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Title: prepare the grounf for planting
Post by: redfig on December 31, 2008, 06:22:53

Hi
What is the best way to prepare the ground to grow sunflowers, should you use manure.
Many thanks
Happy New Year and a great allotment year
 :D

Title: Re: prepare the grounf for planting
Post by: saddad on December 31, 2008, 07:52:24

I do, where possible, a trench with a layer of muck in it. The trick for the real giants is not to give the roots a check by leaving them in the pots too long... sometimes I get it right, usually I don't...  :-[

Title: Re: prepare the grounf for planting
Post by: redfig on January 02, 2009, 06:11:13

hi sadad
thank you for your help
all the very best