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Well today in my pots I'm starting to see life appear above the soil now! I'm happy to say this is not even the beginning! Since these pots I have going currently are just going to the front for show-off Enjoyment! I still will not be planting my sunflowers in my garden just yet. Not until another 5 weeks? I plant to start sowing seeds in my little bio-dome by march 12th or so. So they will be ready to be planted on The FIRST DAY OF SPRING as a celebration!
My garden is just waiting for the warm weather....
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Glad you started this back up. I am looking forward to seeing your gardens grow again this year!
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Thank you all for your wonderful comments! They keep me motivated into keep preparing for the summer ahead! I'd like to see everyone please do as soon as your first sunflower appears, PLEASE do post it here and share it all with us!
I'd also love to see others create a garden journal just like I have. I love to see what people go in their hand in mind.
Just wanted to show everyone once again a small little update on my currently sprouting sunflowers!! They are Paul Bunyans which will be planted in the front side of my house. I think I will plant these on Monday morning... Aren't they beautiful!!??
More sprout showed up today!? Which is odd, because the high was only 58 degrees with partly to mostly cloudy skies.
NOTICE: MICHAEL needs YOUR Help! My Geranium seems to be dying and at a raceful rate!! I need some advice. Should I cut it to the bottom now so new sprouts will occur? Because I'm starting to see mold show. Additionally the stems are starting to get soft and squishy. The bottom seems to be still rough. should I just cut it to were it seems to be alive? Pictures....
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Michael, I would cut the stems down just a lil bit below where they all start to look healthy again. I sure hope it comes back for you!
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Thank you Triss, I'll have to get on this as soon as possible. This was all due to the very freezing weather we had here in california. It was horrible I TELL YA.
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I know it was and I really hope you can save a bunch.
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quote:Originally posted by Triss: Michael, I would cut the stems down just a lil bit below where they all start to look healthy again. I sure hope it comes back for you!
I took these pictures around 7 in the morning as I was ready to plant. I had over 12 seedlings ready to be planted in the ground. Here are the photos. My sunflowers are looking very healthy!
...And this is where they will be planted. For more Close ups, please turn into my page. Thanks
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they look great! are you gonna be able to see them out the windows when their grown? i always wanted to do that, so when ya look out your window the flowers are right there.
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Your sunflower sprouts look great..very healthy!!! This is going to be my first year growing sunflowers, I have chosen Velvet Queen, it says on the package to sow the seed 1/2 inch deep. How deep did you plant your seeds? How many days did it take for yours to germinate (sprout)? How soon should I start them? My plant out date (frost free) is not until around May 1st.
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sibyl - Yes, I will be able to view them through my window and of course my moms window too! First window is my window. Second is my mother's.
comfrey - Thank you! Those Velvet sunflowers are wonderful! I can't wait to see what you can do! This will be my first year growing Velvet Sunflowers as well! Thanks to Rite2u ! ! I wonder where she is???
I planted mines in pots at 1/2 deep, same as you. It only took my sprouts about a week! Since you may still be getting some freezing, I guess I'd wait... Isn't your growing season longer than mines?? My end date of frost is March 25th...
Penny - Yes it surely will be! Thanks!!
Here are my sprouts in the front, Just wanted to show everyone.
You are seeing NINE in this row... At 2ft apart. They are Paul Bunyan sunflowers, white seeds and grow to 12-15ft tall...
Yes my end of frost is April 30, but I wait until May 1st to plant...So I should start my seeds about a week or so before I want to plant them out???
This is going to be fun, since several people are growing Velvet Queen, I hope they do well for me. I am planting mine on the inside of the garden along the fence.
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Oh how exciting, plants in the ground!! Looking so forward to watching these lil seedlings grow and grow and grow!!!
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Confrey - Thanks!! I'm excited ! Yes, you can do that. Just like what i will be doing. I plan on planting all my sunflowers seedlings in my garden right around March 25th. Doing so I am going to start a week ahead and plant them in pots. You can do the same and get ready and and enjoy as they pop their heads out.
This will be a fun year! Please do post your pictures when they come available!!
Triss - Exciting??....I need to show you my garden. I got common sunflowers sprouting everywhere already!!! It's so much fun to see how spring is NEAR!! My grass is turning greening as you can see!
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That is just great Michael. I just get such a smile everytime I read all you are doing in your yard and it looks great!
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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????????????
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.
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!
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WOW Michael, life has begun out there! Looks awesome!
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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!
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.
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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.
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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
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