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Post by famfish on Jun 13, 2008 21:18:43 GMT -6
How are everyones sunflowers growing the ones I sent you! i make several plantings during the summer then you ave fresh flowers blooming from july till frost with plenty of yellow birds and humming birds all around! My lettuce is about done the heat is really bad this last two weeks! My garden is full of white and pink radish flowers that have already gone to seed1
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Post by joyce on Jun 15, 2008 3:33:53 GMT -6
Mine are about knee high. Gonna plant some more in a couple of weeks when I get some more ground worked.
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Post by famfish on Jul 8, 2008 9:01:16 GMT -6
I have several 6 foot sunflowers readyto bloom. I left some in a box real close together and they bloomed with tiny marigold size flowers! You can make any size sunflower depending on the size of the container1
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Post by famfish on Jul 10, 2008 21:02:45 GMT -6
Try planring some climbing bean near the sun flower and they will work together!
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Post by buzzard on Jul 11, 2008 12:53:53 GMT -6
Only two came up from the seeds I planted. Gave my dad some, but he's higher up, so his stuff tends to come up later than mine. Gave my son the rest, but don't know how his are doing.
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Post by famfish on Jul 13, 2008 13:17:21 GMT -6
Two sunflowers bloomed on my birthday saturday! I have alot of 6 foot sunflowers ready to bloom this week. Remember keep planting them all summer!
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Post by shyangel on Jul 13, 2008 20:34:58 GMT -6
I didn't know you could plant them all summer? I that right?
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Post by famfish on Jul 19, 2008 19:52:41 GMT -6
You can plant sunflowers till the middle of August or even two weeks later!
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Post by famfish on Jul 24, 2008 8:13:29 GMT -6
Sunflowers that I sent to some of you will get many side shoots with as many as 20 flowers on each plant. With all this rain and wind a tall sunflower has a tendensy to fall over with the wet ground. Tie the stock to a tomato post if you want to have a secure pretty flower all summer! I had one fall over and many that I have tied are 7 foot tall with many flowers opening every day. A few years ago I had 42 flowers on a 14 foot plant! Hope you are seeing all those pretty birds o the flowers even humming birds!
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Post by buzzard on Jul 24, 2008 19:31:20 GMT -6
I think ours aren't doing so well because of our drought, even with the hand watering, only 4 came up so far. Mebbe the altitude too has somethin to do with it.
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Post by famfish on Jul 25, 2008 21:26:16 GMT -6
Rabbits love new sunflowers. Maybe they were gone as soon as they came up. Plant them in a container then transplant when they are about 6 inches tall!
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Post by shyangel on Jul 30, 2008 11:39:10 GMT -6
good idea cause I have wild rabbits all over my yard and they ate my forget-me-nots  Thanks for the heads up. |
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Post by famfish on Aug 1, 2008 7:51:37 GMT -6
Shy do yopu want a nice flower to plant try 4 oclocks. They come in different colors and bloom from 4 pm till about 10 am! They will get about 18 nches high and look great anywhere!
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