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Florist Favorite Yellow Sunflowers
This sunflower will grow in almost any soil but it blooms and thrives best in rich garden soil. The Florists' Favorite Yellow Sunflowers have outstanding cut flower quality in an array of sunny colors. The Florists' Favorite Yellow Sunflowers would be an excellent addition to a wildflower patch or naturalized area receiving little or no care. Keep the plants attractive by removing spent flowers. The Designer colors include Apricot Twist, Lemon Sorbet, Moonshadow, Lemon Eclair, Stella, Lemon Aura, Pro Cut Orange, and Peach Passion. Florists favor these mid-sized, pollen-less, F1 hybrids for mixed bouquets. The single and double blooms range from pale to vivid yellow and they will provide a striking collection for beds and borders. It's easy to fill your home with professional-looking floral arrangements when you grow this mix. Sunflowers can be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. ... details
Squash - Winter - Pink Banana These 18 to 24 inch long squash are 5 to 7 inches in diameter and with up to 10 pounds. Plant in the spring, 2 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. They should be harvested when you can't dent the hard skin with your finger. The very smooth velvety skin make it attractive as well as tasty. The Pink Banana squash is also known as Mexican Banana and Plymouth Rock. The fiberless yellow-orange flesh is great for pies, baking, or canning. The Squash Winter Pink Banana, 'Cucurbita maxima', is an Heirloom introduced in 1893 and common in American Pioneer Gardens. Harvest after first or second light frost. Winter squash cannot be overripe, but can be under ripe. Squash prefers well drained, rich soil with lots of organic matter. |
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