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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Philbasford on May 04, 2006, 14:22:13

Title: sunflowers
Post by: Philbasford on May 04, 2006, 14:22:13
Ive got a few varities of sun flowers in pots/trays,. they are about two inches tall, are they ok to be plante out?, the pots are siting out side anyway
Title: Re: sunflowers
Post by: sandersj89 on May 04, 2006, 15:10:29
It depends very much on your location and last frost. If they get frosted they will keel over I am afraid.

Mine are still in a cold frame and will stay there for a few weeks yet. I am in Sussex  by the way.

Jerry
Title: Re: sunflowers
Post by: saddad on May 04, 2006, 15:41:47
We have just potted our on and they are in the Poly tunnel for a week or so. A hot day like today can be followed by a hard frost which they will not like one bit!
:'(
Title: Re: sunflowers
Post by: Rosa_Mundi on May 06, 2006, 16:05:26
They're also liable to be demolished by slugs when so small....
Title: Re: sunflowers
Post by: Philbasford on May 06, 2006, 16:22:34
yea, covered mine with half lemonade bottles, and slug pellets, dont have enough big pots to let them growbig
Title: Re: sunflowers
Post by: flossie on May 06, 2006, 19:32:08
Mine are in cold frame but are looking leggy and tall.  Then they are planted out is itok to put them in deep ?
Title: Re: sunflowers
Post by: angle shades on May 06, 2006, 19:35:39
floss,

Yes you can plant them deep,I've found if you break a stem or a snail or slug nibbles put the stem in water and it roots :) so if you plant them deep they will root further up a bit like tomatoes do/shades x
Title: Re: sunflowers
Post by: flossie on May 06, 2006, 19:37:30
Thanks - I shall sink them