My Sunflowers
Sunflower Culture
by Kamani Alwis
Kamani Alwis 
Sunflowers are easy to grow in any well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil. Add lime if your soil is acidic. Fertilize the bed with rotted manure or a balanced chemical fertilizer for maximum growth. The taller cultivars may fall over if not given support.
Light: True to their name, sunflowers prefer full sun. They are likely to stretch for the sun and fall over from their own weight if grown in partial shade.
Moisture:Water your sunflowers freely for maximum growth, but they can survive periods of drought.
Hardiness: Common sunflower is a warm season annual and some of the cultivars can complete their life cycles in as little as 60 days. Sunflowers are noted for their tolerance to heat and dry conditions. They perish after the first frost, though.
Propagation: Sow sunflower seeds in place after the last frost, or give them a head start indoors a few weeks before setting out. Little seedlings transplant easily. The seeds you gather yourself from some of the cultivars may not come true, so you should purchase sunflower seeds.
Sep 5th 2010 12:13
Sunflowers are easy to grow in any well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil. Add lime if your soil is acidic. Fertilize the bed with rotted manure or a balanced chemical fertilizer for maximum growth. The taller cultivars may fall over if not given support.
Light: True to their name, sunflowers prefer full sun. They are likely to stretch for the sun and fall over from their own weight if grown in partial shade.
Moisture:Water your sunflowers freely for maximum growth, but they can survive periods of drought.
Hardiness: Common sunflower is a warm season annual and some of the cultivars can complete their life cycles in as little as 60 days. Sunflowers are noted for their tolerance to heat and dry conditions. They perish after the first frost, though.
Propagation: Sow sunflower seeds in place after the last frost, or give them a head start indoors a few weeks before setting out. Little seedlings transplant easily. The seeds you gather yourself from some of the cultivars may not come true, so you should purchase sunflower seeds.
Sep 5th 2010 12:13
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