 John And His Sunflowers Nothing says summer quite like the sunflower! Sunflowers do triple duty providing beauty, attracting butterflies, birds, & bees as well as providing food for you & your livestock. If deer are a problem in your area, you will want to put up fencing. Deer fencing (7.5') works best for large areas. For a tight area where the deer can't really jump over the fence & into the growing area comfortably, shorter (4-5') fencing usually works. Sunflowers can grow upwards of 14 feet. Give them lots of direct sun (6-8 hours), some wind protection, plenty of room & water to grow. They are extremely tolerant of drought & heat; preferring long, hot summers to flower well. Sow outside: 4 to 6 weeks after average last frost, or up to 2 months before first fall frost. Size: 4' - 10' Hardiness: Annual Sun: Full Water: Moderate Seed Spacing: 6” Seed Planting Depth: 1" Row Spacing: 30" Days to Germination: 6 - 10 Starting Arkansas Green Cotton From Seed Starting Blue Podded Shelling Peas From Seed Starting Catnip From Seed Starting Cilantro (Coriander) From Seed Starting Cocks Comb (Cleosia) From Seed Starting Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) From Seed Starting Dill From Seed Starting Erlene's Green Cotton From Seed Starting Hibiscus From Seed Starting Holy Basil (Tulsi) From Seed Starting Kale From Seed Starting Karina Peas From Seed Starting Lemon Balm From Seed Growing Loblolly Pine Tree Saplings Starting Mixed Cotton From Seed Starting Nankeen Cotton From Seed Starting Purple Podded Pole Beans From Seed Starting Red Foliated White Cotton From Seed Starting Sea Island Brown Cotton From Seed Starting Spinach From Seed Starting Sunflowers From Seed Starting Tennessee Red Valencia Peanuts From Seed  Fencing Keeps Deer From Eating The Sunflowers You may also like:
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 Hi there! My name is Jen. I'm a "tree hugging dirt worshiper" who has been organically farming for well over a decade. It never ceases to amaze me at how much I've learned & how much I am still learning. I have studied natural health, nutrition, & herbs for over two decades. Our health & the natural world around us are connected in ways we don't often realize. How we treat the land & animals directly affects us in both body & mind. My goal is to provide others with truly natural humane goods from my own little piece of paradise, & to freely pass along whatever knowledge I pick up along the way. I am grateful every day to be able to have such a worthwhile & fulfilling job surrounded by the beauty & unpredictability of Mother Nature.
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