Giant Corn and Sunflower Growing Forum
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Subject: What varieties are people planting for large heads
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mshy |
Nekoosa, Wisconsin
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What varieties of sunflowers are people planting for large heads? I planted a bunch of different kinds just to see what they can do. Sunzilla, Titan, Mongolian, Diane's strain, and some misc I can't remember.
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6/14/2011 9:37:16 AM
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Ken D. |
Connecticut, USA
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I have some seeds from one of my own sunflowers from a few years ago that I beliveve were Russian Mammoth seeds.
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6/14/2011 1:28:33 PM
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mshy |
Nekoosa, Wisconsin
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How big did the head get Ken?
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6/14/2011 4:50:52 PM
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Ken D. |
Connecticut, USA
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The get about 13 or 14 inches across.
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6/15/2011 5:16:23 AM
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mshy |
Nekoosa, Wisconsin
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The Sunzilla’s I grew 2 years ago produced heads between 20” and 27.5”. I was very disappointed last year when the 27.5 seeds produced plants with multiple small heads. It must have pollinated with some wild sunflowers growing in the area. I am going to bag the heads this year.
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6/15/2011 11:26:33 AM
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Peace, Wayne |
Owensboro, Ky.
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mshy, where do you get Sunzilla's? Peace, Wayne
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6/15/2011 10:49:26 PM
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mshy |
Nekoosa, Wisconsin
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A woman was selling some on Ebay. It turned out not be be the actual hybrid but an F2 of Sunzilla. She grew out a field of Sunzilla's and saved seeds from them. They have the original at Renee's Garden I think. Tom Heaton is the breeder.
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6/16/2011 4:30:42 PM
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