Grandson's Sun Flower Challenge

[Doug99]

Ok Guys and Galls, I need some serious advice here.

My 4yr old Grandson has handed me a potted sun flower (approx 12") in height for planting in my garden. He wants it to grow to the sky as shown on some pictures he was shown at nursery. He will be measuring it at the end of the season to see how good I was (or not)

My thinking is:

Big Pot, Premium General Compost, Lots of water and lots of sun.

Any other tips ....... what feed is best?

Cheers All

 

[D4N1EL]

I grow sun flowers every summer with my lil girl, last summer we had a 7ft monster! I normally start off in a pot and keep it on a sunny window cill for as long as possible, then plant in a sunny place in the garden. When they get so big, I find supporting them a problem as canes only come in small size's. I'm no expert on sun flowers but I've noticed with the flowers I've grown, they have a root ball that stays close to the surface, so if you mix compost into your garden, don't mix it to deep

 

[Doug99]

Thanks Daniel,

I've planted it into a big pot at a sunny spot next to a drain pipe so will use that to support it as it grows.

 

[Mursal]

Miracle grow every hour on the hour ....................

Found this for you
http://www.reneesgarden.com/articles/grow-sunflower.html

https://www.google.ie/search?q=sun+...&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=qPJzVbO4DLLe7Aaq-4KoBQ

2 by 1 (50mm x 25mm) lats will come in 20 foot lengths (for support/make trellis), but that's a bit off yet
Have at lease two, one on standby, just in case the unexpected happens and the original flower keels over (snuffs it)

Good luck with it ..................

 

[Doug99]

Thanks for the links Mursal.

So it looks as if I'm already onto a loser here as I've potted the sunflower rather than planted it in the ground.