Sunflowers

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Gardeners' thoughts

Sunflowers, Sunflowers & yet more Sunflowers!

Sunflowers, Sunflowers & yet more Sunflowers! This journal is about, you guessed it – Sunflowers, Sunflowers & yet...

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28 Aug, 2011
Balcony

Sunflowers: Big & small

Sunflowers: Big & small What springs to mind when you think about Sunflowers? I bet it is a Champion Sunflower like this...

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26 Jun, 2011
Balcony

2' 3".... 2' 7".... 2' 10".... 3' 1"

Daughter and I are having a sunflower race. We selected a seed each from the same packet, placed in identical pots containing...

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16 Jun, 2011
Rhannii

Story behind the Sunflower

Another Greek Myth, but one I like so here goes... As we all well know a sunflower will follow the suns journey each day,...

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5 Sep, 2010
Lishy

sunflowers

well my master piersdad has this tree he wants me to climb and see if there is something way up there wow look at the trunk...

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12 Feb, 2010
Piersdad

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Questions & advice on sunflowers

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hi, need sum advice on how to look after a sunflower outdoors

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14 Sep, 2011
Lisad

i have a miniture sunflower do you dead head it so hat the other flowers can flourish

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6 Aug, 2010
Guest

What size of container would be appropriate for sunflowers

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1 Aug, 2010
Pamsco

How do I care for sunflower plants

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10 May, 2010
Guest

when is the best time to plant sunflower seeds

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10 May, 2010
Guest

planted a sunflower 1st time last year came up with a very small head

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23 Feb, 2010
Guest

I am going to enter a local competition for growing the tallest Sunflower

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10 Jan, 2010
Bonsaiman

what do you do with sunflowers in the autumn

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14 Nov, 2009
Guest

Does this flower only grow in England?

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6 Oct, 2009
Katscinto

what should i with my sunflowers

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16 Sep, 2009
Paigesteffie

Sunflower heads/seeds

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15 Sep, 2009
Jay_b1959

Are my mammoth sunflowers ready to be cut and dried

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12 Sep, 2009
Sprout

Are my mammoth sunflowers ready to be harvested?

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11 Sep, 2009
Sprout

why are some of my sunflowers purple?

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10 Sep, 2009
Tropple

Sunflowers, should I pinch off the side buds?

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6 Sep, 2009
Ange

Mexican Sunflower

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27 Aug, 2009
Motinot

how do you dead head sun flowers

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22 Aug, 2009
Nilsson

do wasps eat the stem of a sunflower?

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18 Aug, 2009
Meholmes

What should I do with my sunflowers when they have finished?

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13 Aug, 2009
Jay_b1959

what do i do with my sunflower now it has gone past its best

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2 Aug, 2009
Yvonneanderson

When will I get heads on my mammoth sunflowers

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29 Jul, 2009
Sprout

Any advice on growing a sunflower from a seed??

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29 Jul, 2009
Bethyann09

How do u grow a sunflower without those stupid slugs EATING them??

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29 Jul, 2009
Bethyann09

Has anyone ever seen wasps eating through sunflower stalks?

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27 Jul, 2009
Aliby

what is the best potting compost to use for sunflowers that will remain in large pots?

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24 Jul, 2009
Coxsone

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