Wanted giant size sunflower seeds

Jessica · Post: # 10404Post **Jessica** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:58 pm

Wanted giant size sunflower seeds to win tallest sunflower competition will pay top money.

Ha Ha........ jessie.

Shirley · Post: # 10411Post **Shirley** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:13 pm

If you get any - will you share??

Tigerhair · Post: # 10413Post **Tigerhair** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:16 pm

Me too!!?? He he

ina · Post: # 10424Post **ina** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:50 pm

I had phantastic sunflowers two years ago... Got the seeds sent from a friend in Germany. They were not only tall, but had many flowers to one plant, and the stems were so thick and solid, I've still got some as sticks for climbing plants. Never had sunflowers like that before - and I didn't really do anything special to them!

Mmh, maybe I should ask that friend if she could find another packet of seeds like that...

gill didsbury · Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:41 pm

Hi All,

I have giant Russian sunflower seeds if anyone would like some

Just let me know if you would like some

Gill

Wombat · Post: # 10448Post **Wombat** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:05 am

G'DAy Gill! Long time no hear!

Nev

Andy Hamilton · Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:40 am

Titan, Mammoth, Russian Mammoth or California Greystripe are some that you want to be looking out for.

gunners71uk · Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:18 pm

me too a few big ones sunflowers my lad with special need would love that i swap for a packet or lettuce seed.

Jessica · Post: # 10596Post **Jessica** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:45 pm

Hi Gill would it be ok to send to ireland, let me know and we will sort out top money paid for the winning sunflower seeds. ha ha......

Regards jessie.

sunflower_info · Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:55 am

Jessica wrote: Wanted giant size sunflower seeds to win tallest sunflower competition will pay top money.
Ha Ha........ jessie.

Here are my recommendations on the best sunflowers in the world. Three best varieties for growing very tall are Bott's Strain, Craven, and Richard Hope Giant Single. All three are capable of reaching heights around 20 ft. tall. I'm working on crosses between these three. It may take a few years before I can get anything truly stable.

Examples of Bott's Strain

Examples of Craven sunflower

Example of Richard Hope Giant Single Strain

Shirley · Post: # 36048Post **Shirley** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:24 am

Hi Sunflower... and :welcomeish:

WOW those are fantastic!!!!

Ummm I grew Bott's strain and mine are midgets - but we are in the north east of Scotland and I didn't have anywhere to plant them - have discovered that sunflowers don't do too great in pots

I've got some seeds left over and will have somewhere to plant next year so will definitely give it a go again. I love sunflowers.

I'm amazed at the stem on the Craven - and good luck with the crosses.

2steps · Post: # 36078Post **2steps** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:24 am

those sunflowers ar amazing. There my favorite and I'd love to grow some like that! my dwarf sunfloers did very well, got loads of flower on them but had no luck with the giant sunflower seeds I planted

only one germinated and the chickens ate it

sunflower_info · Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:07 am

Sunflowers can actually get very large in pots. Below is a picture of my friend's sunflowers in pots, Bernard Lavery (UK).

Shirley · Post: # 36184Post **Shirley** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:43 am

Ok... they don't do so well in pots that are too small for them!!

Bernard's sunflowers look great too!!

dibnah · Post: # 36187Post **dibnah** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:46 am

wow they are some mighty plants great way to get kids growing.

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