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To: ApplegateRanch
What type of sunflowers are the HUGE ones (in your picture) to the right in the first row? And how tall are those? I'm using that photo for my desktop background. I hope that is okay.

What part of the country do you live in? It has always been my dream to live on farmland, have as many children as possible, and marry a trustworthy man. I got two out of three, which ain't bad (and no complaints!), but still, what a wonderful way to live; thanks again for your photos. They are like heaven to me.
135 posted on 08/25/2013 2:53:01 AM PDT by mlizzy (If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
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To: mlizzy

If you mean the three rows in the field with the bare ground to the left, they are “black oilseed” sunflowers of unknown parentage. I just picked black oilseeds out of a birdseed mix; made sure they would germinate, and then planted them.

Sunflowers are pretty promiscuous, and will cross breed freely, so there’s a lot of variation in what came up. Those large ones on the end do have black seeds, but a few of the larger ones in that stand have grey-striped seeds. Some of the plants have multiple flower heads clustered on the top of the stem; and a few have several flower heads on separate short stems, etc. They are about 4’ tall.

The other large sunflowers with the row of flowers & garden fence to their left are from purchased “Large Grey Stripe” sunflower seeds; and they are (almost) all true to type. They are approaching 8 feet tall.

We’re borderline Zones 5 & 4, in extreme SW South Dakota. South Dakota is one of the premiere states for commercial sunflowers, which is why I decided to try them this year.

As to your other posted question, I don’t have the discipline required to write a book.

I’ll answer separately about the walking onions later, though basically we are using them (first year to harvest any) like regular onions.


181 posted on 08/25/2013 12:59:39 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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