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Wed, Apr 23, 14 at 18:32
| Hello! I've been trying this new routine this year with my garden where I soak all seeds in water until I see one/some start to sprout. All my seeds sprouted so far- marigolds, zinnia, etc, but my sunflowers have not! I'm not sure if this is because sunflower seeds need soil to sprout, or if it's because the packets are a year old. I tried breaking open a couple of seeds after about 10 days of soaking, and it doesn't look as if they've done any growing. Should I buy new seeds and/or stop soaking sunflower seeds and just plant them in soil? |
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| 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
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- Posted by greengoblin72 none (My Page) on Wed, Apr 23, 14 at 21:04
| 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! |
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