Way back in May I planted six little seeds into my freshly weeded and fertilized flower beds. I also planted a whole bunch of other flower seeds: asters, daisies, and calendula. Then two weeks of cold rain swept through Massachusetts. I do believe that cold rain killed my other seeds, but not my wonderful and hardy sunflowers.
I tried to weed the flower bed but it was too much. I couldn't tell what was a weed and what was a flower. Maybe I pulled up a bunch of the flowers but I think they were already dead. I did notice the sunflowers growing and tried to protect them from the dastardly weeds. Then, one day, I walked outside and realized that my sunflowers were becoming giants!
It really didn't take much effort at all - just a little extra water and some nutrients. When I planted the seeds I mixed in a bag of garden soil and throughout the summer I've watered the bed twice or three times a week. I even gave up weeding! Now my biggest worry is the neighborhood birds. My neighbor told me the heads of her sunflowers always get eaten by the birds so I've taken protective measures. I sprinkle chili powder on the flowers every couple of days to keep things spicy (which birds don't like). After a week it seems to have worked.
I will write an update and post the pictures once my plants start blooming.
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