The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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bigleggy Mar 2017 2:46pm, 24 Mar 2017 5,970 posts	0 bigleggy I'm using second generation seeds harvested from the head of last years plant
Mandymoo Mar 2017 2:47pm, 24 Mar 2017 4,541 posts	0 Mandymoo Me to - have some of those and a new pack too
McGoohan Mar 2017 2:52pm, 24 Mar 2017 28,590 posts	0 McGoohan Thanks Fleecy - I got some 'winning' packets from Sainsburys this lunchtime. I now have enough for a sunflower farm.
FleeCircus Mar 2017 3:10pm, 24 Mar 2017 33,708 posts	0 FleeCircus Lol
Sweetie Mar 2017 3:23pm, 24 Mar 2017 905 posts	0 Sweetie Seeds sown - they are a rather old pack though, so I am not sure about germination rates, I will purchase a back-up pack this weekend, just in case......
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Mar 2017 3:33pm, 24 Mar 2017 25,321 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I have used some from last years pack, probably not good idea as I has zero success..
Sweetie Mar 2017 5:07pm, 24 Mar 2017 909 posts	0 Sweetie Thanks for the warning Mrs Jigs, new seeds it is!
Mandymoo Mar 2017 5:29pm, 24 Mar 2017 4,543 posts	0 Mandymoo Planted but last years biggest heads seeds
alpenrose Mar 2017 9:58pm, 24 Mar 2017 24,851 posts	0 alpenrose I'll think about this when I get back home.
FleeCircus Mar 2017 10:07pm, 24 Mar 2017 33,718 posts	0 FleeCircus If you start off with hybrid seeds (F1) then there's no point saving them. Otherwise sunflower seeds ought to keep a year fine if you store them correctly. In the past my non-hybrid seeds have self-seeded at the allotment occasionally. I'll plant mine tomorrow.