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I watched it in NE England. It was very informative, but I wonder, don't you have slugs and snails in New Jersey. If I planted direct from seed, the chances of many surviving are pretty slim.
My next door neighbor who was a farmer used to plant about an acre of sunflowers in the very back of our properties. Every spring I would see him take off in his tractor to plant them. I would get so excited because he would let me go back there to pick any flowers I wanted. It was just so much fun just looking at all of them! He would buy the big sacks of bird seed and plant those. He died of cancer years ago. I miss him. Sunflowers always remind me of him.
One morning my neighbor just spread the seeds in front of my house. I wasn't a fan of sunflower, but I just let it grow. Turns out , it flowers beautifully. Everyone passing in front my house will stop for a minute to look at them. Now I want to grow more... #ThankYouNeighbor #Indonesia
A young woman always gives me a plant, I wasn't a fan, but the third time she gave it to me I planted it with extra care ,now its blooming and am getting to like it
Make sure you don't have any chickens watching you plant these. I got down to the end of the row; only to look up and see my pet chickens scratching up my seeds and eating them. Guess they thought Mama was hiding them there for them to find.
Hey Happy Honey 41, that’s so funny . 😃You must have been like wait whaaaa??? I love chickens , need to get some for the farm one day. Do you get a lot of eggs from them ? 🌸😊
HappyHoney41 That is so funny! What has started me on the sunflower path is throwing out what I assumed to be spent seeds from our birds and now have them growing up everywhere! Early days and I'll have to replant the seedlings so I hope they don't mind being moved. I'm in South Africa so we're just going into Summer.
I inherited an old farmhouse from a family member. He used to grow flowers and peppers, so I decided I was gonna start growing sunflowers and sell them to the market! Just like he did to make him proud:) and to remember him :) thank you for your video I am trying to do this thing right:)
Hi Paige, that is such a beautiful story . What a wonderful way to remember your friend . You are very welcome for the sunflower tips . Let me know if i can help you in your sunflower growing adventure . Good luck 😀🌺
Its amazing.I hated sunflowers when I was a kid.they were weeds to me then.now I love them.they make me think I didnt have such a bad childhood after all. I love you, Dad and Mom
I rather sunflower versus thistle. I hate thistle/artichoke. I had a friend whose mother was in love with thistle. Let's just say I could never go to his house.
Thank you Robert . Appreciate your very kind comment . I just gave you a shout out on my @cranburyfields instagram stories . Thanks for making my day 🌻🌻🌻
I bought sunflower seeds from Home Depot today. I want to grow them because the sunflower is Ukraine’s national flower. Their resistance against Russia has inspired me to get into gardening. I’ll have to wait a little while to plant them but I’m excited!!
Hi Koby, way to turn a negative into a positive . Loved your comment and spirit . Wishing you loads of sunflower blooms and sending prayers for peace in the Ukraine 🇺🇦.
Hi! I'm from Guam about to plant my first ever flowers from seeds - sunflowers! I've watched videos and I'm testing out incubating the seeds versus directly planting them into soil. So excited to see the difference and hopefully have my own flower garden started! (I only have non-flowering plants so far) Thank you for the video! 🌻
I’m in Tennessee. I just harvested my very first sunflower. I have a 6x30 zinnia and cosmos bed. My novice self hung bird feeders nearby. They planted tons of black oil sunflowers. I just let them grow. I harvested it in the “cracking bud stage” so I’m excited to watch it unfurl. Thanks for the helpful video!
I'm in Georgia viewing this. I have 2 week old sunflower sprouts that I'm growing for my moms birthday and for years to come. I can't wait. Thank your for the information.
Hey there BoltofLightning. Thanks for checking in from Georgia 👋🌍 So happy to hear you have you sunflowers started already . What an amazing gift for your mom . I’m sure she will just love them . And , yes, I’ll bet you grow these for years and years to come . They get addicting once you see them come up once . Happy growing flower friend 🌸😊
That sounds like an awesome idea! I'm going to grow some this year too. I hope the heat there doesn't cause you any trouble and you get some beautiful flowers :)
Just realise how long i have been followed you. Watching Ahao grow up, Dawang be fatten up and your baking skill level up over years has been one of my great joys.
That's a nice bunch of sunflowers. Reminds me of the sunflower fields I saw motorcycling down through France last year. You have inspired me to fill my front garden ( Whitefield in Manchester UK) with them this summer.
Oh so happy to hear that . What a beautiful memory you have of the sunflower fields in France . Amazing . Glad you are planting them this year . You will love them . 🌸
I watched this video 3 months ago, now i havebig blooms thanks to you, thanks alot... And a bunch of bees are visiting my flowers alot.. Thanks 🌸🥰🥰🥰🌻 🌻
Lol I just watched another video of yours about sunflower tips and I knew as soon as I heard your voice that you were a Jersey girl and it has now been confirmed! 🌻✨
Haaa yes it’s hard to hide a NJ accent. You also probably picked up my Long Island NY accent too. I was born and raised there and that’s a hard one not to hear too 😃🌸
Something about a pile of sunflowers that just makes you smile huh! So pretty. My chickens lose their minds when I give them a big ole head full of seeds to pick out. They especially love the fresh seeds over bagged seeds.
I was looking for a sunflower farm but there's none near my city in El Paso, TX. I have to drive days to get to one. I'm going to take these tips to plant my own sunflowers. Not a whole farm but at least a few of them😅. My grandmother would plant them in front of her house when I was a kid but I didn't get a chance to learn from her. I see her whenever I see sunflowers. Thank you so much. 🥰
I've just started growing my sunflowers and I hope they can turn out like yours! I live in Dubai so they are a good choice of flower since there is lots of sunshine. Thank you for the informative video!
Hi Harriet , oh that’s so exciting for me to think of sunflowers growing in Dubai. Amazing ! I’ll bet you can grow them year round too since temps are so warm. Thank you for sharing that 👏👏😊🌸
Oh that’s cool! Since quarantine my mum had some spare seeds from her school so she got them and others for me to grow! Day 4 now and they are bigger than my finger already! I live in Dubai too
Thank you for this! I'm also in NJ. I have been planting sunflowers for years by just broadcasting them - just to add color to the property. This year I'm preparing to plant a larger area, so placing them intentionally in rows may be a better way to go. Hoping to share my results on YT also. Definitely will be following your lead!
So happy to hear you are already in the sunflower know . I’ll bet when you broadcast the seeds for the color pop it really does the trick . Rows are awesome too .
HAHAH I just watched some guy get so emotional and confused thinning his pumpkins (even though he grows pumpkins forever now) and this pretty girl being so straightforward and just thinning them easy peasy 😂😂 love itttttt thanks!
Always love Sunflower " happy smile " next farm. This year start planted some back yard garden. Look like Sunflower like clay soil & zone 7. Wow , all those leaf large size looks so happy with sunshine. 👍😃😃
Hi Kelly, I love sunflowers, your video is great especially for beginners, it's great to see them when they 1st pop up , I live in the UK, the tallest I have grown was 13 ft 6 " , keep making your videos , Linda
Hi Kelly, Just found your channel, as I was searching for tips on growing sunflower seeds, because, as we're on lockdown for our 5th week here in England, I'm going to plant some with my 3yr old grandson, whom I care for. You take care Kelly, and keep safe at this worrying time.... Ian 🙏
Hey there Mr. R , Welcome to our Flower Tribe 🌺🙂! Such a fun activity to do with your grandson. I'm sure he will cherish the memories of growing sunflowers with his grandfather his entire life . Well done 👏🌻
Thanks Kelly, I hope so, as I take being a grandfather an honour, and the best "job" I've ever had!👍 And thank you for welcoming me to your channel, and taking the time to reply🙏 We've just walked the dog along the deserted riverside, as the sun is going down over our little English Market Town (Stokesley, dating back to the Domesday Book, 1086AD)🏴🏰🏹🛡️ Looking forward to watching and learning more from your videos, thanks again. 😀👋
So nice hearing of your stroll in England . You are blessed to be so grateful for your grandfather roll . I’m looking forward to being a grandparent one day . I’ll bet it’s glorious. Thank you for your kind comments they made my day 🙏🌸
Ah, and thank you for your kind words too, Kelly. I always say, "It costs nothing to be nice", and even though its not always reciprocated, that doesn't matter. However, its lovely to see others who have that outlook too, like yourself🙏😉 And yes,. I'm sure you're going to absolutely love being a grandparent, and you'll be able to teach your grandchildren all about horticulture, and in doing so, are teaching them such valuable lessons AS, careing, nurturing, and probably the hardest for the little ones to master, PATIENTS! 🤣🤣🤣 "ARE THEY GROWN YET?...." Ha ha🤦🏻♂️😂 I was a single dad who brought up 2 beautiful daughter, and am now truly blessed with 4 amazing little grandchildren 💕💕💕💕 whom I try to give any wisdom that I might have gained in life, to help them get through life a little easier🙏 Right, I'm so sorry for rabbiting on, it's the Lockdown-Syndrome kicking in! My messages are seeming to be getting longer to everyone, sorry! ☺️ I'll bid you farewell Kelly, and pray that you and your family stay safe at this testing time. Ian 🙏
I live in Phx zone 13 can get super 🔥 108-115 degrees.I am going to test it out my frist time with Sun flowers. I love the Red ones more. Will try this Spring of 2024. Thanks for the video!
I planted just about as many as she did here last year, and they were great. Had a hurricane come through in NC that knocked a lot of them down. This year. No lie. Squirrels have eaten every single one of the sprouts , not just digging for seed , which they have, but once sprouted they have been eating the tops of them, I only have two rows left, and this is my 4th attempt this summer.
Our pleasure! I agree , NJ does have awesome people , pizza and veggies . Bagels are pretty awesome here too . However , I see you are in California now so i bet you are loving the winters there much better than frozen NJ 🌸😊🤗
Most informative video, esp on spacing, succession planting & cutting. Love those gorgeous sunflowers. I do hope I will b successful this time, bn trying so many times. I am from Malaysia. Thank you for yr generous info.
Hey Thomas , so happy to hear that . I’m doing a live RU-vid tomorrow Thursday 4/8 at 10:30 on sunflower care . Hope you can make it or catch the replay . ThaNks for joining our Flower Tribe 🌻🌻
Hi Marie, so happy to hear that . You will love them ! You are smart to wait for the ground to warm up a bit . Wishing you lots of sunflower love this season ! 🌻🌻🌻🌻☺️☺️❤️❤️
Thank you, very helpful! Subscribing to your channel especially because you show your love and respect for these beautiful flowers by referring to them as he and she, rather than "it". 💛
The Evening sunflowers seeds are beautiful in crimson, yellow,orange,rust, pinky yellow shades. They have baby buds about 2 inches close to first head that opened . I am a first timer put in a pots and forgot them to close together had to transplant to big pots as I discovered my garden has rocky crappy dirt. Right now it’s September 1 and they are 8 feet in a giant pot. Huge learning lesson for next year.
Tryin to get mine in be doin it tomorrow its my first time doin a garden knida doin it for the kids im here in Elmer NJ its south Jersey thanks for all the help
Sure thing. Happy to spread the flower love. I am still putting in my sunflowers too. It’s still a great time to plant . The kids will love them 👏👏👏👍🌻🌻🌻
Such great information, thank you! I was having fun noticing how the seeds were "little guys" and the blooming flowers were referred to as "she".... funny how we do that :)
So excited to start growing mine 🌻 I don’t have a green thumb at all but I’m hopeful. We just bought our first house 🏡 it’s a dark grey color and the flowers will look beautiful out front !
Congratulations on your new home . I’ll bet your sunflowers will look amazing in front of it . Sunflowers are super easy to grow so no need for a green thumb . 🌻🌻🌻🌻😊🌸
Hi Julyssa, sunflowers grow in most kinds of soil as long as it is not super wet. They seem to prefer soils that are slightly acidic to somewhat alkaline (pH 6.0 to 7.5). Wishing you lots of sunflower blooms this year
Hi Kelly, great video! I’m in Rhode Island looking to plant my first patch of sunflowers trying to decide between single-stem and branching. I know so much depends on preference, but which of each type would you recommend? Looking for a tall and easy varieties. Thanks!
Hi Evan , I prefer the single head sunflowers since they are beat for my bouquets but the multi heads look terrific in the garden since they have so much color. I love them both 🌻🌻😊
@@KellyLehman KELLY, I’m here at my sons house in Moore Oklahoma, we are getting ready to plant his plants and garden in couple of weeks, I showed him your beautiful Sunflowers he loved them so I’m starting seeds in jiffy pots using Mammoth Russian sunflowers. I’ll let you know how they come out. Happy planting
Hey There, Though they're not too fussy, sunflowers like slightly acidic to somewhat alkaline soil (pH 6.0 to 7.5). They are heavy feeders, so the soil should be nutrient-rich with organic matter or composted manure. You can also work in a slow release granular fertilizer 8 inches deep into your soil. I have a feeling that the heat in your neck of the woods may be hindering growth. Try planting them in an area that gets morning sun and then some afternoon shade . Good luck . Let me know how they turn out this year . 😊🌸
Great video. I'm in zone 6 too, I started a bunch of giants and mammoths inside and a few 5 and 6 foot varieties as well, but I'm I think I'm going to just plant the seeds in mid May after watching this.
Hi Robert , Thank you for your sunflower comment 👏👏🌻🌻🌻You’ve inspired me to plant mammouth sunflowers . Someone sent me a picture of a sunflower house where sunflowers made up the exterior of a small room in a field . The sunflowers were supported on poles that helped them create a roof too . 🌻🌻🌻
My brother is getting married in October, by my grandma's lake in a beautiful field. We want to have sunflowers in the field, if anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated.
Super Sunflower question Lianne. Yes you can . Try to dig down deep though so you capture most of the root and transplant immediately into welcoming soil in a sunny spot . Give the transplants a shot of water to get them settled in . Thank you for watching my sunflower care video🌻🌸🌸🤗 I’d like to invite you to join my Kelly Lehman Flower Tribe Facebook Group. Flower Tribe members are posting images of their gardens from all around the world and asking and answering garden questions with each other . It’s a super place for garden enthusiasts to hang out 🤗🌸 ➡️ facebook.com/groups/173080477731043
@@KellyLehman - if you plan to transplant, it’s best to thin & transplant in the evening so the plant isnt cooked by the sun. If possible, use old discarded plasric pots & cover too. Chance of success greatly increases.
My son's teacher gave him some mammoth sunflower seeds, I planted 2 in a container not thinking they would grow, now they're both close to 4ft tall and I can see the heads developing😳... the container is too small, is it too late to transfer to the ground or a bigger container?
Super question. These gals are going to have long root systems so I would try to either transplant them to a super large pot or better yet into the ground in a sunny location . Try to get the entire soil around the plant transplanted too so the roots stay in tact . Make sure your home is large enough. Good luck 👍🍀
Sunflowers are indeed beautiful, but they exude poisons from the shells of their seeds and other parts of the plant into your garden soil. Always clean up any debris from sunflowers, and do not use this in your garden. If you have a sunflower area, keep it a dedicated sunflower area, and do not plant them continually in different places in your garden
@@KellyLehman I was shocked when I learned of this recently. We had always encouraged sunflowers to go Rogue in the garden for bird food. I'm going to be more careful from now on. I'll just grow them in select areas every year, and dispose of the leftovers in a different spot, separate compost. I wonder what they do in sunflower fields? Maybe there is a way to offset this somehow? I guess I haven't seen a sunflower crop two years in a row in the same spot row come to think of it...
@@adamdille6031 i hadn't either. Google it. I was going to compost all the shells from my bird feeders and read that it shouldn't be used in compost. I figured that to be because if a lousy carbon/ nitrogen ratio or something and knew i could fix it. So when i looked to find out what was wrong with composting it i discovered the other properties of the shell, roots etc. I live in a wet climate. Maybe good rainfall continuously flushes the soil enougb that it isnt a problem. I dont know. Just passing on what i read. Worth looking into imo.
I'm wanting to plant these to harvest for snacks. We haven't had much snow this winter so I want flowers that serve 2 purposes one is looks pretty and second it doesn't need a ton of water. Plus with bigger plants might even get some seeds to snack on.
Nice to find a fellow Jersey sunflower enthusiast. I`m from Howell NJ formally of Jamesburg. I learned a lot from this video Kelly. My kids and I are planting our first garden this spring. Growing up in Elizabeth NJ like I did I don`t have much gardening knowledge. Your videos have been a God send. I have subscribed to your channel and looks forward to seeing more videos.
Very cool! A big welcome to you and your kids to our Flower Tribe ! I’d like to invite you to join my Kelly Lehman Flower Tribe Facebook Group. I just created this group which will allow our Flower Tribe members to post images of their gardens from all around the world and ask and answer garden questions with each other . Hope to see you there 🤗🌸 ➡️ bit.ly/3kUY8b4KellyLehmansFlowerTribe
