Somewhere in September I decided to plant 6 sunflowerseeds (the beginning of Autumn here) As I was feeding the birds outside in the garden I saw a few sunflower seeds among the mixture of seeds. I filled 2 smal pots with potting compost and put 3 seeds in each pot. A few days later I saw the first seed had sprouted and the next few days they were all visible. I put them high up on a table as the slugs love young fresh plants . A few weeks later I planted them out in the garden , all 6 of them so now I have sunflowers in the garden. My husband called me crazy to start with sunflowers so late in the year. I have no clue what breed they are, they all have a different hights, some are in bud others in flower. So now I know I can start early with seeding sunflowers and seed some every 3 months or so, to enjoy them in Spring and Summer and Autumn. And I don’t even have to buy seeds as we always have a mixture of seed for the birds in our garden.
I think the buds are very pretty too.
I will let you know how they evolve. So far the weather is still arround 15 C° and at the moment there is no frost in sight.
I hope you all still enjoy the plants in the garden or on your balcony. Take care !
GWENNIESGARDENWORLD 
Until I actually grew a few sunflowers from seed, I never realized how tall and top heavy they could become– and how many seeds they themselves produced.
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It al depends on the type of seeds that you use, they come in all sorts of sizes. I used what I found in a mix of birdfeed. But they were not very tall, maybe because I sowed them late in the year. I they it is one of the easiest seeds and fun for the kids.
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Sunflowers are fun and easy to grow, plus very photogenic!
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I think so too, also their back side is pretty and there are so many varieties aswell.
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Really nice! And so late in the season. Keep us posted.
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I will !
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Very exciting and beautiful.
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Thanks, I’ll keep you updated. It will all depend on the weather ofcourse.
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