Mice!

Rats. Actually.. mice.  Somewhere there is a very fat mouse patting his belly.  He is very very full of my sunflower seeds. The greenhouse was raided by not-so-friendly Mickey types and 8 trays of seeds were wiped out.

Gone.

The 5/13, 5/16, and one tray from the 5/27 plantings were all destroyed. This means that we won't have our full harvest of sunflower blooms for some of July. But the good news is that we have some fast growing varieties that should get us caught up.

In the meantime we'll set the barncat on that mouse.

Setting out sprouts

We've been busy transplanting our little sunflower sprouts to the garden. We start our seeds in trays in the greenhouse - then set out the sprouts in the garden. Each tiny sprout is given plenty of room to reach for the sky.

These little fellas will soon be the star of the show!

Our professional, floral quality sunflowers give consistently beautiful results. They are uniform in size, have strong stems, and don't get too tall. Perfect for a fresh bouquet.

 Remember last summer when the garden was bursting with blooms?

 
Soon our growing garden will be filled with these blooms.

Happy growing!

We have a winner! So glad....

Our first gladiola of the season broke ground! This little guy will turn into a beautiful addition for a bouquet later this season.

Grow, little buddy, grow!

The blooming season is almost here - aren't you glad?

Happy Spring!

Snaps and Suns

This weekend was the perfect time for planting rows of snaps! Snapdragons that is... we'll have tons of blooms soon.

Snapdragons all in a row.

And these sunflower sprouts are off the hook! Check out how fast they are growing.

Nothing but sunny sunflower faces in our future!

Can't wait to get growing! The market season is starting soon - what a great summer this is going to be!

Aren't you glad?

Aren't you glad for gladiolas? Planting these bulbs for mid-July blooms - they are going to be gorgeous!

Happy Planting!

Sunflower Sprouts

These little sprouts will soon turn into beautiful sunflowers!

We have our greenhouse fired up and sprouts are popping up all over.

This is going to be a terrific season at the market. We are thrilled to get growing!

Gettin' Growin'!

Even tho we've had a few chilly nights things are really starting to pop around here!  Planting is going all out for the growing season.

Seeds are direct sown and then we put up a row cover to keep them safe from birds and frost.

We are having a rain today which is just what growers love....followed by several days of sunshine of course.

It's starting!

Sunflower seeds just breaking thru....

Oh happy day they all came up! Three for three - great job, seeds!

And this little dahlia is just bursting thru...that little bit of pink popping up is just lovely.

What a great season this is going to be!

Planting has started.....

Spring is finally here and we are busy in the fields....

Our expected first dates for harvest are 5/25 for Sunrich and 7/24 for Sunbright!

Oh happy day! Planting is such a joy!