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Chepfer

So i am about to try and grow (with my son) a giant sunflower.

What is the secret to getting one to grow that extra bit high ?

:D

Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 4792 Status:

Make sure you give it plenty of support.
I grew 5 last year 4 went with the wind .
also slugs love them .
one way to stop this is cut a top of a plant pot off .
anough to go over the sunflower .
get some copper tape and stick all around the plant pot.
slugs dont like copper at all.
sunflowers also get attacked by black fly is you see any of them on there use tepid water with a bit of fairy and gevtly pour over the stem of the sunflower.

Martin Peck · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject:

Be careful with the fairy liquid only a drop it has salt in it.
Copper give off a small electrical current that the slugs and snails dont like.
Martin

Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 4792 Status:

Chepfer · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that ....... it's in and looking ....well ..... small at the moment.

This sun is helping though .... whats the record height of one of these things ?

Copper sounds great .... though i may add a battery to the end of the wire ... Just for that extra bit of slug death fun !

Clunk · Ejected Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 935 Status:

http://www.sunflowernsa.com/all-about/default.asp?contentID=67
http://www3.cty-net.ne.jp/~fumifuji/yokuaruquestion_e.html

Chepfer · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject:

cheers clunk .......... Beer it is then !

Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 4792 Status:

Mine died. :roll:

Chepfer · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:53 am Post subject:

Mine (now called forest and Pete, are about a foot high though the lower leaves have turned yellowish ..... better put them in individual pots now i guess !?

Bear · Mile Elm Minstrel Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 1001 Status:

I have just read Clunks link I cant imagine a 25 ft sunflower thats as tall as a house