Sunflowers
 | May 2012 Well, I didn't think anything could be more easier for her to grow than sunflowers, so we got 7 seeds, and planted them in individual pots. They started off really well, and had got to 4-5 inches in a few weeks. Unfortunately, I never photographed them, and we planted them into the garden, after buying seven 8ft canes for them. The next morning, I went out to check them, and slugs had eaten five out of the seven! I was livid! The next day, the remaining two had dissappeared, I presume by the same culprits. As I had planted my strawberry plant a little further along from the sunflowers, I realised action had to be taken! I bought the little blue pellets of death! Luckily, there were more seeds left in the packet, so we made new holes directly by where the old ones were, and planted the new seeds directly into the ground. Then I sprinkled the pellets lightly around. Whether they will do the trick, or the new seeds will take, I don't know, but Jess was VERY dissapointed that her lovely plants were eaten. |
4th June 2012
Well, we've just been out on slug patrol, making sure all the dead one's are removed and I think we have a new shoot showing through! Hopefully, the others will follow! :-)
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21st June, 2012
Well, it seems we were very lucky when we planted the second lot of seeds, and 5 of them have actually taken and growing well. Slug pellets are doing an excellent job keeping the slimey things away! Here are a few pictures below of the new ones coming up, nearly 3 weeks old.
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24th June 2012
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 | We found an odd random sunflower seed that was left in the seed packet, so we popped it in a pot, and we'll keep this one away from the slugs!! :-) |
Sunday, 1st July 2012
Well, the new Sunflowers are going just fine. Thay've had a rough start, and the weather has been awful, but they are getting bigger by the day, and make Jess go 'Wow' everytime she checks on them! Her new 'odd' seed has sprouted as well, so here are a couple of pics below.
The one on the left is now 5 weeks old and the picture on the right is only one day old!!
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And that's this weeks Sunflower update. :-)
Sunday, 8th July 2012
Well this week has been nothing but wet, wet, wet, with rain all week long, so the poor sunflowers are not happy at all. Plus, something has been nibbling Jessies new seedling that we put in the individual pot, so she is not impressed at all. Here is a couple of pictures below of the outdoor ones on the left, which are now 6 weeks old, and the 1 week old baby on the right.
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