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Growing sunflowers
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Sunflowers are my favourite flower and I really want to grow some massive ones this year.
I have two packs of them, one are normal yellow ones and the other are red.
Anyone got any tips? Or want to have a competition for who can grow the tallest ones?
Do you think I would be able to grow some on my roof in pots? I only have access to a communal garden and not sure where there is space to grow them or if kids will trample them!
I have two packs of them, one are normal yellow ones and the other are red.
Anyone got any tips? Or want to have a competition for who can grow the tallest ones?
Do you think I would be able to grow some on my roof in pots? I only have access to a communal garden and not sure where there is space to grow them or if kids will trample them!
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No tips i'm afraid but my girlfriend planted half a dozen last year and only one grew, it towered over their garage, it must of been about 12/15ft (rubbish at estimating things like that!) it died when the weight of its head was too much and it snapped in half, even though it was being supported with canes! It was a monster!
I think if they start getting big you'll struggle with them in pots, hers was in a pot but when it was about 1ft it got planted outside, then it soon shot up, it's stem was almost as thick as my arm, so it would of needed to have gone in a huge pot to carry on growing!
Give it a go though, my gf has planted a dozen or two, so far only 4 or 5 have spouted out, i think they are about ready to be put in individual pots for a few weeks then in the garden if this lovely whether continues!
Anyway you need to have a cane to tie them to :yes:
But then, come the summer, we had a big row of sunflowers along the front of the house. My mum and dad were amazed and I never made the connection until years later when I suddenly remembered doing it.
I don't think they're hard to grow!