Sunflower Beast

One of the features of my new home in Fishtown is about a 16′ x 12′ mound of dirt. Melissa and I decided to throw all practical planting methods aside and try to grow as much as we could. Grass was easy, but spotty…The bald spots just refused to grow. This is probably due to three Fishtown cats that kept meowing and urinating back there. (I also walked out there one late night to witness some kitty hanky panky.)

Peppers…nada…Not a morsel of anything that I could remotely use in anything. But, wow, if you want to impress yourself with stalks of glory and try to cover up an ugly cinderblock wall in your backyard then get some sunflower seeds–they were the ultimate piece of cake thing to grow. Just hose them down often and you’ll get a 14′ tall one like the one in this photo. Of course plenty o’ sunshine helps out.

I challenge Old Mary Higgins, or whomever is the reigning “Tallest Sunflower” winner, next summer. The game is on…Be prepared to get OWNED!