Sunflowers are, in my opinion, some the easiest seeds to start. In warm soil, they usually sprout within a few days without any special treatment. Last year my toddler got ahold of a packet of sunflower seeds, I had them growing everywhere, cracks in the sidewalk, pepper pots, the pea gravel, you name it haha.

Id nix the soaking on those, since I don't see anything to be gained from it anyways.

This post was edited by ZachS on Wed, Apr 23, 14 at 20:35

ok, thanks. ive been growing sunflowers the past couple of years as well, and i havent had any trouble until now. so i guess i will nix the soaking!