Sunflower questions

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• Ilikeplants Posts: 894

  May 2021

  Thanks @Fire, I’ll try to put the majority in beds as I’m not very good at watering thirsty pots in summer.

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  May 2021

  I Should just stress that this is only my experience with sunflowers. Others will have a wide range of interesting perspectives.
  

  
  

  I grow mine in pots to avoid them getting slugged early on (which works in my garden), and because I don't have much space, esp at the sunny end of the garden.
  

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• Ilikeplants Posts: 894

  May 2021

  Yes, I’ve experienced slug cutting off young sunflowers. I’ll have to try to up my defences until they get sturdy enough.
  

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  May 2021

  You can keep them in a pot until they get to over a foot. The plants have stems with stiff hairs and this should help put off some critters.
  

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