🌱 Day 67 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Top of plant with flower head progression. Plus, volunteer Giant Mongolian Sunflower (I planted that variety in previous years). #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 66 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. More flower head development. #zone9A #pdx

Neptune says "This is great" #Caturday #ProofOfCat

🌱 Day 65 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. The very beginnings of a flower head. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 64 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Night time shot because we got home late. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 First sunflower of the season and first fruit on one of my tomato plants. And the nasturtiums are back with vigor. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 63 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. More from the top of the plant. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 61 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. I'll start taking pics of the very top. Still no flower forming. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 60 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. A view from the hammock on a perfectly pleasant Sunday afternoon. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Harvested the Garlic this morning. Around 60 heads of Inchelium Red (consistently large heads) abd around 80 heads of Kettle River Giant (hit and miss with this variety). Will probably plant Translyvanian next season instead of the Kettle River Giant. Still, great harvest! #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 59 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. All in a row. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 58 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Evening shot during my nightly weeding effort. Be sure to see the the dark black dot on one of the upper leaves. Got closer and it is a sleepy bumble. Starting to find more pumpkins. This is a young Dark Knight. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 57 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. A view of the Sunflowers from the other side of the garden. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 56 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Posting late. Took these last night after weeding in the garden ~8:30 pm. Volunteer pumpkin below the Mammoth Sunflower already has fruit showing. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 55 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Morning sun on Sunflowers. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 54 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Evening shot as they bend toward the setting sun after 8 pm. Still no flower head. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 52 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. A view from the garden toward the Sunflower. #zone9A #pdx

🌱Day 51 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. In contrast with yesterday's post, the Sunflowers tilting back toward the rising sun this morning. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 50 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Tilting toward the early evening sun. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 49 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Mr. Turtle is barely peeping out from under the Sunflower. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 48 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Another overcast day. Garlic is almost ready to harvest. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 47 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Late pic because I was watching the Morocco-Netherlands match and had to wait all the way through PKs. Glimpse of the yard chairs and chicken coop in the background. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 46 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Fully clear of the top of the meter stick. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 45 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Forgot to post yesterday! Oops. Looking lush after the rain. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 43 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Shot from this morning. The Sunflower is starting tilt toward the sun. The volunteer pumpkin has blossoms. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 42 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. A little height perspective provided by Mr. Turtle, if you can find him. Oh, there he is. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 41 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Another hot one Day, officially hitting 34 C. Looks like one more very warm day and then a dose of Juneuary rain as we head into the weekend. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 40 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Clearing the meter stick. For comparison, reposting yesterday's picture next to today's. And, the risks of growing these next to tge sidewalk; the smallest Sunflower was broken, probably by a passing doggie. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 38 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Another angle showing a volunteer pumpkin also growing next to the sidewalk. #zone9A #pdx

🌱 Day 37 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Some perspective of where the Sunflowers are located next to our sidewalk. #zone9A #pdx