Monday, November 16, 2009

Mother's Day Sunflower?

So I have a kindergartener, and like every kindergartener since the beginning of time, he has planted me the Mother's Day sunflower in the plastic cup.





The thing is, I have never planted a thing in my life. Never.





Now last week I put it on the patio (we live in an apartment) to get lots of sun. (It is a sunflower, after all). A few nights later a huge storm came through and knocked it off the balcony, crashing it to the ground. The soil was half gone, and filled with water.





Being the mommy that I am, I didn't want to break his heart and tell him that his very first MD gift was ruined, so I gathered my things, and snuckoff to Wal-Mart. I got new soil, and new seeds, and replanted. That was two days ago.





Today, I see a sprout! Is this the original seed? Is this the new seed? How can this be?! I just planted them two days ago! And now what do I do?





Jeepers creepers! Who knew one little gift could be so much work!

Mother's Day Sunflower?
Well, it all depends on what temperature the pot is at. Since mother's day was about 6 days ago, I'm going to guess that the sprout that came up was the original seed. I planted a bunch of sunflowers with my kids (and a whole bunch of other things) the day before mother's day, and quite a few of the sunflowers already sprouted by the middle of the week. Sunflowers were the first thing to come out. They grow very fast. You will be amazed.


I doubt this is the new seed, but it is possible if the pot was kept very warm (like 75-90 degrees it could sprout that fast.





I would encourage you to not be afraid to get your fingers dirty and enjoy planting things with your kid. It is a really wonderful thing and if you have any questions about gardening, there's always Yahoo answers, or you can send me a message and I should be able to help.





A thing about sunflowers: they love to be fed a lot. Once it starts to grow. Depending on what kind it is, if it shoots up, (some will grow over 10 feet tall) give it a generous amount of fertilizer. They deplete the soil really fast. Your little guy will be fascinated.
Reply:Well, I think you are awful cute! And a good mommy! The truth is, it doesn't matter what is growing in the little pot. Just ooo and ahh as long he is interested. My kids had a pet rabbit that they just loved! One day about three months after I gave the rabbit away, my daughter came running in from school, saying. Daddy, I need to feed my rabbit! We went out into the back yard and was amazed to find the rabbit gone. We looked all over and finaly decided, that, the mommy must have missed it and came and took it home. End of story.
Reply:looks like your going to have one decorated patio this summer!!


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