Latest Flower Transplanting From Container to Garden

With warmer weather arriving it was time to start planting some of the last flower plants into the garden. There are only about a dozen flowers or so that I have left to add and this should be done sometime this week at the latest. Many seeds that I have planted since the last post have begun to sprout including sunflowers, squash, and even cucumbers.

I like to get my flowers in the ground as soon as possible so that they will begin to bloom in the quickest amount of time. This way they will bloom for the rest of the season attracting all the insects that my garden needs. I started off with cosmos this week since they had been in containers from the start of the season.

Along with flowers I also had a couple of rhubarb plants that needed to be transplanted as well. I found a small corner that I could place my plants so that they will not be disturbed when I till the garden for next season.

The first year of rhubarb you will not get much from the plants except for some stems and leaves. They will not be ready for harvesting until the second or third year depending on how well your plants grow in the soil.

For now I just wanted to pick a spot that will not get used much and one that will not bring in too much sun. They require an entire winter with freezing temperatures in order to provide some good stems that you can use for a variety of foods.

Since the last post there are some seeds that have already started germinating. My sunflowers and squash were some of the very first to show some leaves coming out of the ground. Just a couple of days ago I saw some cucumbers beginning to show themselves as well.  I am still waiting for carrot seeds which can take some time and a few melon seeds that I added into the garden as well.