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Kentucky - USA

Hi guys, I've notice that a few of you are growing sun flowers. I was wondering how big you have them now? I have grown them for the last 7 years and my tallest was 14 ft tall and had a monster size stalk. My tallest one now is 4 ft tall. They are fun to fool with like pumpkins..hehe


Tim

6/11/2001 10:33:47 PM

Greencastle, PA

I have some that were startd late that are 4-6" tall

6/11/2001 10:36:54 PM

Sloughhouse, CA

Yes, I have sun flowers too. I put them in for shade for the Giant Pumpkins but they are going the wrong direction to shade them. The sun flowers are about 4' and growing. My tomatoes are about 3' and loaded.

6/11/2001 10:59:34 PM

western Kentucky

I have some sunflowers that are two feet tall

I have some that are two inches tall

I have some that I planted this afternoon

u can call me shorty now but you just wait...

Last year I had a few that were about 14 feet tall but I planted them earlier. We have really long growing season down here and it only takes them about 90 days to mature, so I am not too late. I will keep you posted on how they are doing.

Justin

6/11/2001 11:38:17 PM

Connecticut, USA

My biggest sunflowers are about 6 inches tall. Sounds like I am way behind...

6/12/2001 11:30:30 AM

Grants Pass, Oregon

I am growing some called Mammoth Sunflowers that I bought out of the Gurney's Seed catalog. They are about 3 ft right now. I hope they grow to be a good size.

Cary

6/12/2001 6:59:03 PM

Choctaw, OK

My giant sun flowers are about 4 inches tall.........

Casey

6/12/2001 8:58:43 PM

Long Island,New York

I have two different varieties (secret) and they are about 6-8 inches tall now...just starting. Best in the two years I tried for the kids is 13 feet or so...........G

6/12/2001 9:03:41 PM

CT

I planted some bird seed sunflowers last year that got to 10 feet. My tallest corn was 18.5 feet and should have been edible. It turned out to be "cow corn".
This years bird seed sunflowers are 13 inches.

6/12/2001 10:37:40 PM

western Kentucky

The mammath sunflowers is what I grew last year...
They seem to grow kind of slow at first then they take off. They got to be a real good size, but I am trying the giant grey stripes this year. Does anyone know how they do?

Oh yeah and I thought why fix something that isn't broke I bought some Mammoths to plant tommorrow.

Justin

6/13/2001 12:00:21 AM

Indianapolis,In

Got a late start. My mammoth sunflowers are about 8 inches tall.

6/13/2001 10:39:16 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

Some are around 3 feet tall i have several different var. including Mammoth and Paul Buyan. and whatever the birds planted around the yard.

Glenn Peters

6/19/2001 1:24:40 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo TAdams,
Mine is about 4'6" now..long way to grow yet....personal best is 14'

alun

6/19/2001 8:03:26 PM

Sloughhouse, CA

My sunflowers have 1 bloom so far.

6/21/2001 12:55:50 AM

Florida

i am considering using sunflowers to shade my pumpkins, but i am wondering if they will compete with the pumpkins for water, fertilizer, etc. does anybody have any experience doing this? thanks.

6/24/2001 1:35:49 PM

Charlotte, North Carolina

Last year I had a bird feeder with sunflower seeds loaded in it hanging from a tree in my backyard. A few months later after not checking on it for a while I checked on it and there was a whole bed of sunflowers below the feeder.

7/1/2001 1:23:35 AM

Myrtle Creek, Oregon

My wife and I plant a veggi garden,it seems like every year we get 1 sunflower planted by birds. they grow great and at the end of the season we pic it ,let it dry then hang it in front of the kitchen window about thanksgiveing. the birds flock to it and next planting season we find a new one.
Its like the bird's know where it came from. lol

7/4/2001 12:20:50 PM