🌻 Sunflower Planting Guide

(Easy, beautiful, pollinator-friendly)

🌱 Planting Time

• After last frost
• Soil temp: 55–70°F+

🌿 Soil Requirements

• pH: 6.0–7.5
• Well-drained soil
• Tolerates average to poor soils

🌻 Planting Instructions

• Depth: 1 inch
• Spacing:
  • 6–12 inches apart (small varieties)
  • 12–24 inches apart (large varieties)

💧 Watering

• Water regularly while young
• Once established, fairly drought-tolerant

🌾 Fertilizer

• Light feeder
• Add compost or light balanced fertilizer at planting
• Avoid too much nitrogen (causes weak stems)

⏱️ Harvest

• • 70–100 days
  • Harvest when:
    • Petals fall off
    • Seed heads turn brown