Thanks, I’ll get the seeds in the ground this week-end! There is a bale of sunshine mix I have to dig in at the same time... Of course, there are a number of unwelcome growing things in there too, so pulling weeds is on the agenda as well. Joy Joy.
I’ll also be planting some purple top turnips in the back to see how they fare in the thin sandy dirt (not really soil) at the top of the hill.
In 4 consecutive years of trying, I still have yet to have a SINGLE sunflower grow anywhere here.
I have “Carrots Love Tomatoes” and found it hard to read with all the new-agey feel-good tropes scattered throughout. To me it read more like a “Chicken-Soup for the Garden” than an actual planting adviser. That makes me think I’m not likely to enjoy her other book(s).
Again, thanks for the info, and we’ll see how things grow.
I agree that those two books are more ‘folksy’ stuff, but there are a few tips to pick up.
Do you have a lot of squirrels and chipmunks in the area? That could be your Sunflower issue because they will dig up the seeds to eat and nip off the seedlings before you can say, ‘Bob’s Your Uncle!’
They seem to leave established plants alone, so I generally start a bunch of varieties in flats and put them in the garden when they have four leaves (two seed leaves, two adult leaves). That has worked for me.
It’s always something! ;)