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Carol Perkins: Sunflower seeds Previous Column: The Crocodile Song By Carol Perkins Sunflowers, so I've been told, need only sun to grow. What I discovered is that the seeds also must stay in the ground to pop through the soil and stand up in a garden. I have made more than a little effort to have a sunflower garden, but not one seed came up last year among the dozens sowed. Not one. This year Guy decided to till the area where I tried sunflowers and wildflowers last year and start over. After he finished tilling, we sowed a fifty-pound bag of sunflower seeds. They were so thick I worried we had overdone it. What we did, however, was provide birds and squirrels with a buffet. I looked out this morning and six squirrels were feasting. After raising the window and yelling at them, they scattered up the nearest trees. Then the bluejays filled their plates. When they finished, the masses ascended, even a woodpecker, and took over my garden. If there is one seed left, some bird will eat it. I asked, "Guy, where's Jon's old BB gun? I'd love to shoot some squirrels." He didn't respond. Despite vowing not to plant flowers this year, I folded under the pressure of beautiful pictures of tall sunflowers. I folded when I saw wildflowers growing along highways, unattended by anyone but Mother Nature. Evidently, She thinks I have uninvited her to the Perkins's residence because she hasn't visited in quite some time. By now, I should have caught on that our ground is not suitable for anything but weeds. We can't even get a solid stand of grass. Guy has worked and worked on this lot to have a beautiful yard, but that hasn't happened. When I see cover crops looking so plush and green, I wondered if that would work on our yard. I see lovely roses blooming in front of porches and wonder why I can't grow anything similar. Even my knockout roses look as if something "knocked them" off their stems. I bought some nice-looking artificial flowers for my porch. From "a far," who will ever notice? The birds won't touch them. The squirrels are too smart. No one else will care. Problem solved. You can contact Carol at carolperkins06@gmail.com. This story was posted on 2023-04-21 08:51:56
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