Volunteers
One of my favorite things to shop for in the winter is sunflower seeds (usually from Johnny’s). I bought 6 or 8 varieties for the 2011 growing season, and they are making... Read More
Niko and the Double-headed Sunflower
This fairly large sunflower (it was actually a triple-headed sunflower) came up as a volunteer in my herb bed. I thought it was going to be a dwarf sunflower at first; I... Read More
Sunflowers
We only have a few opening up right now, because we planted most of our sunflowers to bloom in September. Sometimes I wish I lived in a warmer place, just so I... Read More
Coming soon…
My favorite flower 🙂 We didn’t start planting sunflowers until mid-June, so the ones that are opening now are all volunteers. This looks like a Sunny Smile (F1) dwarf sunflower, about 3... Read More
Excel Spreadsheets = Garden Nerd2
I spend my days being a semi-nerd by profession. In my spare time, I garden. And just to tie the two together, I make spreadsheets. Here is what my garden looks like... Read More
Perennial Herb & Flower Beds
My my terrific brother picked up three loads of these 16″ blocks for me at less than $1 per piece. There are 26 blocks per bed, bringing the project to a grand... Read More
Growing wedding flowers
I mentioned in an earlier post that Chris and I have an upcoming wedding! September 10th, actually. This has changed up the garden plans slightly, as I would like to grow most... Read More
Coconut Fiber vs. Peat Moss
It’s that time of year again! 10 weeks until Minnesota’s average last frost. We like to put stuff out earlier than that if the weather permits. I have a lot of plans... Read More
Thinking of Spring ….
We took advantage of the nice 25ºF weather last weekend and brought Puck out for a lot of long walks. Apparently, my legs aren’t used to that kind of exercise yet, and... Read More
Mid-Summer
I’ve been incredibly busy with work, and the garden seems to change faster than I have time to spend in it! We have cauliflower, broccoli, turnips, potatoes, beans … and by the... Read More
First sunflowers of the summer
I was just looking back on photos from last year, and these sunflowers are opening up an entire month earlier than they did last summer! We had a warm spring and everything... Read More