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I planted my seeds and they immediately started growing. It says "trim" at 4". I don't know what "trim" means.
Next, where do the sunflowers bloom. All I have right now is really tall green plants, but no blooms. I'm so lost.
By Samantha W. from Springdale, AR
Trim? I have a package of seeds and on the back of mine it says "thin" when they are 5 inches.... They will not bloom until they are full grown. depending on the type, they could be 12 inches to 12 feet tall. They must have full sun to grown, and can not be in a crowed pot.
These are too close together. You need to cut back the ones that arent as big to let the big ones flower
Does anyone have an idea how a sunflower can grow stronger and faster? Please help. We have very strong heavy rains here.
By Eunel from Apayao
I bought sunflowers at a nursery and they were beautiful. However, they have already died. What did I do wrong?
I planted sunflower seeds in a pot on August 12 and watered it. Now it is August 15 and I tried to dig them up to see if it is already sprouted and it is! But now there's a very, very strong heavy rain. I know that a sunflower needs to be under the sun to grow. What should I do? Does it die? Or what? Please help.
By Eunel
Sunflowers need rain to grow too. If you think they will be flooded and the seeds washed away, just move the pot to a protected area until the rains have passed.
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I am going to grow sunflowers in an old wash tub. Do I need to put some holes in the bottom of tub for drainage? Does it need to have rocks in the bottom as well?
