tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334273716902559449.post8958018240839758281..comments2024-01-14T00:49:11.163-08:00Comments on Gardening in the Heart of Virginia: What's Eating My Sunflower?heart of the gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14945669620131878008noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334273716902559449.post-20089710661337794232015-09-19T17:59:01.045-07:002015-09-19T17:59:01.045-07:00Follow up - for the first time, the goldfinches di...Follow up - for the first time, the goldfinches discovered my sunflowers after I wrote my comment in July. And boy did they make a mess of them. (Posted about it.)<br />RaySwimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334273716902559449.post-30313783929025024992015-07-18T20:14:20.096-07:002015-07-18T20:14:20.096-07:00The goldfinches here go after my coneflowers and n...The goldfinches here go after my coneflowers and not the sunflowers, maybe because they prefer thistle seeds like the coneflowers, or maybe because I grow dwarf sunflowers close to the house (they prefer open areas.) If did not have coneflowers, they might turn to the sunflowers. Your petals are picked off partly to make it easy to get to the seeds. I learned that goldfinches nest and raise their young at this time of year. Go figure.<br />RaySwimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.com