Selective Breeding Sunflowers for Height!

I’ve been selectively breeding sunflowers for height for about 5 years. Each year, I take the seeds from the tallest one and plant those the next year. I hope to have a giant sunflower one day :)

[@anonim9043]

This is an amazing story too bad not many people now about this hobby

[@kylepope6805]

First year in my remediated garden and my sunflowers just hit 7’, unbelievably satisfying and I’ll definitely select the tallest ones for next year like you say 🙏

[@zachariahjohn4040]

This is my 3rd year. I have America Giant and Skyscrapers. 2019 I got a 10 footer. 2020 around 11 ft. This season I'm thinking 12 ft. Still too early to tell.

[@XAVargasX0206]

Thats what im trying to do....im gonna collect the seeds from my tallest sunflower and grow them next year and keep repeating that. Been a bad year for sunflowers in oregon though...

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

Good luck! :)

[@Thecastofthelast]

That's so cool! How tall did they grow this past summer?

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

This year, the tallest one is about 10-11' -- not as big this time :) Hope you're doing well!

[@Thecastofthelast]

@@Andrew_the_Arborist thats awesome! Ive been groing some plants lately. Mostly different varietoes of peppers. I just planted Roselle cuttings today, hopeing they take root

[@EliteQueenEliteKing]

You just grow them for the look? You don’t sprinkle a little salt on them and go to town?

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

I do eat some, but most go to planting! :)

[@Bananabread12814]

How do you selectively breed plants

[@arash_opDis-mu5jj]

i want to selective breed wild lettuce.

[@lauriemacquanan2141]

How far apart do you plant them?

[@phillipsfamily27]

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