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Starting some sunflower seeds #6869351 05/11/20 12:14 PM 05/11/20 12:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,017 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,017 Northern Maine	Just planted some sunflower seeds to start them inside.I put them out in the sun on sunny days. Nevada bound

Re: Starting some sunflower seeds [Re: Bruce T] #6869804 05/12/20 12:25 AM 05/12/20 12:25 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas	Once they pop up it goes fast- they grow like weeds because they are weeks “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Starting some sunflower seeds [Re: Bruce T] #6870215 05/12/20 01:36 PM 05/12/20 01:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson trapper
Gary Benson trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	I have thousands coming up under the bird feeder! Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Starting some sunflower seeds [Re: Gary Benson] #6870813 05/12/20 09:42 PM 05/12/20 09:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,363 East-Central Wisconsin B bblwi trapper
bblwi trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,363 East-Central Wisconsin	They germinate when soil temps are in the mid 40s so you don't need to baby them very much. Bryce

Re: Starting some sunflower seeds [Re: Bruce T] #6870815 05/12/20 09:43 PM 05/12/20 09:43 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,648 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,648 New Hampshire	My son has some Kong’s sprouting in the house It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: Starting some sunflower seeds [Re: bblwi] #6870822 05/12/20 09:47 PM 05/12/20 09:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,017 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,017 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by bblwi They germinate when soil temps are in the mid 40s so you don't need to baby them very much. Bryce Thanks that's good to know. Nevada bound

Re: Starting some sunflower seeds [Re: Bruce T] #6871135 05/13/20 09:46 AM 05/13/20 09:46 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 8,965 Indiana P Providence Farm trapper
Providence Farm trapper P Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 8,965 Indiana	I am thinking about planting a patch for wild life. In years past we have grown some around the garden. I'm thinking a few 100 ft by 12' strip. Mixed verity. I was thinking just till and broadcast the seeds by hand and lightly hand rake to cover. I better seed really seed heavy I don't know the percentage I wood loose to birds and mice before they germinate.

Re: Starting some sunflower seeds [Re: Providence Farm] #6871144 05/13/20 09:52 AM 05/13/20 09:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,173 nwpa F furstroker trapper
furstroker trapper F Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,173 nwpa	Deer maul mine. They love the tops. Punkin flowers too.

Re: Starting some sunflower seeds [Re: Bruce T] #6871150 05/13/20 10:01 AM 05/13/20 10:01 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 16,275 ny U upstateNY trapper
upstateNY trapper U Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 16,275 ny	I cut the tops off and save them for my chickens.Free chicken feed. the wheels of the gods turn very slowly

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