How To Grow And Care For Sunflowers At Home!

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Onion is the most popular vegetable used in a variety of dishes to enhance their taste.

These cheerful flowers are not just flowers; They are symbols of happiness and positivity. 

Sunflowers are easy to recognize by their large, disc-shaped centers and vibrant, ray-like petals that mimic the sun’s rays.

Sunflower Ideal Growing Season

In India, sunflowers grow in warm climates. The ideal time to sow sunflower seeds is during the spring or summer months.

Choosing Right Sunflower Variety

Sunflowers come in different varieties, each with unique features. Selecting the right one depends on your space and preferences. 

Optimal Grow Bag Or Pot

Sunflowers have deep root systems, so choose large grow bags or pots. A container or pot of at least 12-18 inches wide.

Soil For Growing Sunflower

Use well-drained and fertile soil mixed with high organic matter. make your own soil with, coco peat, vermicompost, cow dung, and perlite.

Method:

Sunflower seeds are mainly sown directly in gardens or pots because they have long roots and do not like to be transplanted.

Germination temperature:

Sow sunflower seeds when the soil temperature is 21-29°C for faster germination.

Watering:

sunflowers provide 6-8 hours of direct sunlight for best flowering and direct plant growth.

Fertilizer:

Sunflowers require moderate fertilizers, do not over-fertilize the plant as this may cause stem breakage.

Blooming Sunflower

– Sunflowers bloom within 70-100 days after planting. Generally, it blooms from summer to autumn.