And, look! Sunflowers! I wish the tomatoes were doing as well. ;)
Showing posts with label sunflower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sunflower. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Outside Play
We've been having some fun outside this week, despite the heat.
And, look! Sunflowers! I wish the tomatoes were doing as well. ;)
And, look! Sunflowers! I wish the tomatoes were doing as well. ;)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Miscellaneous June Gardening
Mom found a giant zucchini last week. This sucker was tucked away beneath a tomato plant.
(And that's Bug's "Whoa. This is heavy." face.)
This is a good example of what we're picking on a daily basis. Less zucchini and squash. Mom usually picks those (3-4 a day!) in the morning. That bowl of yellow tomatoes is not small. I think it's a 3 quart bowl? I'll try to remember to look next time.
Still not coming up with many green beans, though the cucumbers are starting to come along nicely.
And, look! Green bean teepee!
It's filled out quite a bit more this week, and the little sweet pea flowers that Mom planted in there are starting to bloom. So there are some pretty little purple flowers tucked in there now. Those are carrots in front, radishes on the side and cucumbers on the back. And, behind the sunflowers, potatoes. Awesome, isn't it? My mom's green thumb just blows me away.
And look at how tall the sunflowers have gotten!
They're 11-12 feet tall, now.
I loved seeing this guy tucked in with the bright yellow ones.
And a better picture of the corn.
Puts my little dirt patch to shame.
(And that's Bug's "Whoa. This is heavy." face.)
This is a good example of what we're picking on a daily basis. Less zucchini and squash. Mom usually picks those (3-4 a day!) in the morning. That bowl of yellow tomatoes is not small. I think it's a 3 quart bowl? I'll try to remember to look next time.
Still not coming up with many green beans, though the cucumbers are starting to come along nicely.
And, look! Green bean teepee!
It's filled out quite a bit more this week, and the little sweet pea flowers that Mom planted in there are starting to bloom. So there are some pretty little purple flowers tucked in there now. Those are carrots in front, radishes on the side and cucumbers on the back. And, behind the sunflowers, potatoes. Awesome, isn't it? My mom's green thumb just blows me away.
And look at how tall the sunflowers have gotten!
They're 11-12 feet tall, now.
I loved seeing this guy tucked in with the bright yellow ones.
And a better picture of the corn.
Puts my little dirt patch to shame.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sunflowers!
My mom's garden is AMAZING. (Well talk about mine later.)
One of the many things that she's growing this year is sunflowers. Thanks to craigslist, I stumbled across a gentleman who was looking to rehome some that were growing wild in his yard (volunteers from his own garden) and came home with many. All of mine died. Mom's are doing quite well.
The first to bloom though, was one that grew up wild in a random pot, from a seed that fell from a bird feeder.
It's gorgeous.
And tall! Bug was so excited when the sunflower finally bloomed that he actually let me take his picture with it. I'm not sure what's up with the affected smile. ;) For reference, Bug stands right at three feet tall these days.
One of the many things that she's growing this year is sunflowers. Thanks to craigslist, I stumbled across a gentleman who was looking to rehome some that were growing wild in his yard (volunteers from his own garden) and came home with many. All of mine died. Mom's are doing quite well.
The first to bloom though, was one that grew up wild in a random pot, from a seed that fell from a bird feeder.
It's gorgeous.
And tall! Bug was so excited when the sunflower finally bloomed that he actually let me take his picture with it. I'm not sure what's up with the affected smile. ;) For reference, Bug stands right at three feet tall these days.
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