Always running a little late...

Well, this year we are at least getting the sunflower house planted.  Better late than never!  We decided to make it the central focus of the garden.  I'm thinking it will also attract all kinds of pollinators for the vegetables!  I also feel much better having Erin playing in the garden right where I am working.

In the past, we haven't been very good about the purpose of the sunflowers being to grow sunflower seeds.  We just didn't harvest them.  This year I plan to harvest the seeds.  It seems so silly that I buy sunflower seeds all year long and grow sunflowers, but don't harvest.  Time to change that!

The seeds I have for planting are Mammoth Sunflowers (8-12ft) and an Autumn Multi-Color mix (5-7 ft.)  I plan on interplanting them with birdhouse gourds and morning glories. I can't wait to see how it looks in a month or so!

If you would like to grow a sunflower house of your own, or you just want some advice on planting sunflowers, click here.