Amber in SJ Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Has anyone ever made one of these? By sunflower playhouse, I mean where sunflowers are planted in a square & form the sides & roof of the playhouse. Thanks, Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 we tried last year. The deer ate every. last. plant. I HATE deer. We are trying again this spring. MY dd was so excited, and then disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 I live in a big city so no deer, but I have squirrels, racoons, gophers, moles possums & the occasional skunk. Not to mention the field mice & rats (shudder.) We have toads, lizards & salamanders. Plus endless birds; crows, doves, chickadees, and egrets (these don't come into my yard.) All the butterflies, bugs & spiders you could ask for. In the field across the street there are foxes and we have even seen coyote. Add to this my cats & dog and you could say it is wild kingdom out there. I don't know what would eat a sunflower house. Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I tried two different years - started the seeds inside, then transplanted when they were about 2" tall. Both times, all plants were quickly eaten. Here it was birds, squirrels or rabbits. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yes. Are they just stinking adorable? Absolutely. However.... Problematic. Bees once the flower heads bloom. Kids + Bees=BAD Squirrels eat the flower heads off and leave doo doo all over the place. Conclusion? cute idea but not the fairytale they make them out to be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yes, but I would make it a bit bigger this year. And start the beans a week or two after the sunflowers. We didn't try to get the beans to grow across the top, but that would be cool too. Bees weren't really a problem, even though we had it about 20 feet from the hives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 We did once, and they kids STILL talk about it years later. They loved it. I may do it again this summer since we'll be back where we can. Just dig a trench in the shape you want it, then load the trench up with seeds. If you over plant, you'll have a better chance of it surviving hungry birds and squirrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I could never get a whole house to survive. It helps to start them indoors or by wintersowing, but eventually something ate most of mine. Other years I couldn't get more than one to survive. The best year (2 years ago) I transplanted the three plants closer together and had tiny little lean-to tied together with nylon. The youngest loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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