For many years I have been planting sunflowers and saving the seeds, giving the seeds to my friends and then continuing to plant again the following year. Over time this has led to many varieties being planted in many places from Seattle to Portland and beyond. In the Spring of 2007 I took this project further by packaging the previous year’s seeds into 500 packets and giving them out to friends, neighbors and family and then hearing back about giant sunflowers growing all around. This year, 2008, I have collected my seeds, and seeds from two local farms and will pack them into at least 1,000 packets and pass those out with an albertideation.com label in the Spring of 2009. Today, on the eve of the election (November 3rd, 2008), I pulled seeds from some giant sunflower heads and the seeds are spread out and drying on my kitchen table. They look like this.
7 responses so far ↓
Matt Perrine // November 5, 2008 at 3:48 am |
Hello! Wild Sunflowers helped New Orleans rebuild after Hurricane Katrina! I am a musician, and I recorded a solo record, called “Sunflower City”, inspired by the wild sunflowers that grew in New Orleans’ devistated Lakeview neighborhood in the wake of Katrina. Their were many news stories that should still be accesible through Google. Anyway, it seems like a story you would like to hear. If you have trouble finding it, contact me and I’ll fill you in. Happy Hunting!- Matt Perrine
Amira // December 8, 2008 at 11:01 pm |
I planted several packets of these Sunny flowers and enjoyed them this past summer…. mine ended up being of the smaller variety and they gave me their sweet yellow smiles throughout the later summer on my patio…..thanks Albert….. I think it’s a good idea to soak them over night first and plant them in a large enough container to handle a good root system….
Katie // January 16, 2009 at 4:53 pm |
Please send a pack to Virginia!
Deaton Eisenstein
PObox 202
Farmville Va 23901
Let’s make your sunnies bi-coastal!
Albert Kaufman // January 28, 2009 at 11:45 pm |
First sunflowers of the new season sent your way, Deaton! Hi to you, Steve and the kids!
ruth tomlinson // March 11, 2009 at 2:36 pm |
would love to have some seeds–and
i can distribute to Flemington, Penobscot, and l’ville. austin, too, maybe. all the T’s are farmers at heart.
love, ruth
ERin Conway // April 22, 2009 at 12:02 pm |
Hi Albert – how would you like some of your sunflowers to grow in Colorado? I’d LOVE to start some CO sunflowers in your honor. xoxoxoxooxoxoxoxox from Denver
Erin Conway
3025 W. 36th Avenue
Denver, CO 80211
jay keller // April 22, 2009 at 1:05 pm |
324 Lincoln Ave
Takoma Park, MD 20912-5704
We love some!!!