Anglesey Smallholder

My first seeds have been planted!  My inaugral crop is going to be: sunflowers.  If they survive the gale-force winds here, my hope is that they will attract birds and insects.  Once the seed heads are ripe I shall harvest them and store them unti l the winter, when I will give them to the chickens to peck at.  If the chickens don’t like them (which is very likely – the chickens are fussy and just like their special food mix), then I’ll let the wild birds have them.  Or I may just eat them myself – we’ll see.

I have planted two varieties, red and yellow, in individual pots in compost.  Once they germinate and grow large enough, I will transplant them into the garden.  I’m not sure where I’ll put them yet, as they will need a sheltered spot.  Here’s hoping that they germinate and survive the gales.