Black-eyed Susan

After growing Black-eyed Susan for over a year here is what I'd tell a beginner. First: allowing plants to set seed before cutting at the end of season is not optional — it's the foundation everything else depends on. Second: rabbits and slugs targeting young seedlings will happen and you should kn…

I've been growing Black-eyed Susan for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. peak flowering from early to midsummer was the clear high point — everything you're told about Black-eyed Susan at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, whi…

I planted Black-eyed Susan at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. dog walkers or trampling on unmown meadow areas didn't help matters. Once I understood avoiding any fertiliser which would favour grasses over flowers things i…