Finally the mini-sunflowers bloomed, when I was away from Tokyo

やっとミニヒマワリが咲きましたが、残念ながら、東京に居ないときでした。シュー、写真を撮ってくれてありがとう。

Thanks, Shu, for taking this photo of the mini sunflowers, which I grew from seeds sent by Hiyoko from Europe.

Gorgeous cucumber flowers, but unfortunately no cukes

種から育ったキュウリの花がきれいですが、実がなっていません。衆生は全部雄花だと言っています。それは可能でしょうか。花がたくさんあります。

The cucumbers I grew from seed had a lot of flowers. Unfortunately, there were no vegetables. Shu thinks maybe all my plants were male. Is that possible? At least they look good.