This is very much a work in progress. I planted sunflowers for the first time last year, and this is the first year for this variety. It would seem I have a long way to go to acclimate this variety to local growing conditions by roguing out weak plants, then saving seed. I also need to experiment more to determine proper spacing and other growing conditions.
This particular variety is Russian. It is the black seeded type, which is also the type for oil seed. The vendor I got this seed from, Synergy Seeds, says it is a good variety for making sprouts.
In the meantime, it’s nice to have some pretty flowers in the garden! This is a short variety, growing to about 50cm high.
