Green Speckles

Sunflower

Sunflower
Washed - 14 Jun
Sunflower
With spider mites - 14 Jun
Sunflower
2 Jun
Sunflower
2 Jun
Sunflower
20 Apr
Sunflower
20 Apr
Sunflower
5 Apr
Sunflower
Back from holiday - 3 Apr
Sunflower
About to emerge - 22 Mar
Sunflower
Label Olivia made - 17 Mar
Sunflower
Today's planting - 17 Mar
Sunflower
Sowing - 17 Mar
Sunflower
Sowing - 17 Mar
Sunflower
Preparing tray - 17 Mar
Sunflower
Preparing label - 17 Mar
Sunflower
Preparing label - 17 Mar
Sunflower
Preparing soil - 17 Mar 2022
Sunflower
Since Mar 2022

Planted from seeds (McKenzie) by Olivia.

Journal 2022
  • March
    • 17 2022: Planted by Olivia
    • 25: Watered thoroughly in preparation of 10 days holiday.
  • April
    • 3: Back from holiday, seedlings look very good and thriving. Replanted on the pumpking large long container.
    • 5: Warm day, temperature above 10 °C. Put outside during warm hours. Will put back inside in the evening.
    • 21: Has been growing well. Last week 3 jiffies are transplated to windowsil long white planter. Today the rest are moved from the temporary railing planter to round jiffies.
  • May
    • 6: Arranged together in the large long patio container: 1 row of daisy and 1 row of sunflowers (from both white pot and jiffies).
    • 18: Re. Spider mites. Washed leaves of suspected invested plants. Removed a lot of yellowing leaves.
  • June
    • 1: Each plant has a big bud
    • 10: 1 bud bloom
    • 14: 1 full bloom, 1 start opening, spider mites investation.
Care
  • Water: thirsty. an inch per week. Water when top inch feels dry to touch.
  • Fertilizer: heavy feeder. High N at first, then after bloom comes, high P