Sunflowers 2007, Week #2 * * * * Dial up warning

[Ptah]

Time for an update.
I sent them to their garden, where they will live out their lives,
hopefully giving some enjoyment.

A good neighborhood, with Oxalis ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis ) right next door:





Twins:





Two lips:




Here are two sprouts de-husking:





A close up of two leaves shedding their husk:





Sunflowers 2007, Week #1 * * * * {Bonus - window trinkets } Dial up warning Sun Feb 25th 2007




Sunflowers 2007, Week #0 * * * * Tue Feb 20th 2007




:hi:

[Redstone]

1. Jealous. WAY too early to even THINK about planting here...high temp of 15 today.

Redstone

[Ptah]

2. It's only fun for about two months, then the 100 F days begin.

Perhaps the color will give you hope for your spring.

:hi:

[Redstone]

4. 100 degrees? AAARGH! You can HAVE your early planting, then; I'm not jealous anymore.

Redstone

[Kali]

6. But it's a DRY 100.

:rofl:

at least until July.

[Ptah]

7. Here's what a river looks like

[Kali]

12. can't see the pic

:o

[Ptah]

14. Oops

[Redstone]

8. As Mark Twain said: "It rains a lot in New England, bit it's a DRY rain."

Redstone

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Do you break off the base of the peat pot when you plant them?

Just curious. With smaller seeded plants I found that was helpful but I'm guess that with something as big as a sunflower seed it probably has no trouble working its roots through the peat.

Time to plant mine!

[Ptah]

5. No. I hadn't ever heard of doing that.

That sounds like a good suggestion.
I'll file it away for the next transplanting.

Thanks, Gormy Cuss

:hi:

[wildhorses]

9. it is a lovely picture story!!

it was 70 here today...for a little while anyway!!

i wish i had a digital camera *pout*

thanks for the pix:hi:

[Ptah]

10. Thanks for enjoying my amatuer jounalism.

We made it to 74 here

:hi: :hug:

[wildhorses]

11. it was a beautiful day

:hug::hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear Ptah!

I am so sorry I missed your post till now...

But.....these pictures are just wonderful!

Isn't it amazing how those tiny little sprouts will grow into plants 12 feet tall?

I'm totally happy to see them coming up so strongly!

Good on ya!

:toast: :bounce: :bounce: :toast:

[Ptah]

15. Thank you Peggy

:hug: