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Not sure if this can be done (no garden but my kids would love to grow them)
If anyone has done this, what container size would you reccommend?
Thanks all
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Not sure if this can be done (no garden but my kids would love to grow them)
If anyone has done this, what container size would you reccommend?
Thanks all
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Someone else asked this and if I remember correctly the reply was that the staking would be most important as they get sort of top heavy and blow over. I suppose that if you had a good big bucket and were able to 'tie' them to a fence or something it would work. Good luck. Otherwise, plant spuds or dwarf beans in a bucket - they get something to eat at the end of it too.Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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A large pot or bucket with holes in the bottom sited next to a downpipe from the roof would be ideal, then you can tie the sunflower stem to the drainpipe. Good luck! A friend of mine had one like this 2 years ago and it grew to around 10 feet tall.Comment
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You mean something like this.They grew to over seven feet tall .Put a stake in the middle of the pot and tie to it as they grow.There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore and who always will. Don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it in your future.Comment
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And this was them later on.There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore and who always will. Don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it in your future.Comment
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I had considered it in the past, but they need loads of watering and feeding and I have to admit that I am just too lazy to make the effort when the lottie produces huge flowers with total neglect!!
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See the white plastic tray Nicos it holds about 2 gallons of water and lasted for about 4 days between wateringsThere comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore and who always will. Don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it in your future.Comment
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If I wasn't convinced before, I am now - they are beautiful, Beefy! My office looks out to a very convenient down pipe to attach the sun flower to, and it will improve the view considerably!Comment
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got 6 sprouting as we speak ( well type)
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You've got your answer Dutch. You can grow giant ones in a bucket, if you water them and put in a place where they can be tied to something to stop them blowing over. Good luck. I'm sure your children will love them.
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Thanks all
Great advice and Thanks !
I like the idea of sunflowers and crops and I think Im going to buy a load of those pop up garden tidies (Morrisons selling huge 1's for £1.99 each) and use them for potatoes sunflowers and a layer of mixed leaves for colour!
Im setting myself one rule......... everything I grow in my small back yard has to be practical (IE I can eat it!) and who knows, I mat finally get my little girl to eat some veg without her turning her nose up !
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Hi all - I've decided not to grow my sunflowers in pots this year. I've heard that the roots are like tap roots - and once they get stunted. If you're going for a giant sunflower, I would reccomend sowing direct. :/Comment
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