The Midlife Crisis Gardener Diaries. Chapter 12: Sunflowers
Ten Things Thankful. Sunflower edition.
Okay. The dirt is prepared. My vegetables planted.
Everything done.
Then this morning I saw these.
My Sunflower seeds.
Completely forgot about them.
So I hurried out there. Found my pick axe and got them in the ground.
10 reasons why I am sooo very thankful I found my sunflowers.
10. They make me happy when their little green heads break through the dirt.
9. They make me happy when they grow three inches over night.
8. They make me happy when their big leaves stretch out from their sturdy stalks.
7. They make me happy when I see their head begin to form.
6. They make me happy when their faces rotate to follow the sun each day.
5. — 1. They are easy to grow. And did I say they make me happy?
And here is my expert video on how to plant your sunflowers.
Does your summer include sunflowers? I hope it does.
