Comments on: One Massive Sunflower http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:23:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/comment-page-1/#comment-35727 Administrator Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:25:07 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/#comment-35727 No, no trouble falling over in the least. The stem (trunk?) was thick, and woody, and very strong. I needed a saw to cut it down. At the base it was bigger around than a pop can. No, no trouble falling over in the least.

The stem (trunk?) was thick, and woody, and very strong. I needed a saw to cut it down. At the base it was bigger around than a pop can.

]]> By: Kelli http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/comment-page-1/#comment-35693 Kelli Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:20:30 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/#comment-35693 These are wonderful! I just planted a couple packets of "giant sunflower" seeds to germinate in peat pots. I think they will make an awesome screening between my house and my neighbor's yard! Did you have trouble with them falling over? These are wonderful! I just planted a couple packets of “giant sunflower” seeds to germinate in peat pots. I think they will make an awesome screening between my house and my neighbor’s yard!

Did you have trouble with them falling over?

]]> By: Vernon Kowell http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/comment-page-1/#comment-18344 Vernon Kowell Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:22:34 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/#comment-18344 How did you get that beautiful foliage on your sunflower? I get plenty of flowers on my sunflower plants, but the foliage starts browning and dying from the ground up. The only overhead watering is from rain. They never look like your sunflower picture or like all the sunflowers on TV garden shows. Thank you. How did you get that beautiful foliage on your sunflower? I get plenty of flowers on my sunflower plants, but the foliage starts browning and dying from the ground up. The only overhead watering is from rain. They never look like your sunflower picture or like all the sunflowers on TV garden shows. Thank you.

]]> By: Glynda Gerald http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/comment-page-1/#comment-10965 Glynda Gerald Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:32:50 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/#comment-10965 As a child, my parents planted sunflowers. I remember looking up at them from my five-year-old eyes and being amazed at how tall they were. Looks like I could still look up in amazement at these flowers. They are truly large. As a child, my parents planted sunflowers. I remember looking up at them from my five-year-old eyes and being amazed at how tall they were. Looks like I could still look up in amazement at these flowers. They are truly large.

]]> By: James Mann http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/comment-page-1/#comment-10940 James Mann Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:01:19 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/#comment-10940 Now that's an awesome sunflower. There is a house that is on one of the streets that I pass on my daily walks. They have a row of huge sunflower plants but your picture makes theirs seem rather stunted in growth. But... A friend and I went fishing a week or two ago and on the drive up I saw these huge plants that towered about the corn in their garden. I was sure they were sunflowers but it was still not quite light enough to see them clearly. On the way home I made a point of stopping and looking at them. They were massive, bigger than any I have ever seen. Your are about the same size, maybe a bit taller. Very cool. I think I will give them a go next year. Now that’s an awesome sunflower. There is a house that is on one of the streets that I pass on my daily walks. They have a row of huge sunflower plants but your picture makes theirs seem rather stunted in growth.

But…

A friend and I went fishing a week or two ago and on the drive up I saw these huge plants that towered about the corn in their garden. I was sure they were sunflowers but it was still not quite light enough to see them clearly.

On the way home I made a point of stopping and looking at them. They were massive, bigger than any I have ever seen.

Your are about the same size, maybe a bit taller. Very cool.

I think I will give them a go next year.

]]> By: Home Garden http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/comment-page-1/#comment-10795 Home Garden Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:26:23 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/#comment-10795 That is GIANT! When I was growing up as a kid my grandma's house used to have big ones, I don't know if they were that big but they were still fun That is GIANT! When I was growing up as a kid my grandma’s house used to have big ones, I don’t know if they were that big but they were still fun

]]> By: Shady Gardener http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/comment-page-1/#comment-10671 Shady Gardener Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:13:58 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2008/09/05/one-massive-sunflower/#comment-10671 Wow! Did they all get that tall? You'll have some great Winter birdfood. :-) Wow! Did they all get that tall? You’ll have some great Winter birdfood. :-)

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