Happy Mothers Day, mothers! and what a glorious day it is!!

About the sunflowers, Nancy, you may try putting some chicken wire, tomato cages, or the like over the seed and let them get up a ways before pulling the wire off. I'm guessing some bird is eating the seed or the young sprouts...we know how good sprouts are! I LOVE your pics!

Last Falls spinach has bolted, flowering now, so the leaves are much smaller, we pull it up as we harvest to make room for something else (I'm always in need of more space this time of year!)Normally I'd let it go to seed but last year was a bumper crop, so I have plenty. March's planting is ready to pick now too. Spinach anyone??

Sno peas started blooming last week, the sugar snap shouldn't be far behind! Yea! Beets and carrots broke ground during last week rains...and did it rain. Everything else is looking pretty good. This year more than others I've noticed my timing has been better getting seeds or transplants in the ground...sowing seeds before the rain and transplanting between the showers or on cloudy evenings. I think it does make a difference.

The fringed phallicia is the tallest and most robust I've ever seen it! Must be all the rain. The larkspur, butter wort or wild mustard (I have to look it up) and thimble flower are waning, just a few stragglers. The wood poppy is getting her second wind as we are past peak.

Love to all my fellow gardeners, Michael