Dig up your lawn! How to planet sunflowers
Автор: Mamata Africa Soul Food
Загружено: 2022-10-03
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Dig up your lawn and plant sunflowers!
Sunflowers are a nitrogen fixer and their long taproots break up the earth to make it easier for planting. They are a great coloniser plants to prepare the soil for planting out edible foods.
NB you must use sunflower seeds in the shell for planting. Hulled sunflower seeds sold for eating will not sprout.
1. Soak sunflower seeds overnight (oprional but speeds up sprouting)
2 . Dig a patch into your front lawn with a hoe or other implement
3. Add any soil improver as you would like – e.g. potting mix, manure, compost, seaweed.
4. Mulch well – with cardboard, straw, dried out grass that wasdug out from your patch (see method in video)
5. Punch holes into the cardboard and plant your seeds directly into the soil.
6. Protect from predators with physical guards (see video) or an organic snail bait such as those containing copper or iron.
7. Water your seeds every second day (depending on rainfall)
8. In 8 to 10 weeks you are sunflowers will bloom into big orbs of golden joy
Did you know?
When re-using sunflower seeds from the previous year‘s heads,, the number of heads on one plant will multiply. The more times you recycle your seeds, the more heads you will get it and they will get smaller.
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