Help with Sunflowers
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Comments (3)When you find sunflowers that seem to have been chewed and have fallen over, usually cut worms are to blame. However, if there were flowers and seeds forming, a squirrel might have taken matters into hos own hands to bring the treat down to his level. Were there flowers and were they eaten? Linda C...See MoreHelp with Sunflower plant
Comments (5)I've had the same prob with mine, i had to strip the first lot of leaves from the plant,i then sprayed some insect repelent on the rest of the leaves,i did this every other day for a week. Once i done this i no longer had any probs...See MoreHelp w/sunflowers
Comments (4)Here are some good tips for growing sunflowers from my personal knowlege and from some research: Try planting them 1-3.5in into the soil if you are using a large container or not using a container at all, however if you are planting them in a small container then I reccomend 1-2cm deep. Do a soil pH test, the ideal pH for sunflowers is 5.0-7.0, to raise the pH of the soil, use wood ash to lower it use coffee grounds. Here is a link with a chart for plants and recommended pH levels: http://www.eutechinst.com/tips/ph/15_soil_ph.pdf Good Luck! ~Lindsey:) Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/sunflower.html...See MoreHelp, my sunflowers are being eaten by.......
Comments (4)Last year my dogs were running through my gardens and wrecking them, and grazing on things too. Like Sierra said, I was able to teach them to stay out with boundaries. It helped, especially with the puppy, to put up some of that cheap metal folding fence from HD (I got a semi-fancy bronze looking one). It would never keep them out, they can go right over, but it reminds them visually. I have a lot of different flower beds and they would forget even when they were trying to be good....See Moredocmommich
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