It’s been 4 weeks since my Early Russian sunflower finished blooming. By this, I mean that all the little disc flowers had bloomed, giving the centre of the sunflower that pincushion look, and the ray flowers, or outer ring of … Continue reading
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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
A day after two germinating long bean plants were snatched away by birds, another pair of seeds began to break through the soil. This is what probably caught the bird’s eye: The neck of the sprouting stem does kind of … Continue reading
You need a lot of patience when you dabble in gardening. Seeds sprout only when they’re ready. The sunflower and rudbeckia seeds are still playing hide and seek with me – I seek, they don’t germinate. I’m still trying, though … Continue reading