Finally, after many attempts at germinating Rudbeckia hirta seeds, I have succeeded! I first saw them on Skyfiery’s blog and fell in love with the flowers. It was around the Christmas season last year, and I thought the opening bud … Continue reading
It’s taken my Early Russian sunflower a week to bloom fully. I’m rather proud of it as it’s the first giant sunflower plant I’ve ever grown. Friends and family have come to see the amazing 2.2m tall sunflower and the … Continue reading
Sunflowers are really cool plants to grow. In the growing stage, they just keep producing leaves and stem, leaves and stem, repeatedly, until they reach the height they want to flower at. You can usually tell from the formation at … Continue reading
When I started growing sunflowers about a year ago, one of my biggest problems was when caterpillars ate so many of the leaves that the plants couldn’t sustain themselves, and eventually died prematurely. I didn’t have a problem with caterpillars … Continue reading