What is your favorite summer flower? Mine has to be the sunflower by a long shot. It's so sunny and cheery, and I absolutely love it.
What if I told you you can now grow a massive sunflower forest right in your backyard? Oh, yes you heard me right. There are special types of sunflowers that grow extra tall and will surely make your whole backyard stand out.
And because of that, you can create a forest right in your own backyard. I bet your kids will love playing in it.
Their blooms are large at least one-foot across, and the stalks are tall between 10-15 feet tall. If that doesn't impress people I dunno what will, ha, ha! I gotta admit it would impress me.
You can do so by leaving three or four-foot wide pathways leading to the play area in the middle of the sunflower forest. Doesn't that sound awesome?
Well, it's pretty easy. They can be grown from seed sown directly in the garden after a frost. Make sure you keep in mind that they need well-draining soil to flourish.
I bet they won't come up for air for hours, lol. And that's pretty good news for parents out there. They can finally get some work done in the kids' absence.
So the area you pick to plant them should be in the center of your garden. Once you plant them, the seedlings will emerge in seven-10 days.
They will compete with the plants for water and this could slow the growth progress of your gorgeous sunflowers. You can use some mulch to keep weeds at bay.
Therefore, once the bloom is spent, the plant may be removed. Usually, you won't need fertilizer unless you have poor soil quality. Once established, the flowers can tolerate drought.
I really need to plant them in my garden one day. I honestly can't wait until that day comes. It will be so beautiful and breathtaking to just sit there and relax amongst all of them.
