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Talkback: Growing giant sunflowers - planting out

Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
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The one seed of my seven freebies that germinated is now 61cm tall and looks very healthy. It too has been outside for a month in a big pot. Should it become a monstrous height I will tie it to a drainpipe. just imagine having a sunflower heading for the roof! And the birds would have a very convenient cafe when the seeds were ripe.
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  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    Is it too late for me to plant my sun flower seed now? The weather has not been very good up here. I live near Durham.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    i have sunflowers on my alloment which are in flower they have been in flower for about a week..too bliming early its cause of warm weather everything is blooming to early.have loads of strawberrys too.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    we have sunflowers growing in tubs..love them..so easy to grow as well..the bees love them too .
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    Oh yes, mine all germinated well and my 3yr old has been given the job of looking after them which I have to say she is very excited about! Currently she has one planted at the front of my wife's raised vegetable bed!, one in a border at the bottom of the garden and four in pots still until we decide where is best to plant them. As always great plants to get the kids involved in gardening and like most on here they are probably about 40-50cm tall now.

    http://higgysgardenproject.blogspot.com/

    Higgy
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    My sunflowers are all growing well but are still in the greenhouse in pots. Im not sure yet where in the garden to put them but training one up a drainpipe sounds a very good idea happymarion so I may have a go at that, watch this space...
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    My tallest which has been in the ground for a little over a week, is now 100cm tall and another is 80cm and another 75cm
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    my sunflowers are still in my greenhouse at mo but only about 25cm so havent attempted to plant yet.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    grow loads and give to kids that visit your family grandad now they love it!i grew about 20 none left only the 2 i kept needing some sunshine its grim up north
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    Kate, I wish my sun flowers could boast the heady heights of 50cm. The cross to bear of having a north facing garden, over-shadowed by sycamore trees, leaves me in the stunted postion of having slow growing, leggy plants. At a push I think I can boast 30cms. However, always one to look for the positive, and an even keener harvester of top tips, I shall be out nettle collecting when I get back from work tomorrow to make my own organic nitrogen rich plant feed - I just hope my Poundland gloves offer some protection against the stinging.

    Read my blog http://theafterworkgardener.blogspot.com/
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    My one-and-only is 76cm this morning after the lovely drizzle we had all day in Bristol yesterday. After having seven children to bring up i'm finding having a one-and-only quite an experience. I do not think I can plant it out in the garden to take its chances with the fox who likes to push past my tall foxgloves and occasionally bends one, but then there are dozens of them.
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