Last year many of the sunflowers were devoured by slugs and snails but thankfully that’s not been a problem this year as I’ve yet to see any. I generally start some off at home but haven’t this year so I’m relying on direct sown and self-seeded ones. As usual I’m growing plenty of the knee-high variety Music Box along with a few each of the taller Ring of Fire and Valentine.
I direct sowed some several weeks ago and more this morning. So far there are plenty of seedlings appearing, most of which are in the right places. This self-sown one is the biggest, being about 6 in/15 cm from left left tip to right leaf tip, and judging by where it’s growing may well be the variety Holiday which I grew, not very successfully, last year.
As I’ve done since 2016 I’ll be sharing photos of my sunflowers on The Big Sunflower Project’s Facebook webpage , and this year also on Twitter @BigSunProject. In November 2018 Toni, the Project’s founder, did this blog post titled Mike which is about my sunflowers and support.
Here’s an archive photo of some plot sunflowers from July 2011.
Have a good weekend, and take care!
Flighty's plot 
Shame the snails had their way last year. Hope you are able to protect these seedlings. I laughed at “most are in the right places” — isn’t that the way?
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Nikki it certainly was. Thanks, me too. I don’t like transplanting them so the more that are in the right places the better. xx
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What a lovely photo of your sunflowers and I enjoyed reading your blog post for the Sunflower Project. Which reminds me that I need to sow some sunflower seeds myself!
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Liz thanks that’s good to know. Happy sowing. xx
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Always lovely to see sunflowers 🙂
All the best Jan
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Jan it certainly is. Thanks, and to you too. xx
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Lovely sunflowers, always providing good cheer!
We’re relying on self-sown ones too this year as we haven’t managed to germinate any yet!
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Belinda thanks, I’m glad you like them. Oh dear how annoying, fingers crossed for both of us. xx
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Yours are well ahead of those Littl’urchin planted. How beautiful. Here’s to a curse on snails!xxx
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Snowbird I’m sure yours will soon catch up. Thanks. Yes indeed, and slugs. xx
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