"M"'s Sunflowers

How are your sunflowers doing?

Here are a couple of mine (which are from the same batch, but, I didn't get around to planting any seed this year ... these are "volunteers" - probably courtesy of Mr Squirrel or Mrs Bird, or even Master Mouse? At a push, possible Wiley Wind, but, I doubt it)

My tallest (something over 5' 2 & 1/2 inches)



And standing next to him is his vertically challenged brother ... (below 5' 2" )



He has a much paler central colour, so probably a bit of a rogue gene

 

3 of mine survived the slugs/rabbit (Rabbit got run over btw )

About 2 foot high now.

 

ARMANDII Hmm, maybe they've put their energy into growth. Last year (and I had a lot last year!) some flowered early, but the tallest didn't flower until much later (I'll need to check my photo albums to get an idea of how much later though)

Aww Zigs poor wabbit Well done on your 3 surviving ones though

 

Sorry "M" ,
mine didn't survive the cold, damp June...
Jenny

 

Oh dear, sorry to hear that Jenny I'll have to send you something a little more reliable for next year.

 

Just took pic of my sunflowers, it's just starting to open but i'm going to get the ladder out it's over 10 foot tall, planted them at the ends of the runner beans, the canes are 8 feet

 

Cor, lovely show, Jiffy!

I read an old tip about growing sunflowers and beans side by side: the idea being that the sunflowers act as a support for the beans instead of using bamboo canes

 

The beans are holding up the sunflower in the strong winds

 

Wise beans you have there Jiffy: wise indeed!

 

Don't tell em that, I've started eating them

 

Then long may they pass on their wisdom to you (and not the porcelain )

 

Lots of bees will come aflyin' over to them there Sunflowers Jiffy,
and then move along to them there beans for pudding...
Jenny

 

Lots of Bee's, there even nesting in a bird box 5 feet away