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myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 5 out of 1,035 in nature 3 years ago

This is a shot of my sunflowers indoors. I am setting these out back when warm enough as food for the birds and squirrels and also to attract birds to watch as entertainment. I may even harvest some seeds for the grandkids. Well I'll let them do that if theres any left after the critters get their share. Do you grow sunflowers? I am not talking about FarmTown either. Hahaha!
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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. eaforeman6 (4202)   ranked 302 out of 1,035 in nature   3 years ago

happythumbupwub I have grown them and they are beautiful. I am for anything that will help to feed the birds and animals. We have to care about all of God's creatures too. That is so wonderful and your flowers look very healthy. I look forward to seeing the pictures of the flowers.


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 5 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

I love their looks as well.
So tall and majestic looking I think.
My Lilies are sprouting up all over very well now with the heat and sunshine lately.

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. savypat (13311)   ranked 10 out of 1,035 in nature   3 years ago

We have great fun with sunflowers, every critter seems to love the seeds. They don't grow very well here, to much rain, but I buy them in big 50 lbs sacks.


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 5 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

We don't get a lot orain so I think they'll do fine. Besides I have been told I have a "green thumb" so they WILL prosper greatly. HAHAHA!
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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. tyc415 (4490)   ranked 105 out of 1,035 in nature   3 years ago

I have never grown any sunflowers but know others who have and some got so huge and so pretty. Maybe I need to get some sunflower seeds to throw out in my yard for the birds and squirrels. I sat outside the other day for the longest watching a squirrel in the yard digging and eating, too cute.


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 5 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

Cleaning my flower beds out front I've found so
many holes from the squirrels fall burials. Hahaha!
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myLot reputation of 99/100. PurpleTeddyBear (4613)   ranked 155 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

We have a lady that lives across the street and she has a REALLY nice patch of sunflowers in her back yard. They all grow higher then her fence, and the flower part where the seeds are get as big as your head! I bet she gets a lot of critter visitors too!

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4. myLot reputation of 98/100. onlydia (1685)   ranked 59 out of 1,035 in nature   3 years ago

No I don't as we have all the veg. and have no space for sunflowers so No. I am putting in Tulips in the front of my house soon. YOu have a good day. Your friend onlydia


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 5 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

What about along a fence for the sunfowers?
That's where mine are going as the squirrels run along the fence all day and now they'll have a restaraunt to stop at at. Hahahaha!
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myLot reputation of 98/100. onlydia (1685)   ranked 59 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

That is where I have a rock garden for my Dad. It has a huge rock I got the week he passed a way and a angel. So that is out. And the fence is in all shade. You have a good day.

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5. myLot reputation of 97/100. BarBaraPrz (6656)   3 years ago

The squirrels planted their own sunflowers last year, and harvested them too, I might add. Only time will tell what they plant this year.


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 5 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

I have found many holes from where they buried
their tresures in the fall for eating now.
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myLot reputation of 97/100. BarBaraPrz (6656)  3 years ago

Sure the holes aren't from skunks looking for grubs?

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6. myLot reputation of 99/100. lilybug (16938)   3 years ago

We had some sunflowers in the back yard when I was growing up, but I have not had them since the. Maybe I will plant some this years. I think they are pretty flowers.

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7. myLot reputation of 99/100. PurpleTeddyBear (4613)   ranked 155 out of 1,035 in nature   3 years ago

Hi Grandpa Bob!
Your sunflower seeds are looking good! I have grown sunflowers before and they are very pretty! I loved having them, but seeing as I am renting where I'm living that is something else that will have to wait until I get my own place I think! I'm sure once I have my own house, and a garden that I really enjoy then I will be super happy :) Sounds like you do have quite the green thumb. Keep up the great work!


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 5 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

Call your city offices and ask if they have any community gardens around you. Most cities do this with city property and charge maybe $20 to use the area. We have lots of them around that I've seen. A great idea and a good way to meet more people in your area as well.
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myLot reputation of 99/100. PurpleTeddyBear (4613)   ranked 155 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

Thanks Grandpa Bob, but hubby and I did that 2 years ago and we are STILL on the waiting list as we live in a small city and the plot spaces fill up fast!


myLot reputation of 99/100. PurpleTeddyBear (4613)   ranked 155 out of 1,035 in nature  3 years ago

Thanks much for best response Grandpa Bob!! happy

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8. myLot reputation of 96/100. tamarafireheart (13724)   ranked 171 out of 1,035 in nature   3 years ago

Hi GRANDPA BOB,


I love sunflower seeds and pumpkin seed, I do buy some to eat as well as putting some out for the birds and squirrels, also I throw some bread out as well for them. The squirrels loves the bread so does the pigions.


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9. myLot reputation of 97/100. dragon54u (15681)   3 years ago

I have some black oil sunflower seeds I want to plant in the alley where they'll have a lot of sun. Last year a bird deposited one by the house and the sweet but silly young man who mows my lawn sometimes mowed it down! That's another thing I need to start in my little pots.

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10. myLot reputation of 94/100. xbrendax (2137)   3 years ago

Yes I do, in fact a few years ago I won a contest for having the biggest 2 headed sunflower! (Secretly I didn't plant it, the squirrels did), but I took credit for it and sent in the picture and I won, but I was disqualified because I didn't read all the rules and one of them said I had to be a (KID) between the ages of 7-12! I was 55 at the time! That 2 headed sunflower was 25 feet tall and the stem was almost as big around as a soft ball! I had to plant a long wooden clothes line prop along side of it and tie the prop to the sunflower stem with lots of string, if I didn't do that, the big heavy heads would have bent down to the grown! Everybody came around to see it. After it all dried up, we had tons of big black and white striped sunflower seeds and everyone got some, that includes all the birds and squirrels too! I used some of those same seeds to plant more sunflowers and they all came out huge also but none came out 2 headed! I guess that was a once in a life time thing!

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