In this article you will learn about growing giant sunflowers. We give a few tips for choosing the right variety, preparing the soil, and providing ongoing care for a large crop production.
Selecting The Sunflower Variety
There are many varieties of sunflowers. Some are designed by hybridization with different colors ranging from red to lime production. However, these varieties generally not well suited for the production of large flowers. Would you like big sunflowers grow, you will notice that the highest and largest seed heads stems conform to conventional colors. The petals are usually yellow. The center of the seed head has a dark appearance (it looks like chocolate). And the seeds that are produced from within the seed head are gray and round.
Make sure the variety you choose a consistent way, a big, sturdy stem to produce. If your sunflowers grow tall and big, they are more susceptible to wind and rain. A strong stalk will prevent them from falling over in such circumstances.
How to prepare the ground for
To your sunflowers to a height of 15 meters or more ranges, and produce huge seed heads, they will have a lot of exposure to direct sunlight. They are planted in an area of at least 7 hours of sun daily receive. To your sunflowers to plant, dig a hole in the soil that is 2 meters deep and has a circumference of about 3 meters. Once you have the seeds are planted, replacing a portion of the soil and make use of a controlled release fertilizer at approximately 1 meter deep. Then replaced rest of the soil.
Sow, caring, and ongoing maintenance
Sunflowers have roots that grow very quickly. Although it is possible to plant them in pots and transferred to the bottom, you run the risk of stunting their growth if you wait too long. Plant them directly in the soil in order to prevent this from happening. Also, although many gardeners to plant their sunflowers in the middle of the summer doing limit their size. Are planning to sow your seed in the last week of May (or early June, as cold weather persists).
Sunflowers, by their nature, use the nutrients in the soil faster than most other plants and vegetation. Without proper maintenance, soil can become depleted of these nutrients, so the sunflowers from growing to their potential height. Try the soil to fill each week with 2 liters of a dilute fertilizer mixture. But, do not apply the fertilizer on the sunflowers' steal. They may begin to rot if you do that. Instead, dig a trench around the trunk that is 3 inches deep. Place the fertilizer solution into the slot and leave it to seep into the soil.
The Giant Emerges
Assuming you have the right variety of sunflowers chose, prepared the ground well, and took trouble to supplement the nutrients in the soil with a fertilizer solution, your crop large and impressive. You can set the gigantic seed heads with a small burlap bag cover for birds to prevent the steal of the seeds. Once the seeds are swollen and are ready to harvest, they can be in your bird feeder or enjoy them yourself. Meanwhile, your crop of large sunflowers impress your friends and family.
