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herbquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
891 Posts
Kristine
Bonney Lake
Wa
USA
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 Posted - Mar 18 2007 : 5:18:45 PM
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I couldn't believe my eyes, when I went to check out some raised beds that know how to much weeding that needed to be done & what did my wondering eyes did see....volunteer SUNFLOWERS  poking up where we had them plated last year.
I'm going to transplant a couple to balance out the other bed next to it. Hopefully they won't freeze. We are having a spring tease here.
One day sunshine, next day rainy.
What's coming up in your yards.
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many & Herbalist
www.herbalmomma.com
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2007 : 5:39:37 PM
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I just love volunteers! I have Johnny jump ups blooming in spots I didn't plant last year..and I love that!!! Not much is blooming besides those and the daffodils (I must plant more next year!!) but I love them!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4186 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4186 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2007 : 6:30:52 PM
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| Volunteers are always a surprise, and make me smile. I have tons of calendula's that come up, and I used to pull them out like weeds. This year I will dry a bunch. Michele |
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Patsy
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Mar 19 2007 : 08:58:15 AM
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In one of my bird feeders, I use nothing but black oil sunflower seeds. And every spring I must have hundreds of volunteer sunflowers coming up underneath it. Last year, I just mowed around it and had lovely sunflower seeds but they were so thick they didn't grow much. I should have thinned them out and they probably would have grown better.
May God bless those who love the soil,
Patsy
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 19 2007 : 1:21:05 PM
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Last year, I found 8 - 10 volunteer hollyhocks scattered here and there in the area of the farmhouse. That was a major thrill for me, because I've had a hard time getting my 'transplanted from the city yard' hollyhocks to get settled in at the farm.
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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