A friend bought this lovely orange sunflower at the Tailgate Market last weekend.
This year I was thrilled to have a raised bed to garden in, and planted just 6 of the giant sunflower seeds. I pruned them down to three plants last week. But on Saturday I was dismayed to see that 2 of the surviving ones were almost dead...all the leaves crumbled and brown.
This is the healthiest sunflower left.
I don't know if it will survive to bloom. I bent down the one that was almost completely dead. We shall see...
With frequent rains, I haven't been going over to water the raised garden. I've got a LOT of tomatoes starting. No beans however. Oh well.
I have more seeds both of beans and the giant sunflowers. Wish I knew what was killing them.
Today's Quote:
For me, a
lovely day is any day I wake up.
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Bernie S. Siegel
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I love sunflowers too, good luck there…we have had virtually no rain all summer…BIZARRE.
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