Grow log by lynnee · Original thread
What you can learnA broad mixed-flower trial with useful lessons on cultivar height, invasive species, transplant shock, canopy competition, flowering, pollination, seed maturity, and summer heat.
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What a wonderful life it had. Beautiful.
Thank you for sharing this with us! I love all the pictures of the sunflower.
Those are some seriously wonderful sunflowers! They're like a mini California super bloom in your house! I always see incredible pictures of those fields of wildflowers, but they seem to happen way out west most of the time.An indoor sunflower garden sounds way more manageable than fighting for a spot amongst the crowds. Plus, you get to enjoy these beauties year-round, not just for a short window. Do you find the Aerogarden makes growing sunflowers pretty easy? My apartment doesn't get a ton of sunlight, so I've never ventured past herbs. But your sunflowers are tempting me to try something new! Any advice for a newbie gardener? Thanks for the inspiration! Good luck!
naveljessyn, Yes, it's easy to grow sunflowers in an AG. It was actually easier to grow the Bambino than the six-footer that started in an AG and then went outdoors. Just be sure to select dwarf sunflower varieties, like Bambino. Sunflowers bloom at the top, so the plant must have a maximum height of 24" for a Bounty or 36" for a FarmXL.I think that a Bounty could handle 2, or possibly 3, of the dwarf varieties. If you want to cultivate more than one sunflower, you will probably want to check the amount of dissolved nutrients frequently, because sunflowers are heavy feeders.
A stunning success all the way around, lynnee. Sometimes I like it when a project doesn't last too long. That way I can move on to new things.
It's doing just what it's supposed to do, and I think that's beautiful!
I expanded the photo so I could see the center better. The curly petals are cute. Love it!
Very cool. Are you going to keep any of the seeds
I hadn't even thought about keeping the seeds, because I have more in the seed packet. I will want to grow more of these, because they stop growing taller at 16", and display nicely in an AG.I have thought about eating the seeds. Do all varieties and hybrids of sunflowers produce edible seeds?
I have no clue about that one. These should grow nicely in the Harvest XL Just add another flower to my list of things to grow LOL
I would think so, Lynne. All hybrid tomatoes and peppers that I know of are edible.I would at least try them.
OK. If I die, Sher, it's on you!
Please don't die!
I got curious and Googled it lol - results all seemed to agree that there are no poisonous varieties of sunflower. Another interesting tidbit was that all parts of them are edible in addition to the seeds - the flower head, leaves, etc. And now I’m super curious about what they taste like!!
Thank you! Now it's on you and Sher! I'll let you know how they taste if seeds develop.
Ok no deaths will occur for eating the seeds! LOL Thank goodness
Fascinating to watch!
Beautiful and bright
How very beautiful, lynnee! I wish I had an outdoor spot to move my petunias to. I'm ready for something else in my living room.
It's absolutely stunning! Thank you for taking a picture for us!
Beautiful!
It looks like JOY lynnee! Beautiful!
Love the blue and those sunflowers
So do I!
The bluebells are gorgeous! And I can't wait to see that sunflower open up
I didn’t think sunflowers could grow in AG, but yours looks so good!!! I gotta try that next time I get a bounty free!!
That's a shame about the Chinese Lantern, but it's a good thing you checked. At least you got to enjoy the pretty flowers for a while!
The sunflower and bluebells together should be a marvelous combination!
maskedsonnet, Sunflowers can grow in an AG. Someone a while back grew them and they were very short. I will have to look for that sunflower name. I actually think I may have a packet here although it would be old as I bought it before I knew I needed another surgery. lynnee I am sorry about the Chinese Lantern but the Bluebells and Sunflower should be wonderful and look at the Sunflower getting ready to bloom.
I hope the petunias survive, lynnee. If not, the dianthus should spread to fill that spot. I do hope the bluebells thrive. That blue is stunning. I can't remember ever seeing them growing. They must not like the deep South.
This reminds me I have to take the daisies out of the shed. I had to put them in there are it went into the 30's the past few nights. Your garden will fill out nicely as they all come in.
The outdoor petunias look fine this morning, and more of the AG bluebells have opened. Yay!
YAY!!!
What a beautiful blue flower!
The blue is lovely.
What a wonderful project! The best part is getting varieties not often found at nurseries.
Nice array of flowers!