A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Gardener's Chat I planted sunflower seeds 2

I'll remember that.... :wink:

How's the measuring and growing going all?

My sunflowers are totally dried up and dead.

Wind an rain an mud knocked mine down. I cut some off today to store .
Sheri won the race..........
COngrats to sheri......boo to dodge an junigirl.

I planted the black oil sunflower seeds from the seed they feed the birds .. They grew .. Have to show you half eaten head . I didnt know till tonite.

dodge

Here is what the black Oil sunflower grew like.
Did great. See how much the birds polished off already.

I didnt think the seed in the bags we buy would grow > They did.




dodge

Barb--that is fantastic--my B O heads were not that large.
at very first I picked 2 heads & only got like 2 cups o f seeds..I left the others on to dry & I guess I made a mistake--it rained too much at the wrong time & they all withered up & dryed out. but at least I did get some.

I have not measured my mammoth seeds yet--but I may have gotten a gallon-
all of my plants are cut down, Rod is slowly pulling out the trunks that we left behind---

I learned the hard way about that..I put a feeder in my perennial garden, I had more weeds and millet and such growing than the perennials

Thanks Junigirl, Tamara,

I didnt know till yesterday when I cut the heads off, that it was the black oil sunflower . Yep larger than the striped.

dodge

I cut off several heads and dried them and the birds loved them. I was out there yesterday and my stalks are totally gone. I guess withered by the heat, wind and dry weather. It's so weird. I'm going to plant more next year. The birds are so cute hanging upside down eating from them.

Where is your camera photo of upside down , Sheri.?

I do them yearly also. Now Junigirl, are you game to race again?

dodge

well it certainly was easy enough. I will try if it does not rain so much in the spring---This last year mine got in late because I didnt want to swim back by my garden to plant them.
But yes barb--I am game if the weather here is, OK????

Oh goody,
Suggestion, lets all plant the Black Oil sunflower seed.

I am drying some seed.

goody goody.

dodge

sounds good to me----can we buy them in packages to plant ??
I would like to get some large BO heads like you did this year, Dodge....

I can supply the seed if you want .
I just picked them an I am drying them.


dodge

If you say they will grow it sounds good to me--
we can see how the same seed grows when planted in 3 different regions of the USA.

Sounds like a fun plan !!!

Sure .......No problem.
Decied how many you want. I am drying them , need sun.

dodge

It is intresting seeing how it happens .

what if yo keep them until next spring--then we 3 can talk & form a plan of action??? In the mean time you can dry them properly for us....sound ok to you????

Excellent

Junigirl.

dodge

dodge, I ordered some onion seeds today. I'll get some to you soon.

Hooray sheri

i thought of them last nite.. They come quick.

I am hunting the paper of the cup/s seeds ;;

b

I bought sunflower seeds today--yep I did !!!!

Did you plant them?

ya know Dodge--I was going to but the ice kept getting in my way...

lol