No matter where I ’ve lived , I ’ve loved to set sunflowers . Their big , gay blooms are the epitome of summertime charm , and they ’ve always been a favourite .
I call up begging my parents to plant them along our fence line farm up , and they happily obligate . Then I grew them in my modest garden in the city . When we moved to our farm , I ’ve continued to imbed them here .
Goldfinches Galore
While I commonly intend to grow sunflowers for seeds or for indoor sweetness — they clear up a room like no other flower can — I’ve never been capable to bring myself to slew one because the wildlife ’s love thing with them . And to be quite honest , watching how the wildlife apprise them makes me fuck them all the more .
When I began planting sunflowers in town , I acknowledge thatgoldfincheswere attracted to our pace . A goldfinch ’s dieting consist mostly of seed . So anyone wanting to attract these pretty yellow birds would be hard - pressed not to admit sunflower in their garden .
And those goldfinches , being the avian equivalent to helianthus in my eyes , made continuing to plant the heyday a requirement for years to come .
Change of Site
I commonly plant the helianthus outside the house , so I can watch the skirt flit and flitter outside of my window . This year , however , I establish them in our vegetable garden . It ’s located at the root word of our private road , down the hill from ourbeehive .
This is turn of a base on balls from our house , so I have n’t been able to look out goldfinches from the living room . But we do get to have the big ol’ blooms recognize us as we pass home each day .
One break of day , I was taking a barefoot walk through the garden before the dew had dried . I find out a buzzing sound come from the neighbourhood of the sunflowers .
As I draw near the stalking , I view blooms , each at least 8 inches in diam , extend in bees . While it was mostly honeybees pollinating the flower , a closer facial expression disclose at least three dissimilar types bee enjoying a feast , all at the same fourth dimension : Apis mellifera , bumblebees and another smaller bee I ca n’t yet name .
It was a beautiful sight .
As I carry on affect through our 2nd year here on the farm , I ’ve ease up quite a lot of thought to where I need to put my energy regarding the land . I ’ve meditate the things in the garden and around the prop that I enjoy doing . I also muse the things I do n’t .
I ’ve considered the thing I do well and the things I do n’t .
As I think about next year ’s garden plan as well as theme I have for other farm projects — such as bring some animal to the farm — I attempt to keep these things in brain . There ’s so much to do and so much wewantto do . Prioritizing grant to our passionateness and gifts is key .
But one matter is for certain . helianthus will always be part of the equality .
