The Tallest Sunflower
Competition for who can grow the tallest sunflower in Wainfleet St Mary....you can be any age and we will supply seeds or seedlings....
Prize for the Winner....
Guidance is below and terms of Entry - if you need help then ask - we have some tips on growing we can send to you....and at the end of the growing season you will have seeds for all the wild birds to help them through the winter....a winner all round....
Sunflowers
Sowing Seeds: Outdoors: Mid-April to the end of May
Sunflowers like to grow in full sun in well-drained soil
Remove any weeds
Rake the soil
Plant the seeds 1 cm deep and 10cm apart, cover with earth and don’t forget to gently water them
Slugs and snails like to eat the new shoots. You can protect the seedlings by cutting the top off a plastic bottle and placing it over your seedlings.
As your sunflower begins to grow taller than you, you may need to help support the stem, by placing a cane near the stem and loosely tying the cane to the plant with some string.
As they grow, if the plants are crowded, then thin them out to about 45cm apart leaving the strongest, tallest plants.
If you are away on holiday, you might want to get a friend, relative, or neighbour to water the plants in dry weather
Now stand back and watch your sunflower grow and grow and grow.