Sunflowers are flowers of extraordinary beauty and are also very easy to plant and grow. Let's see together what is the best time to grow them in order to get beautiful blooms for your garden or balcony
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himI sunflowers they are cheerful flowers, with large colored corollas, which make summer an even more pleasant season. These flowers of unmistakable beauty have many advantages, in addition to attracting butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects useful for improving the blooms of your garden, they can be very simple to grow, even for those who do not have a green thumb. In fact, the three main types of sunflowers, annual helianthus, perennial helianthus and tithonia, originating in the Americas, do not require great gardening knowledge to be sown, but only the right amount of commitment and perseverance.
Let's see together when to plant sunflower seeds, which are easily available both in organic food stores and in gardening outlets, to have a splendid flowering that will adorn your garden or your summer balcony. (You may also be interested in: The farmer who planted more than 2 million sunflowers to make people happy)
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When to plant sunflower seeds
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Generally the most suitable period for sowing sunflowers is spring, when, after the winter frost, the soil slowly begins to warm up, ready to give life to new colored blooms. Specifically, the best time to plant them varies according to their type, the annual elplant and tithonia can be sown in a covered place in March and April, or they can be sown directly in the ground or in a pot with a diameter of 15 / 20 cm outside, in late spring or early summer, while the perennial helianthus can be planted during both spring and autumn.
Before planting your seeds make sure that the frost period is over, and that the soil is warm and soft enough to allow the seeds to thrive. When about 15 days have passed since the last cold, you can move on to the sowing phase, placing your pot or seeds in a spot where there will be at least 5 or 6 hours of direct sunlight.
When to plant annual sunflower seeds
These sunflower seeds can be sown indoors at the beginning or in the middle of the spring season. Helianthus annuus is a semi-hardy flower, so it can be sown indoors, in a greenhouse or on a bright windowsill, in March or April to produce beautiful flowers at the start of the new year. Annual sunflowers can be sown directly into your garden soil between mid-April and mid-June in well-hydrated, sunlight-exposed soil.
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When to plant perennial sunflower seeds
The perennial helianthus can be sown in spring or autumn. In spring, this sunflower variety can be planted on the back of sheltered, sun-exposed borders in neutral or alkaline soil that is well-drained and hydrated. In the fall, when beautiful flowering stems have grown, you can cut them and insert the organic matter, before planting the perennial plant on the back of a sunny balcony.
When to plant Mexican sunflower seeds
The Mexican sunflower, technically called Tithonia rotundifolia, is a gorgeous annual flower with sumptuous bright orange petals. As with other varieties, this sunflower can also be sown both indoors and directly into the ground, as far as indoor sowing is concerned, tithonia can be sown in early or mid-spring to produce beautiful flowers during the summer season. These flowers appreciate heat and humidity so to allow them to grow better you could cover the pot to retain the heat. For direct sowing instead it is advisable to plant them in late spring when the soil is very warm, in fact they can be sown directly in the ground outside around May.
When to plant potted sunflower seeds
To ensure that the operation is completed in order to obtain beautiful, healthy and vigorous sunflowers, you must carefully choose the seeds you are going to plant to grow your flowers. Next, choose a large pot with a diameter of 15-20 centimeters and prepare it as best as possible for planting. Cover the bottom of your pot with a layer of well-expanded clay balls and fill it with soil until it reaches three centimeters from the edge. Then create a 3 cm deep dimple in the center of the pot, in which you can store about three sunflower seeds, to increase the chances of success of your sowing. Cover the seeds with the amount of soil necessary to level the entire surface and moisten a little at a time with the help of a sprayer so as not to excessively wet the soil. After about a week, you should see the first small shoots appear.
During the first growth periods of the shoots, it is advisable not to place them in direct sunlight. When the sunflower seedling has developed and has reached a height of at least 10-15 centimeters, you can safely expose it completely to sunlight. You will be amazed to observe all the movements of these beautiful flowers that will rotate following and looking for the direction of the sole and its rays.
These flowers need to be watered often, at least every two days, both in the morning and in the evening. Furthermore, if you have a large garden at your disposal, you can sow sunflowers directly in the ground, following the same steps made for sowing in pots, remembering to plant the seeds at a depth of at least 2,5 centimeters and spaced at least 15 between them. centimeters, to enjoy the splendid beauty of these cheerful flowers, which will brighten up your balcony or garden.
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