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| Yes, I went a *little* nuts...
Sorry, they are a little floppy, but I love how they all are blooming at once.
Before the flop and all the open flowers
There's about 9 or 10 in there, and this was about a week or so ago, they have flopped since then.
This one was a favorite
And my own personal favorite -- Seymour.
He topped out at about 8 feet.
And my morning glories that went up the 8 ft stalk.
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| Your sunflowers are fabulous! I've always wanted to grow some tall sunflowers and have Morning Glories growing up the stalks. Yours looks great. Nice work. Martha |
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| Thank you very much. :) |
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| You're definitely a Sunflower pro. Nice job! How did you select your seeds? Bob |
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| Oh I LIKE Those... Is that Luffa growing in with the Morning Glory's? Thank You For Sharing |
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| Bugbite, not sure exactly what you mean. But, I just grabbed whatever they had at Home Depot, since the chipmunks thought the ones I previously had were snacks. Ninecrow, No, the morning glories are going up the now headless 8 ft sunflower. |
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| tardevyll, There are so many great sunflowers starting at 6 inches and going up from there. Since you are so good at raising them, you might want to check out the list in the catalog I linked below. I studied their list over and over. The sunflowers are listed under "Helianthus annus". Even though there are no pictures you can search for a picture on the internet, if one sounds interesting. Or you could just stay with what you are doing since you have great results. Bob PS. I read in an old garden book that sunflower seeds should be soaked for 3 hours before planting. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Helianthus
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| OK Sorry.... Had Fibro Jelly Head.... I DO Like the Multi Headed One... Must Now go Look at SunFlower Seeds.... ***GRIN*** |
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| Sorry. I know that this is a big pricelist. The sunflowers are on their pages 48, 49, and 50. There are 75 different varieties. I always to try new things, so often buy the seeds that have the "new symbol" next to the name. (See the bottom of the page to see what that symbol looks like.) That is adventurous but not always smart since the classics often are most dependable. If I am stuck, I ask Dora at Geoseed to give me guidance if she can. On the other hand, it is easier to stick with what you know and you did extremely well with the seeds you planted. Bob |
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- Posted by ladyrose65 6bNJ (My Page) on Fri, Oct 5, 12 at 21:41
| Those are some beautiful sunflowers! Huge!!!! Congrats! |
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- Posted by mantis__oh z6 OH (My Page) on Thu, Oct 11, 12 at 19:06
| Such healthy plants--I don't see any holes in the leaves! |
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- Posted by kathi_mdgd 9 S.Ca (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 12 at 22:27
| Those are all gorgeous,you've done a great job.Really like those maroon ones,had some of those a long time ago.Seymore is my favorite though. Kathi |
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