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Post by heavyhitterokra on Feb 25, 2023 15:23:33 GMT -6
Tucson,
That sounds wonderful!
In years that I have had enough time and energy, I always enjoyed the extra sunflowers that I've planted around the borders. Nothing is quite so uplifting as a big patch of sunflower blossoms.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Feb 25, 2023 19:34:03 GMT -6
Thanks for allowing us along your journeys. I’m with Ron. When I have them planted in the back yard, I step out the door to their smiles. The sun rises in front of the house, so they’re always smiling at us.
Earlier in this thread,some folks mentioned growing their own sunflower seeds. I’ll be planting black oil sunflower seeds (BOSS). Boring as far as sunflowers go, but good fodder.
I picked up another 50# bag of BOSS (sold as bird seed) for $26, yesterday, as well as another bag of oats and some more 13% all stock. I will grow them all. Things are getting so serious, I picked up some triple 13
In fact, it is so serious, a tiller is coming, soon. Hoping for a 25 foot strip of BOSS sunflowers.
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Post by Tucson Grower on Mar 13, 2023 11:04:14 GMT -6
Just now, I planted five small colonies of various sunflower varieties. I dug small (8 inch diameter x 3 inches deep) depressions beneath the sunny-side edges of creosote bushes along the inner (northern) bank of my shallow arroyo. I mixed in some organic granular fertilizer with a trowel, smoothed the surface, then pushed the seed into the soil with my finger tip. Afterwards I gave them all a good soaking - filling the depressions, letting that soak in, then repeating - about 4 times.
Later, after these are well established I'll plant more colonies of the same and other varieties, trying to get a wall-of-sunflowers.
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