Harvesting Sunflower Seeds

Some time ago I decided to try to grow sunflowers from seed.  This was my second attempt at growing from seed, as my first was a disaster.  I took some extra care, and after a few weeks the seedlings appeared.  They grew quickly and soon out grew the pot that they were in.  It was time for a nasty decision.  The instructions said to grow two, but to only keep one!  So which one was I going to keep? Since...

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Spring Comes To Qrendi

They say in life you have to stop and smell the roses.  Well in my case I stopped and took pictures of the flowers.  Looks like Spring is finally setting in.  Here are some of the flowers that I see now on my afternoon walk around Qrendi. ...

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Green Patches Fundraiser - Planting Trees in The Park

Over the Christmas period I have started my very first fundraiser.  It was on a November afternoon as I was catching up with group posts on our Green Patches Facebook group that someone mentioned sponsoring trees with the 34U Campaign. We had just had some violent storms and many trees were uprooted or destroyed.  The idea was to donate EUR 1 each to sponsor some trees as a replacement. Maybe it was because Christmas was...

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The Umbrella Plant Who Gets Homesick

I have a love hate relationship with my Umbrella plant.  I have had this plant for over four years now and it has been growing happily ever since.  Growing so much in fact that it is completely taking over my small yard. Umbrella Plant - 2010 Umbrella Plant - 2012 I have tried various methods to keep this plant under control.  The first attempt was to prune off almost one third of the plant, and brought it...

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Life Lessons From A Humble Gardening Blog

I started writing this blog in 2009.  It was then when I decided I wanted to try my hands at gardening. We had just bought our first set of plants, and I needed a way to record progress. My requirements consisted of a log where I could write my observations, collect information about my plants from other sources, and keep pictures of the plants for comparison.  It was 2009, so I thought, why not create a blog?  And so it began: The mission: Keep a log of my plants and make sure they don't die. My plants and...

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