Sunflower Seeds For Planting. Give plants plenty of room especially for low growing varieties that will branch out. Grow sunflowers from seeds for your farmers market or roadside stand.
Choose from a selection of tall cutting sunflower seed varieties dwarf sunflowers and pollen free sunflower seeds in an array of shades traditional yellow and orange sunflowers to red and maroon colors for fall. Check the outdoor temperatures. Planting sunflower seeds sunflowers should be planted 1 to 1 inches deep and about 6 inches apart after the soil has thoroughly warmed.
If you wish you can plant multiple seeds and thin them to the strongest contenders when the plants are six inches tall.
Large flowers need good nutrition. Thin the seedlings once they hit 6 inches tall leaving the strongest plants about 12 inches apart. Whether you re growing your sunflowers in a block surrounding a patch of grass for a children s fort or in a line against a fence all annual sunflowers should be planted about 6 inches apart and. How to plant sunflower seeds.
