Category: Sunflowers

Late Bloomer – Summer Garden Update – Part 1

Late Bloomer – Summer Garden Update – Part 1

| September 17, 2013 | Reply

Late Bloomer – Summer Garden Update – Part 1 covers what you can grow in 300 square feet in a front yard, in this case, amaranth, corn, cucumbers, zucchini, beans, tomatoes, California native plants and more. The Nanday Conure wild parrot flock return to destroy Kaye’s sunflowers, and amaranth shoots survive transplant. Kaye tries flytraps […]

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Summer: It’s Not Over Yet!

Summer: It’s Not Over Yet!

| September 14, 2012 | 4 Replies

Summer: it’s not over yet! I just rounded up what was ready to harvest. That big zucchini had been hiding, or it would have been eaten before now.   And, I had a volunteer sunflower, my last one this year, appear in my strawberry patch. It’s a little one, but very friendly! Sunflowers make you smile! […]

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Hello, Goldy!

Hello, Goldy!

| August 22, 2012 | 6 Replies

Goldy Honey Bear, Helianthus annus, Botanical Interests Seeds

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Meet My Kids

Meet My Kids

| August 12, 2012 | 10 Replies

Because sunflowers make you smile! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! – Kaye

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New Arrival!

New Arrival!

| August 4, 2012 | 5 Replies

My third crop of sunflowers is now ready to pop. Here’s the very first arrival. Upon a closer look at the center, thousands of sharp seed enclosures look like talons! A bee wasted no time finding this first bloom. It got a little annoyed my camera was two inches away, and took off after the […]

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Growing Sunflowers – Episode 11

Growing Sunflowers – Episode 11

| June 20, 2012 | 4 Replies

Growing Sunflowers – Episode 11 – Please watch the latest episode of “Late Bloomer,” “Growing Sunflowers!” Kaye grows Lemon Queen Sunflowers from seed, and has some surprise guests! With neighbors Mona, Sophia, Michael and Dennis. Have you tried growing sunflowers? What pests have you encountered? How tall were your sunflowers? Please share “Late Bloomer” with […]

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The Day Before Launch

The Day Before Launch

| April 21, 2012 | Reply

Details, details, it’s all in the details!  As I am premiering the first episode of my web series “Late Bloomer” tomorrow, Earth Day, there is much to be done!  Facebook, Twitter, linking everything together, etc.  You will be able to see “Welcome to Late Bloomer” at Kaye Kittrell’s Channel on youtube starting tomorrow.  I will […]

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