Weed or plant?
My dear wife Karen has let this grow tall.
I don’t know if it’s a weed or a plant, but I definitely dodged it with the mower.
Don’t want to anger Jack or the Giant, either.
And now she tells me, it’s a sunflower and we’re waiting for the flower part!
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When we first moved into our house, hubby started saving the little maple trees that were sprouting in our front flower garden, with the thought that he would plant them along the back fence, for privacy. He put them into little pots and watered them diligently; then when he figured they were big enough, he spent an entire Saturday lovingly planting them. He placed them carefully, about a foot apart all along the back fence and part of the side fence. Since our hose wasn’t quite long enough to reach all the way back there, he would carry buckets of water out to keep them alive. They were growing well – they even had tiny leaves that changed colors in the fall ….. Until the squirrels (or bunnies) found those lovely tender trees. One morning, we went out and every one of them had been nibbled down to the last half-inch. After that, we decided to just put up a plastic screen barrier along the fence and save ourselves the grief. May Karen’s sunflower be immune to bunnies and squirrels.
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Nature can be too darn harsh for sure, CM. Your hubby’s work was admirable.
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What a great beauty this will be! You two have lovingly sowed many seeds this season. Can’t wait to see it bloom! 👏take care bro!
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I will surely post the bloom! Thanks so much, Sis.
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I’m very skilled at growing weeds like those ones in the background, with the vines that reach out ready to strangle anything that gets too close… like that poor sunflower.
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Weeds are great, Bill. They do their own thing!
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Sunflowers are keepers and so are your posts, my friend!
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We’ll do our best, Ann.
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aw, good she did that, and I can’t wait to see what it turns into. nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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I am now told by my dear wife this is our sunflower for the season, Beth, waiting for the flower.
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Oh!
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