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McMinnville, Oregon

Every growing season I learn a something new from the garden! As a confessed cheapskate I love plants that I can collect seed for future gardening. i plant every variety of sunflower I come across during spring fever. The expensive colored varieties are collected during the fall dried labeled and saved with the boxes of other seeds yurning to be planted. Expecting a red sunflower to produce red is doubtful since bees like a buffett as much as I do. I always try to grow the previous contest winner but suggest buying a pack of manmouth greystripe that is certified?
DBH

4/16/2011 4:13:38 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Bag em, tag em...hand pollinate!!! Peace, Wayne

4/16/2011 11:33:25 PM

Hamilton Nj

will the sunflower self polinate???? and when do u put the bag on them lol after it gets head high or use a big ladder pizza

4/18/2011 8:23:52 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

I use a big ladder,LOL, bag em when they are getting ready to flower/blossom, bag another if I want to cross!!! Shake, or scrape pollen from bag 2 , onto a paper plate, remove bag from plant 1, dust flower 1 w/ pollen from flower 2, then replace bag. PS... I think they will self!!! Peace, Wayne
PS...Not ziplock baggies, but very fine mesh bags!!!

4/19/2011 3:02:02 AM

Hamilton Nj

thanks wayne !! pizza

4/19/2011 10:40:55 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Mr. or Mrs. P. Chicken...has any one in Oregon learned anything from Pizza tonite!!!! LOL Peace, Wayne You are correct, this is a crop you can collect seeds from!!!

4/22/2011 12:11:42 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Pete, not sure what I am going to do this year...gonna try and grow tall ones!!! Don't have a 30 foot ladder!!! Wish me luck!!!! LOL Peace, Wayne

4/22/2011 12:12:48 AM