sunflower competition, anyone? plus a helpful chart

Originally Posted by professor greenfist

can i grow these in five gallon pots i got a mammoth

you can, but sunflower roots go super ultra deep, which is why they are such excellent plants for drought resistance.

mine is 3 weeks, can you spot it ....................................

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

We have germination!
SunflowerSeeds.jpg

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....

Originally Posted by delvite

mine is 3 weeks, can you spot it ....................................

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...

Love it bro! is height an issue? lol

Originally Posted by pacificarage

We have germination!
SunflowerSeeds.jpg

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.

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.