Category: Flowers
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Thanksgiving cactus flowers
I shared some quick snaps of my cactus (succulent?) in flower from my phone a while back on my Instagram feed with a promise of a couple of clearer images, well here you go….a couple of quick snaps with the “Big Camera”. All I did to produce these flowers was give it a good watering.…
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Dwarf sunflowers in bloom
This year I managed to get my dwarf Ms Mars sunflowers sown much earlier than I did last year. Now in early August two of them have been looking good, but for some reason the third sunflower seems to have failed somewhat. I’ve not idea why the third sunflower failed to thrive like the other…
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What and how?
2 Questions for any green fingered readers that may stumble across this wee blog. What are these little black insects on my sunflower and how do I get rid of them? I would prefer a non-chemical solution, but releasing predators like ladybirds is probably futile as this isn’t in a greenhouse or even a garden…
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Sunflowers – small but growing
Yes, it’s the middle of August. My sunflowers still haven’t flowered, in fact they’re only just coming into proper growth! That’s what happens when you plant them late I guess! They are also a dwarf variety as, living in a flat, we don’t have any room for full sized giants. Ms Mars variety should give…
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To chop or not to chop?
So far when my Gerbera daisy flowers had started wilted I gave the plant a bit of water and it would quickly perk up. This time however is different. This time the the flower that’s wilting wouldn’t perk up with water while the other flower stem stood proud. So I’m taking that to mean the…
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Sunflowers repotted
Like my cactus, I don’t think my sunflower seedlings would have been getting enough light on our east facing, sheltered balcony. So decided to move them with the cactus to the front, but I also wanted to put them into more attractive pots than ugly plastic pots. So they are now sitting pretty in some…
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Sunflowers starting up
IT’s felt like quite the wait (probably 8–10 days) but today I’ve got the first signs that my sunflowers are actually germinating! My Ms Mars sunflowers should grow to be much smaller than the super tall plants we’re used to, instead this short variety will grow to around 60cm and have red or pink flowers…
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