Growing Sunflowers
Hi sasha it sounds like youre doing everything right and within your power to make your daughters sunflower wedding a day to remember.
Growing sunflowers. Theres more to sunflowers than being a jack and the beanstalk plant to grow during the summer holidays however as they are also a major commercial seed oil and cut flower crop. Sunflowers can take a chill or two. Best soil for growing sunflowers are annuals that grow well in fertile well drained soil. However where the growing season is short sunflowers can be safely planted up to 2 weeks before the last expected spring frost.
Theyre also ideal for growing with children who love growing plants taller than them. How to grow sunflowers. When youre ready to plant put seeds in 1 inch deep holes that are 6 18 inches apart depending on the type of sunflower youre growing. I based the timeline article on sunflowers that grow to 6 8 feet tall such as the giant russian tall single and titan and in the ideal climate and growing condition.
Before you grow sunflowers find a plot that gets full sun is sheltered from the wind and has good drainage. Plant your seeds at the beginning of summer when the soil is warm. How to grow sunflowers. Their ideal soil conditions lie between a ph level of 60 and 75 however theyre pretty hardy so will grow in most soils with some care.
Where growing seasons are long it is best to wait until the soil temperature reaches 55 degrees to 60 degrees f. Sunflowers are perfect for growing as part of a race with friends family and neighbours to see who can grow the tallest sun flower. Growing sunflowers requires a little forethought as to where you are going to plant them and some prepping of the soil. Sunflowers are tall plants which can grow up to 3 metres in height.
Sunflowers helianthus annuus is an annual plant with a large daisy like flower faceits scientific name comes from the greek words helios sun and anthos flowerthe flowers come in many colors yellow red orange maroon brown but they are commonly bright yellow with brown centers that ripen into heavy heads filled with seeds. If youre growing one of the giant varieties that top 10 feet in height plant them in a sheltered location or along a fence so theyre protected from the wind. Dwarf sunflower varieties which can be grown in pots or windy areas are also available.