It’s sunflower seed sowing season!
The spring of 2012 may be a particularly rainy one in the UK, but it is still spring none the less, and summer isn’t far away. Which means it’s officially sunflower seed sowing season! What could be more cheerful than the lively bright yellow of a huge sunflower? Here’s your guide to growing these beautiful flowers from seeds, by us here at Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk).
Sunflowers have long been synonymous with summer, after all they even look like a bright, beaming sun. In fact, the ancient Incas of Peru were the first to cultivate these stunning flowers and were so taken with them that they adorned the walls of their temples with carvings of the blooms that are nowadays instantly recognisable. These flower seeds were taken over to Europe around the late 1500s, with the flowers being later named Helianthus from the Greek words for sun and flower. Word quickly spread about these huge towering flowers that would actually turn to follow the rays of the sun throughout the day and the popularity of sunflowers was set around much of the world.
Apart from their obvious beauty and nifty way of turning their heads to the sun, these are popular flower seeds because they are easy to grow, not to mention being popular seeds for kids who can get involved with the simple sowing process and love to see the huge blooms emerge. Once you’ve had a look through the large selection of sunflowers in our mail order seeds range and purchased the ones you want, there’s only a few things to keep in mind when it comes to growing them. Mainly, it’s important to remember to start sowing when spring has warmed up a little (yes, you may have to wait a little while this year!) as these are flower seeds which like warm conditions to get going and no nasty surprises in the weather as they are beginning to grow. There’s no need to choose a special kind of soil, but make sure they are sowed in wide rows with lots of direct sunlight. To ensure you get as many blooms as possible, sow anew every 3 weeks or so, but no later than the middle of July. If the weather is warm enough and you keep the seedlings well watered and weeded, you should get your first sunflowers through as quickly as 7 to 10 days from sowing. And what better way to celebrate the summer than with a bright, beautiful, beaming sunflower in your garden and cut for bouquets inside the house? Place your sunflower seeds order in now at http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk and by the time they arrive by post hopefully the weather will be perfect for sowing.
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