 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 Hopi Black Sunflower Seeds  Fencing Keeps Deer From Eating The Sunflowers Garden Growing Guide Quick Links Listed alphabetically Arkansas Green Cotton Arugula Blue Podded Shelling Peas Butterfly Weed Catnip Cilantro (Coriander) Cocks Comb (Cleosia) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dill Dyer's Woad Erlene's Green Cotton Hibiscus Holy Basil (Tulsi) Inchillium Red Softneck Garlic Kale Karina Peas Lemon Balm Loblolly Pine Tree Madder Marigold Mixed Cotton Musquee de Provence Nankeen Cotton Purple Podded Pole Beans Red Foliated White Cotton Sea Island Brown Cotton Spinach Sunflowers Tennessee Red Valencia Peanuts You may also like:
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