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Dozens of Black-eyed Susans blossomed in the lower field over the weekend. Just in time for the summer solstice. They are not as robust as I was hoping for but still better than in past years down there.
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Our Black-eyed Susan experiment in the lower field was less than spectacular but better than in past years. (See previous post.) The soil in the field is not as rich in nutrients as our mulched garden areas mostly because it was used as a cotton field for so many years before we bought the property. Nevertheless, we had better success this year than before and it was pretty cool that most of the blooms came out on the summer solstice!
I will mow these when they turn to seed and hope that the modest improvement of this year is a harbinger of more beautiful things to come in future years. We will probably do some hand seeding in the late fall to kind of give them a nudge for next year.
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Compare the meager ones in the lower field with the more spectacular groupings around the rock terrace. All of these volunteered. As I have said before, volunteer plants and trees fare better than anything you can ever plant. We planted the pink and orange echinacea behind them. They look great.
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A closer look at those on the rock terrace. They put the ones in the lower field to shame. But we will probably use some of these to reseed down there.
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