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How to Plant Soaked Sunflower Seeds
How to Plant Soaked Sunflower Seeds. Sunflowers are widely regarded for their brilliant yellow petals and distinctive shape and size. If your garden could use the mighty sunflower, then you will have to purchase some seeds and prepare them properly. Sunflower seeds are most successful when they have been moistened and allowed to germinate before...
Sunflowers are widely regarded for their brilliant yellow petals and distinctive shape and size. If your garden could use the mighty sunflower, then you will have to purchase some seeds and prepare them properly. Sunflower seeds are most successful when they have been moistened and allowed to germinate before planting.
Things You'll Need
Paper towels
Water
Gardening shovel
Potting soil
Soak paper towels in water. Wring them out so they are damp.
Lay down a sheet of damp paper towel and spread the sunflower seeds on top of the sheet. Cover them with a second damp sheet of paper towel.
Monitor the seeds until they begin to germinate. The seeds that germinate first are the strongest seeds and should be used for planting.
Locate a spot in your garden that receives full sunlight throughout the day. Ensure the location also has soil that drains well.
Aerate the soil with a gardening shovel by loosening it and turning it over, and then add potting soil to the existing soil. Mix it thoroughly.
Plant the the sunflower seeds in the soil so that they are approximately 1 inch deep and 6 inches apart. The sprout should be covered as well.
Water the recently planted seeds until the soil is moist. Water the seeds daily until sprouts become visible.
Tips & Warnings
Plant sunflower seeds in the spring after the last frost has passed.
Be careful not to over water the sunflowers. Too much water can loosen the soil causing the sunflowers to fall.
When the sunflowers grow taller, you can stabilize them by placing stakes close to the stems and tying the stems and stakes together with a piece of string.
If you plant the seeds too close, the sunflowers can grow closely together and eventually topple each other over. Prune away the least healthy sunflower in these situations so that both flowers are not lost.
