Related:
- September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
- July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
- July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers
- June 27, 2008 -- Patio cleaned up
- June 13, 2008 -- Radishes and Rocket Planted
- September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
- August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
- August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
- July 31, 2008 -- w15 - Sunflowers in front
STeve @ 4:27 pm
The smaller sunflowers in the front garden seem to have grown rather large and are swamping the small apple tree - whoops. I suppose in sunflower terms they are still quite small.
Related:
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
- May 21, 2008 -- Small sunflowers planted outside
- May 8, 2008 -- @Three Weeks
- April 27, 2008 -- More Sunflowers Planted
- October 5, 2008 -- Snapshot October 08
- September 30, 2008 -- Wigwams down
- September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
- September 14, 2008 -- Autumn Grass Seed
- August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
- August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
STeve @ 8:48 pm
Out of all the large sunflowers, there were two that never really grew. One just seemed to not do anything, while the other one I planted quite late and so I suppose it never really was going to do too much. But even so, while we have been wowed by the large ones, the small tiny ones have flowered too and they are just as good and impressive, if just a little bit smaller.
Related:
- September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
- July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers
- June 27, 2008 -- Patio cleaned up
- June 13, 2008 -- Radishes and Rocket Planted
- September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
- August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
- August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
- July 31, 2008 -- w15 - Sunflowers in front
STeve @ 9:10 pm
We have two above the fence, two that didn’t really do anything, and the rest that are fine. Two have now finished flowering. The smaller ones in the front garden are starting to flower and their different appearance (ie not just plain yellow) will make an interesting display once they are all out.
Related:
- September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
- August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
- August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
- July 31, 2008 -- w15 - Sunflowers in front
- July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
- July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers
- July 9, 2008 -- @week 12 - Sunflowers
- June 29, 2008 -- First sunflower showing!
STeve @ 2:12 pm
Mostly now all flowering, def all stopped growing and now onto their flowers.
Related:
- September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
- July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
- June 27, 2008 -- Patio cleaned up
- June 13, 2008 -- Radishes and Rocket Planted
- September 5, 2008 -- The Late Seeds - Result
- August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
- August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
- July 31, 2008 -- w15 - Sunflowers in front
STeve @ 4:19 pm
We have a second flower showing now! But the dude that is second from the right is still growing and above the fence with no signs yet of a flower appearing. The two small ones in the middle I don’t know why they have not grown much more than they have. Why do sunflowers do that I wonder?
Related:
- September 24, 2008 -- RIP Big Sunflowers
- August 21, 2008 -- Baby Sunflower Child
- August 18, 2008 -- w18 sunflowers are grinning
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers at the front
- August 11, 2008 -- w17 - Sunflowers finished in the back
- July 31, 2008 -- w15 - Sunflowers in front
- July 28, 2008 -- Small Sunflower
- July 24, 2008 -- @w 14 - Sunflowers
- July 14, 2008 -- @week13 - sunflowers
- June 29, 2008 -- First sunflower showing!
