Living Arrows #5 - Growing Our First Sunflower

I've always wanted to grow a sunflower, ever since I was a little girl but we never got around to doing it. This year I decided it was time to give it a whirl with my own children and I was so excited! We planted our sunflower seed, in damp soil into a tiny little pot. We watered it often and placed on the window sill, making sure it got plenty of sunlight. We were amazed when it started to sprout within a couple of days.

After a couple of weeks, we replanted the sprout into a bigger pot and placed it outside in the sun. It's been growing, slowly but surely since May and has required watering multiple times a day. Sometimes I've had to take it inside, to the kitchen as its leaves tend to go droopy because of the heat we've been having lately. Thankfully, after a quick cool down, it would go back to normal again.

Our sunflower finally bloomed this week and it's done nothing but make us smile ever since. The kids have loved watching it grow every day and Noah has loved the responsibility of having his own sunflower to take care of. I had to take some photo's of the children with it this weekend as they are both so proud of their "sunflower friend" as Noah calls it. We'll definitely be planting sunflowers every year now, it's been so rewarding watching it grow. Maybe we'll plant a couple next time!