Sunflowers in full bloom

WHIPEDMEAT · Aug 16, 2020

i like them to grow and i have few different,

i noticed some have very intense resin production in the middle of the flower

F2F · Aug 16, 2020

Really beautiful WM. Thanks for sharing

I used to grow the standard giants. Much more plain than that beaut right there.

Peace,
F2F

WHIPEDMEAT · Aug 16, 2020

some more

F2F · Aug 25, 2020

Love it WM.

I’ve landscaped with local natives and it brings me, and our fauna, great joy over the years.

Peace
F2F

WHIPEDMEAT · Aug 25, 2020

WHIPEDMEAT · Aug 25, 2020

troutman · Aug 25, 2020

I never grew any. But I like munching on those seeds when they are seasoned.

WHIPEDMEAT · Aug 25, 2020

try to bake it into bread with pumpkinseeds

unregistered190 · Aug 25, 2020

Thanks for sharing WM! Beautiful

Gry · Aug 26, 2020

Could not agree more, those are neat as can be.
Really enjoyed the perspective delivered.
You are multi-talented.

caljim · Aug 26, 2020

I grew a few this year also, hope you dont mind me sharing....

WHIPEDMEAT · Aug 26, 2020

nice, yours is giant version of my dwarf yellow

caljim · Aug 26, 2020

I planted a few types....the "Mammoth" and multi headed heirloom variety called "Chocolate".

Love those more colorful varieties you planted. I'm going to need to plant some of those next year. Saving seed from all of these too, in hopes of planting a few raised beds full of them and maybe a small field.

WHIPEDMEAT · Aug 26, 2020

i have to use ropes to fix them like towers. from 3 directions to make it kind of stable,

one of the multi-headed has more than 16 heads,

wind + their weight = laydownflower

buzzmobile · Aug 26, 2020

I like sunflowers too.

The fields were in South Dakota and were probably planted on several thousand acres.

These were from our garden from a few years ago.

WHIPEDMEAT · Aug 26, 2020

last one is very impressive

St. Phatty · Aug 26, 2020

i've been growing them & buying them.

the deer LOVE the young sunflowers.

i need MORE fertilizer & more deer-fence.

buzzmobile · Aug 27, 2020

WHIPEDMEAT said:
last one is very impressive

It was nearly 4 meters tall.

caljim · Aug 27, 2020

Took a few heads from the Mammoth's. Plenty of seeds for me, the critters, and next year crop.

WHIPEDMEAT · Aug 28, 2020

i am not sure when are the seeds ready to save for next year. i usually let them as long as possible on stem, and i put a potato sack on the heads to prevent birds to eat all

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