How to grow Sunflowers
Planting Sunflowers is a fun activity for the whole family, and one of the easiest ways to provide food for birds in your garden.
This Helping Nature activity can be completed as part of Families Wild Challenge.
Instructions
When to plant sunflower seeds
You can sow the seed directly into the ground in late April or early May, but we'd recommend sowing them in pots in late March or April.
Planting sunflower seeds in pots
Fill a 7.5 cm pot (or slightly larger) with peat-free compost. Poke one seed per pot down into the compost. Cover with about 1 cm of compost, and then water.
Place in a warm position. Use a propagator lid if you have one. Or you can make your own mini cover to protect your plants by cutting the top off a plastic bottle.
Keep them on a sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse to keep them safe from slugs and snails until they are planted out.