sunflower competition, anyone? plus a helpful chart
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UncleBuck
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i just put down 8 sunflowers today, and have another 20+ ready to plant in random places among my other crops. anyone want to see who can grow the biggest sunflower?
i usually just give all the seeds to our chickens, since i hate sunflower seeds. but i do love to grow me a big sunflower.
i usually just give all the seeds to our chickens, since i hate sunflower seeds. but i do love to grow me a big sunflower.
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ranchos429
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i got some sunflowers....was wondering if their was a way to top them for multiple heads, i dont think so,think it is all by the breed...thanks for the chart
Jimmyjonestoo
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I havnt planted my sunflowers yet but I'm down for a little friendly compitition. Mine got huge last year.
Jimmyjonestoo
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Planted mine today. Let the games begin.
unohu69
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Man, my girl wants to grow sunflowers this year. How the hell do you keep the damn things standing up? like 3 days of sprouting and they are like 6" tall and falling over. Im gonna scrap this lot and start over. I figure they cant go out side till like the beginning of june here. So might as well start over in a week or so.
What size pots can I put them in? burying the stem doesnt seem to work like it does with MJ.
Do they have to go right into the ground with no pots or what ?
Dont know what the deal is, I can grow some frikn killer smoke, but these sunflowers are kickn my ass....
What size pots can I put them in? burying the stem doesnt seem to work like it does with MJ.
Do they have to go right into the ground with no pots or what ?
Dont know what the deal is, I can grow some frikn killer smoke, but these sunflowers are kickn my ass....
pacificarage
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Gonna plant mine today. I wanna play 
professor greenfist
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can i grow these in five gallon pots i got a mammoth
UncleBuck
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you can, but sunflower roots go super ultra deep, which is why they are such excellent plants for drought resistance.
whodatnation
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heres some I grew last year 
I have a big bag of seeds and already planted about one hundred of em... about a thousand more to go lol
I have a big bag of seeds and already planted about one hundred of em... about a thousand more to go lol
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pacificarage
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We have germination!
SirLancelot
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I'm in! of course unlike you I still have to what untill my last frost is done which it should be but idk kinda wierd weather...
I end up tying mine to the gutters every year....
I end up tying mine to the gutters every year....
SirLancelot
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hahah that's awesome!! I don't know why more people don't have other plants growing along side, me for instance; Pinnaple plant, Dwarf Banana tree, clementine orange tree, kiwis...mine is 3 weeks, can you spot it
Love it bro! is height an issue? lol
Jimmyjonestoo
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Rite on man. I usually just put mine straight in the dirt but the squirrels seem to be messing with them this year. Might have to germinate them first. I put crush cayenne pepper in the hole I plant the seeds in so hopefully the furry tailed rats are getting so deep and turning back and not getting any seeds.
Total Head
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i've never grown sunflowers on purpose but sometimes the birdseed sprouts and grows the things everywhere. i had them growing out of concrete cracks last year. i have no idea what strain of sunflower they were and i use many brands of birdseed. i ripped them out of the cement but i left the rest of them. they attract birds and birds eat grubs and keep my grass sexy.