Squirrel and bird food/plant  

This lady I worked for one time at an old country store threw out a bunch of wild sunflower seeds and some of them grew and were so pretty and big. Not sure how many she threw out. She didn't transplant them or anything.

Hi GRANDPA BOB,



That is a shame that only one survived, but never mind, you learn as you go along, so maybe next year you can palnt it later.


Tamara

Yes. We got a bit anxious this year when putting the tomato plants in the ground. We got a frost that we were not expecting and it killed them. I am glad though because the plants that we have now are looking very good and they have alot of green tomatoes on them already.

I should have waited, I think. My green beans look like lace on Grandma's doilies. However, the bugs have left and now they are growing nice healthy leaves. Next year I think I will wait till the end of May to put things out.

yes, this year, i have held back a bit on planting seedlings out due to the dratted snails and slugs. plus my dear lovely cats, who like to 'christen' a raked over piece of earth, and just love to dig things up.you have to be very wary of our unpredictable british weather over here, but fingers crossed, the weather has been pretty good and now we are into june, it should be ok now.

Yes I do this alot. In fact this year I waited a bit to long for a few things because I didnt want to do it to early, like usual. I am sorry you had to lose the sunflowers.

I do not grow them well indoors at all. I tend to want to plant them too soon directly into the soil. My sunflowers are always volunteer from the birds and squirrels planting them with sloppy table manners. I had some corn come up volunteer this year as well.

If you don't mind exactly where they come up, try letting some of the seeds scatter on the ground. I used to have a wildflower bed that I only planted once cause they self-sowed every fall.