My Mexican Sunflowers have started blooming!
I have not done very well with the garden this year. My tomato plants do look great, but I have few actual tomatoes growing. I'm hopeful that I will have a good, albeit late, crop. Here you can see the Mexican sunflowers next to some tomatoes:
I have several more Mexican sunflowers in the front cottage garden, and the deer must not love them, because they are growing very well, undisturbed. The deer have munched some of my other plants, as usual, but I've planted more herbs out front because they don't seem to like any of those.
In sadder news, a raccoon wreaked havoc on our coop and killed all but two of our chickens. Only the two Wyandotte hens are still with us, so they are the ultimate survivors. Nathaniel had to completely rebuild the coop door, and we are finally at the point where it seems they are safe. Our tiny flock will increase when we add more chicks, but that will take time. We have to buy chicks and keep them in the brooder for several weeks before they can join the Wyandottes.
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