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Title: A Quick Sunflower Question.
Post by: the_snail on January 29, 2006, 21:52:26

Hi folks just been doing a bit of lurking. ;D

Ok I have a sunflower question. Hope it is not in the wrong section.

My quicky question is do you need to stake tall sunflowers?

Thanks

The_Snail

Title: Re: A Quick Sunflower Question.
Post by: Jesse on January 29, 2006, 22:22:50

Definitely stake them, even the smaller multi headed ones will flop over in windy weather.

Title: Re: A Quick Sunflower Question.
Post by: grawrc on January 29, 2006, 22:26:32

YEs you see fields of them in France upright and perky but the first really windy day or heavy rain and they are all at 45 degrees.

Title: Re: A Quick Sunflower Question.
Post by: Mrs Ava on January 29, 2006, 22:56:49

And don't tie the ties to tightly as they will cut through the stem, and you will come home day to see poor severed sunflowers. :'(

Title: Re: A Quick Sunflower Question.
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on January 29, 2006, 23:50:42

All the sunflower growers on my site stake them well. I should think they need it; Jerusalem artichokes are sunflowers, and they end up flopping all over the place.

Title: Re: A Quick Sunflower Question.
Post by: Chief on January 30, 2006, 20:55:02

Hi following on from E.J re ties have just read that good ties can be made from strips cut from old T.shirts as they do not cut into stems.Hope this helps but beware who's T.shirt you pinch.

Title: Re: A Quick Sunflower Question.
Post by: the_snail on January 31, 2006, 02:24:30

Thanks for the info folks :)

The_Snail

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