Canna Lilies: Beauty of Both Flower and Leaves

Canna Lily has both beautiful flowers and leaves.

A flower starting to bloom amongst its beautiful leaves.

Canna Lily Flower Seed Pods.
Picture shows after the flower has died
some of the remaining petals and seed pods. 
More flowers will grow from the round pods
that contain the canna lily's seeds.

Canna Lily

Canna Lily Plants can have 

different shades of color.

Some plants might compete its beauty with

both its flowers and leaves.

Canna Lily

Canna Lily

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Thick and Tall Stems

 Leaves and stems come in all sizes.  You can find that out when growing a variety of of plants and even the same kind of plant.

Sunflower 🌻 stem that is over 6 feet tall.

Sunflower stems can get over 6 feet tall. 

The stem of the sunflower 🌻 will eventually become a harden stick.

Some of the sunflower 🌻 stems can not only grow over 6 feet tall, the the stem itself can become 1 inch thick such as the stem pictured below:

Sunflower 🌻 stem that is an inch wide and over 6 feet tall.

Since plants come in all different sizes and shapes,

better be aware of what and where you are planting.

Sunflower 🌻 stem that is an inch wide and over 6 feet tall.

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Reusable Items for Storing Seeds

Reusing egg carton to hold Avocado 🥑 seeds.

Egg cartons can be reused to hold a variety of 
things.  Picture shows Avocado Seeds and empty egg shells.

Once a plastic container is used and its still in near new condition,
it could still be reused
to store items, for example; melon seeds.

Tin cans, glass containers topped off with a piece of
fabric can hold  seeds waiting to be planted.

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Corn 🌽 Stalk, Potato 🥔 Plants and Lettuce Flowers

Some recent developments in the garden.  No more looking forward to eating the lettuce from these lettuce plants.  Now looking forward for seed development ..if Allah wills.

A few more Iceberg Lettuce flowers bloomed

Iceberg Lettuce Flowers bloom

Pictured below is potato plants growing in a burlap bag.  Some potatoes 🥔 are already exposing themselves.

It is advised to wait until the plants die then harvest potatoes.

This morning I noticed more new leaf growth.

A Few More Potato 🥔 Plants

Pictured below is a cornstalk that recently

developed its tassels and silks.

The tassels have the pollen for the silks.  

Some gardeners will hand pollinate their corn silks by taking one of the

tassels and wiping on the silks. 

The wind and Ants can also transfer some of the 

pollen from the corn 🌽 tassels to the silks.

Corn 🌽 Stalk formed both tassels and its silks.

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Reusing Egg Shells and Plastic Water Bottles

Reusing egg shells and plastic bottles 

to plant seeds in.  Your sprouted seedlings will probably have more growing time in the plastic bottles then the egg shells before having to be transplanted into an area that has more growing space for the roots.  

It has been known that the sprouted seedling along with the egg shell that its growing in can be directly planted in the ground/ container.

Saving egg cartons and 

empty egg shells can be used 

to  plant seeds in.

Be aware that if you do use cracked egg shells that they should be carefully cracked more towards the top narrow part of the egg.  Enough to where the egg can leave its shell.  This will give a little bit more space for the sprout to grow before being transplanted.  

 

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Rainbow Around Sunset

Rainbow surrounding area
Texas/New Mexico USA at sunset.

Rainbow

 A rainbow appeared around sunset

after it had rained.

I was unable to take a picture of the full rainbow :(

Removing and Growing in the Garden

Cabbage

Two years ago I grew some cabbage.  It did not turn out at all.

I decided to give it another try in a different area.

Cabbage and beans have been growing

in the garden this year.

Bean developed.  

I grabbed my gloves this morning

and cut some overgrown grass.

 Be aware that damage to your plants roots

can happen if you carelessly remove

unwanted weeds from the area your plant is.

Especially if your plant has not yet established 

its roots deep into the ground.

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Inflorescence: What Category is the Sunflower 🌻?

 

Sunflower 🌻 with seed development

Sunflower 🌻 with seed development

Look at these sunflowers and 

notice their different parts.

Sunflower 🌻 with seed development

Sunflower 🌻 with seed development.

What is an inflorescence?

Floral axis with its appendages; a flower cluster

Why is it important to know what type of inflorescence your plant is?

Type of inflorescence is important to us as seed savers because it dictates the method of collecting the seeds.

What are the 3 main categories of the inflorescence?

There are three main categories of inflorescences: solitary flowers, racemose inflorescences, and cymose inflorescences.  There are also mixed types, with racemose clusters borne on cymose inflorescences  and the opposite as well. 

The racemose inflorescences, generally speaking, the inflorescences in this category are indeterminate.  This means that the flowers at the base of the inflorescence are older than the flowers at the tip of the inflorescence.  Seeds may be formed at the base of the inflorescence at the same time that young flowers are just opening at the tip.

What category is the sunflower?

Category of racemose inflorescences: HEAD. A dense cluster of short, sessile or almost sessile flowers on a flattened receptacle.  Examples are sunflower, coneflower, and marigold.

Information gathered from:
The Complete Guide To Saving Seeds

by Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough

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Upholding Sunflowers

Tomato 🍅 cage used to uphold sunflower 🌻 

 Vegetable cage (is that what it's called?)

being used to uphold sunflowers. 

(Shown in pictures above and below)

Sunflowers can get over 5 feet tall. 

Several sunflowers can grow on the stem 

and might cause the stem to lean over.

Below shows how thick the stem can become.

Tomato 🍅 cage used to uphold sunflower 🌻 

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After the Rain

Early this morning it rained a lot.

I was able to collect 4 full containers of 

rain ☔ water.

The flowers were wet from the rain.

Sunflowers

Iceberg Lettuce 

The plant leaves had droplets of 

rain water on them.

Zucchini Leaves and Flower

Even the figs had droplets of

rain water on them.

Figs on a Fig Tree

Raindrops fell not only on the ground, but

also in the containers with vegetables. 

Carrot

Butter Crunch Lettuce Flowers

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On a rainy ☔ morning

Rainy Morning in New Mexico, USA

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Sunflowers and Sticks

A sunflower 🌻 stem can grow over five feet tall.  Not only do leaves grow on it but some can have several sunflowers bloom on it as well.

There are a variety of different kinds of sunflowers.

After the sunflower dies  the stem becomes more like a stick,  it will harden.  So if you not only want flowers and seeds you can aquire some tall sticks as well.  
 

Sunflower stem

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