A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Gardener's Chat I planted sunflower seeds

Some of mine have started drooping. I thought they needed water but I looked online and found out that when they start making seeds (the head that is) they start drooping and need less water than when they are growing. What I read said once the head makes seed to cut it off to dry otherwise the seeds might mold before they dry. Is this what you do dodge?

I arent up on sunflower doings.

I let them on till the birds eat them off. I think it would mold if picked too soon.
Birds will start to eat them right away.

The ones I picked , was cause I wanted photos of the birds close to the windoww.
have to look that up.

b

Read this ..


When can I harvest my garden sunflowers? How will I know they are ready? How do I roast them?
The heads will be ready to harvest when the back of the head has turned brown. In northern areas, this might be after the first killing freeze. In warmer areas, the plant will dry down naturally. Simply snip the head off the plant and rub the seeds out by hand. If birds or other pests are attacking your sunflower heads, you can cut the heads and hang them in your garage like onions often are dried. But you need to ensure that the seeds are mature. Look for the back of the head to be a banana yellow to turning brown before you harvest the heads. Remove any other plant debris. See our recipe section for guidance on how to roast sunflower seeds.

thanks, Barb---

Couldn't find any plants but I bought more seeds. I'll plant them in a pot so I can take them in...wish me luck

Good luck tamara. Mine arent very tall yet. I planted later ones too.

It might suprise you .

I'm not going to roast them. I'm going to leave them for the birds. I just don't want them to mold. I've never heard of that but we do have horrible humidity so maybe it can be a problem. I haven't seen any birds on them yet just a whole lot of bees. I've got little tiny ones coming up in all sorts of places. It's funny to me that they will bloom when they're only 12 inches tall.

Let them on the plant then. They are not done yet an will get lots larger seeds an then the birds will show up .
Then grab youir camera.

LOL

yea Tamara-- --I am so happy to hear that you too will be growing sunflowers. Dont worry about carching up with us---just watch & see how they grow & how big the seed heads end up being...

I planted them today...

uPDATE ON MY SUNFLOWERS WITH TOMATO ROW IN FRONT.

sOME OF THE SUNFLOWERS ARE 3 INCHES TALL.

DODGE

Wow a whole row..your tomatoes are looking great also.

tHANKS TAMARA,

LOTS OF THE SUNFLOWERS DIDNT GERMINATE?

tHANKS .SO FAR THE BLIGHT IS NO SHOW.. I SPRAY WITH COPPER STUFF .

HOPE WE GET SOME FOR MY SHELVES AN WINTER PROVISIONS.

THANKS FOR LOOKIN.

DODGE

Barb---I am so glad to see your sunflowers.
Keep thoses photo's coming as time goes by.

Tamara: So very happy to hear that you have planted yours.
I will be patiently waiting to see them grow...

tHANKS

mINE ARE LATE ALSO.

DODGE

Below is my mammoth sunflowers: 6-30-2010

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Below here is the head that you sorta see in the above picture....
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next is my Black oil sunflowers:

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I Hope that Sheri gets her computer fixed soon.....

Holy..now thats nice

Thanks Tamara.

Junie, yours look like mine but I don't thinks the heads are as big as those dodge grew. Do you?

Please dont compare with mine.
They were the Giant seeds someone sent me.

If you want big, Someone on here told us, Order GIANT seeds?
Kopish?

Your both doing a wonderful job, congrats.

dodge :ding:

We're trying to beat you dodge. :wink:

You might need a club.........

Carol - my black oil sunflower is the same size as yours - pretty even though they are small.

oh Lynne--yes!! Very Very pretty !!!
and y es arent they lovely?? I think I almost like them better--but then that is likely because my BO sunflowers have all sorts of flower heads & my Mammoth only has the one as of yet.

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I planted about 6 more seeds yesterday.. So I can prolong the Sunflower agony.
LOL



Aren't we sweet?

dodge

I don't know how to actually close one but I started a new thread since this one is at 8 pages.





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