Oh, Happy Day! While on a walk around an athletic field, what’s blooming mid-October? Yarrow and black-eyed Susan. There’s an abundance of common yarrow growing in a full sun, dry soil part of the field. This is one hardy plant! We’ve had a dry spell since June and this little plant is telling me it is a survivor. The black-eyed Susan’s are quite small but, they also made it through a tough summer. Since there was an abundance, I harvested a few for transplanting in my home garden. The weather is mild enough for the yarrow to allow them to take root and dig in for the winter ahead.
And, the wonder of wonders happened yesterday when I looked at the overgrown wild hillside. There were several open pods with white seed tendrils ready for the wind to catch. But, there are a few closed pods on the brink of bursting open. So, a happy hour passed with harvesting a few pods to take home and with gratitude, open the pods to release the seeds into my garden with the hopes for next year’s germination.
Given such a bounty, it may be best to consult the experts at Monarch Watch on how best to harvest, store, and plant in the spring. Pots of gold come in all different shapes and sizes.
Thank the maker!
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