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Anyone here ever grow a giant sunflower?

Iron Woode

Iron Woode

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I love gardening and watching my plants grow. One day many years ago I decided to grow a giant sunflower. It didn't look like much at first, but wow did that plant ever grow. It was putting on about 3 inches a day. The mature plant ended up being 10 feet tall with a flowerhead (sunflowers are not true flowers, but are called composites) measuring nearly 2 feet across. :Q

The stem or trunk was 3 inches in diameter and leaves were huge too. Sort of reminded me of a triffid a bit. 😉

The bees would just cover the flower. In the fall after it died, I was using it to feed the birds. Then a squirrel came by and raided it. 🙁

Damn squirrels.

Anyone else grow these monstrous things?
 
I planted over 46 varieties of sunflowers this year, ranging in size (if they grow as advertised) from a few inches up to 15 feet tall. Just got the first flower a couple weeks ago.
 
Originally posted by: sixone
I have 40 acres of sunflowers at the moment, but no flowers on them yet. About a month from now, I hope.
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Wow, what a sight it must be when they flower, please post pics !
 
Yeah. we once grew like 5 huge ones, but the crows attacked them.
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Originally posted by: sixone
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: sixone
I have 40 acres of sunflowers at the moment, but no flowers on them yet. About a month from now, I hope.
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Wow, what a sight it must be when they flower, please post pics !
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They are a sight to see. Last year was our first crop, impressed the heck outta me.

From last year

Another from last year
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whoa !!!! miles and miles of them, that's so cool, the fragrance must be awesome and I bet they attract a lot of pretty birds too?
 
Originally posted by: Geekbabe

whoa !!!! miles and miles of them, that's so cool, the fragrance must be awesome and I bet they attract a lot of pretty birds too?
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These are commercial sunflowers, so they don't have much scent. When the seeds get ripe, they are so heavy that the head falls forward, so it's very hard for the birds to get to the seeds. The deer don't seem to have any problems, tho.

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
omg sixone, teh madnessssss
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