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Planting sunflowers

31 May, 2010 by Stonehead 0 Comments

The Wee ‘Un enjoyed growing sunflowers last year so he decided to grow even more this year. First, he claimed the back of one of the herb beds and dug it over with a fork. He collected a barrow load of well-rotted muck from the muck boxes, sieved it and brought it around to his [...]

Gardening

Daily life, Gardening, sunflowers

Sunflowers bloom at last

28 September, 2009 by Stonehead 7 Comments

Back in May, the boys planted four rows of sunflowers in the front garden. The odds were stacked against them as the soil was still on the cold side, mice and birds took a proportion of the seeds, slugs chomped many of the seedlings that came through, and strong winds snapped several of the plants [...]

Gardening, Vegetables

Gardening, sunflowers, Vegetables

Boys at work

24 May, 2009 by Stonehead 11 Comments

When I’d finished planting peas and the OH had finished weeding the broadbeans, we all moved to the front garden so the boys could plant their sunflower seeds. Each of them has two rows to plant and care for, with the Wee ‘Un choosing Elite as his variety while the Big Lad went for Little [...]

Gardening

Daily life, Family, Gardening, sunflowers