Yer, not only do they look great, but many people don't realize that eating fresh Sunflowers sprouts are super tasty, nutritious too. Got to Love the Sunflowers. Cool vid. Happy Gardening Marty Ware
Everyone should grow some sunflowers anyway, to help the bees! They need all the help they can get, but the wild insects also love sunflowers. Love your reasons to give to your wife too....good man! Your sunflower colors you grew were beautiful!
Love this video, i've learned quite a bit, and here i thought i knew all i needed to know about sun flowers. :) Thank you for making this video and posting it.
Cool video. So beautiful. And thanks for stopping by my channel. I watched your Grandfathers garden last night. (Didn't leave a comment because I was on my phone) Amazing!
That is really nice thanking your wife with Sunflowers:-) We grew sunflowers also this year but their heads are so large that the are hanging way over.
I grew mammoth sunflowers last year for the birds, but never saw a single bird or bee near them. All the birds were hanging out in the malva flowers/weeds. The flowers looked great and produced huge amounts of seeds, so I've planted them again this year.
Yay! Thank for for making this video... it was "I" who asked why you grow sunflowers.. the most important information you gave me was how it attracts the bugs we don't want going after our main crops... I actually grow lavender which attracts many, many Mason Bees. Again, thank you!
3:46 is a Wheel Bug. It is a pest killing machine, it is very beneficial and an indicator of a healthy food web. But don't get bit by it! It is very painful.
If your cheap like me you can get lots of seeds from Walmart by buying those giant bags of black oil bird seeds. Or you could go check at your local health grocery story they usually sell raw sunflower seeds in large bags as well. The ones I get from there are the striped ones.
I'm looking for some Dwarf Sunflowers because I really do not want the mammoth stalks to chop up in the fall. Attracting bees is my main goal of planting flowers, and sunflowers are pretty.
A quick search on the subject shows that Baker Creek and other organic farms tried to sue Monsanto. They also claim on their website that they don't use Monsanto or any of their subsidiaries for their seeds.
Dean Logan Claiming something on a website does not make it true. Any Admin can be told to type text and post. After doing a bit of research I thought it was just best to stay away completely. Why take a chance.
Dean Logan If you are trying to convince me you won't get very far. I choose not to participate with a shady corporation as most are willing to pretend for the sake of a dollar.
I planted some mammoth sunflower seeds and they sprouted 3 days ago and their already about an inch tall! Just wondering if they have pests when their seedlings will they do barn to the plant or can it recover on it's own? If you can't answer my question it's fine! Good luck growing :)
I really want to grow some sunflowers after viewing this video! I've heard the sprouts are pretty good, too. Brandon, I understand you're in DFW, as am I. I've been showing my friends your videos and they've really developed an interest in growing their own food. Some, like myself, even want to keep chickens. Keep those videos coming! Also, if you're interested, I recently started an open facebook group called "Dallas - Ft. Worth Urban Homesteading" if you'd like to take a look and join!
The bug shown at 3:42 looks like an assassin bug, which is an excellent predator for your garden. They eat lots of pests such as stink bugs, Japanese beetles, Colorado potato beetles, etc. Another reason to grow sunflowers!
I grew 7 mammoths in my veg garden last year and they got ravaged by beetles! They only came out at night too so it took a while to figure out what was eating them. I still was able to harvest 2 grocery bags of seeds tho!
Have 5 different varieties to plant this year. On thing you didn't mention is the Sunflower Varieties. Check on seed package as Sunflowers very in Size & Height 🌻
Keep in mind, bees like sunflowers. Not all bees like all sunflowers. Honey bees are kinda picky with sunflowers for example. They like mammoth for sure, but not black oil sunflowers.
I'm not sure about the pest benefit. Sure, it may attract some pests you already have in your garden away from your veggies. But they'll probably attract more pests that you'd never have had to begin with, and they're not all going to stick to the sunflowers.
We grow them in our farm. It started when I brought home sunflower seeds from Thailand. It's just amazingly beautiful!
Growing 4 or 5 varieties this year , ,seed heads for wild birds and young sprouts for us .
Love them always make me smile happy flowers .🇬🇧🌻
I love sunflowers, i use to plant them.for my mom every year, they are so beautiful. They remind me of her good memories.
These things are by far the easiest to grow! I love them!
Yer, not only do they look great, but many people don't realize that eating fresh Sunflowers sprouts are super tasty, nutritious too. Got to Love the Sunflowers. Cool vid.
Happy Gardening
Marty Ware
Everyone should grow some sunflowers anyway, to help the bees! They need all the help they can get, but the wild insects also love sunflowers. Love your reasons to give to your wife too....good man! Your sunflower colors you grew were beautiful!
this was a great video! I came across it, cause i plan on growing sunflowers this year. cant wait!
We're also growing marigolds in the vegetable garden to protect the tomatoes
Beautiful sunflowers and great reasons to grow them. Thanks!
@ 1:20 "to thank her _______________________________" [Moment of silence] Lol
Janice B I noticed this and laughed too lmao
63 years old first time growing any plant and have huge, HUGE MAMMOTH SUNFLOWERS! Very happy!!!
Love this video, i've learned quite a bit, and here i thought i knew all i needed to know about sun flowers. :) Thank you for making this video and posting it.
at 3:25 that's not a pest it's an assassin bug, it eats aphids and pests
That's exactly what I was going to say!
Yes! They do look alike, but those points, and those long legs, give them away. Don't hurt them they are great!!
Cool video. So beautiful. And thanks for stopping by my channel. I watched your Grandfathers garden last night. (Didn't leave a comment because I was on my phone) Amazing!
That is really nice thanking your wife with Sunflowers:-)
We grew sunflowers also this year but their heads are so large that the are hanging way over.
I grew mammoth sunflowers last year for the birds, but never saw a single bird or bee near them. All the birds were hanging out in the malva flowers/weeds. The flowers looked great and produced huge amounts of seeds, so I've planted them again this year.
Yay! Thank for for making this video... it was "I" who asked why you grow sunflowers.. the most important information you gave me was how it attracts the bugs we don't want going after our main crops... I actually grow lavender which attracts many, many Mason Bees. Again, thank you!
Cool! Thanks for watching!
Good camera! I love the colors and they do make a lovely border.
Nice....never knew the benefits of them so I may just have to give it ago -Lucky
Thank you!!! So beautiful!!!!
I love eating those seeds, must plant some in my garden this summer!
Your welcome, looking forward to seeing more from you.
what does it mean when sunflower leaf turns yellow? Thanks for your video!
I enjoy my sunflower s thank you
You welcome
Awesome 👌😍😍
3:46 is a Wheel Bug. It is a pest killing machine, it is very beneficial and an indicator of a healthy food web. But don't get bit by it! It is very painful.
Its a assassin bug!!!
They are beautiful. ,,
i would like to plant these sunflowers around an acre lot how far apart should i plant them
If your cheap like me you can get lots of seeds from Walmart by buying those giant bags of black oil bird seeds. Or you could go check at your local health grocery story they usually sell raw sunflower seeds in large bags as well. The ones I get from there are the striped ones.
Great video as always. Do you know if you have a beekeeper in your neighborhood? You seem to have a great supply of bees.
I doubt there is a beekeeper near by. I would like to try one day, been looking at beekeeping
Beekeeping is a great idea. U should definitely do it
I hide my bees. Still to many who hate bees.
I'm looking for some Dwarf Sunflowers because I really do not want the mammoth stalks to chop up in the fall. Attracting bees is my main goal of planting flowers, and sunflowers are pretty.
On baker creek seeds they have some one of which is 2-3 feet tall with huge heads like the mammoth
+Bryce Rush - I read Baker Creek was working with Monsanto. I bought my seeds on eBay and they grew just fine, plus a hell of a lot cheaper.
A quick search on the subject shows that Baker Creek and other organic farms tried to sue Monsanto. They also claim on their website that they don't use Monsanto or any of their subsidiaries for their seeds.
Dean Logan Claiming something on a website does not make it true. Any Admin can be told to type text and post. After doing a bit of research I thought it was just best to stay away completely. Why take a chance.
Dean Logan
If you are trying to convince me you won't get very far. I choose not to participate with a shady corporation as most are willing to pretend for the sake of a dollar.
3:30 isn't a pest it's an assassin bug an they Hunt other bugs
How tall does Black seed sunflower plants grow?
I planted some mammoth sunflower seeds and they sprouted 3 days ago and their already about an inch tall! Just wondering if they have pests when their seedlings will they do barn to the plant or can it recover on it's own? If you can't answer my question it's fine! Good luck growing :)
Nice flowers ill have to make a bed of them and try it out
wow,, mammoth grey is really that big..?? i planting some in my garden.. this is great..
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Enjoyed your video! Thank you
I doubt very much I'd wanna put a plant that attracts that many bugs inside my home, but I'll definitely grow them in my garden!
Great video
Beautiful!.
What type of sunflower is that giant one? Is that a mammoth or a Mongolian giant?
I really want to grow some sunflowers after viewing this video! I've heard the sprouts are pretty good, too.
Brandon, I understand you're in DFW, as am I. I've been showing my friends your videos and they've really developed an interest in growing their own food. Some, like myself, even want to keep chickens. Keep those videos coming!
Also, if you're interested, I recently started an open facebook group called "Dallas - Ft. Worth Urban Homesteading" if you'd like to take a look and join!
great job on the video...! thanks.
I grow them for their roots to amend soil. Also to eat the seeds
I have a dying sunflower in the garden. Its head has dropped quite alot. . What happens if the head isnt cut off and dried out.
The bug shown at 3:42 looks like an assassin bug, which is an excellent predator for your garden. They eat lots of pests such as stink bugs, Japanese beetles, Colorado potato beetles, etc. Another reason to grow sunflowers!
I didn't know that they had that many uses in a vegetable garden. 🤔🌻😁
Why are the leaves so pale in places?
I like this video. Thanks.
Do you need to stake your sunflowers? I want grow some this spring. Did you start indoors and then took them outside? Please share your secret.
Start them indoors. If you plant seeds outdoors, the critters will eat them. The stems are quite sturdy but you should be ready to stake them anyway
how long do you let your sunflower thing after you've cut it off
U can cut it off to keep bird from eating it but until it dries completely
Nice
Are the velvet queen perennial? Did they bloom the first year?
Yes mine did
Sprouts yes! Thanks for watching!
If I planted a mammoth sunflower and at 3 inches it was mistaken for a weed and mowed. Will it grow back?
Tasha O it is dead
That should say no
I grew 7 mammoths in my veg garden last year and they got ravaged by beetles! They only came out at night too so it took a while to figure out what was eating them. I still was able to harvest 2 grocery bags of seeds tho!
+KeepinYouUp07 Are you serious? wow...
+KeepinYouUp07 Are you sure it wan't birds too? Cause the birds will get 'em too!
Have 5 different varieties to plant this year. On thing you didn't mention is the Sunflower Varieties. Check on seed package as Sunflowers very in Size & Height 🌻
that's it I'm sharing on Facebook. thanks
Hy sir
Please tell me the name of each variety
How I can borrow?
3:33 that is a wheelbug you can successfully grow black locust trees. They’re super predators like preying mantis.
Cool!
I grow them every year
Keep in mind, bees like sunflowers. Not all bees like all sunflowers. Honey bees are kinda picky with sunflowers for example. They like mammoth for sure, but not black oil sunflowers.
Bird food for me I grow and the squirrels
Hiye can you do a mother video
Everyone say they bees to your garden but two minutes later they say they attract pests “away from your vegetables” and I’m like WHAT?
And Birds and Squirrels get to Eat the seeds also
Gotta help the little pollinating dudes!
I think some of those bug were good guys. Assassin bugs I think a saw.
I'm not sure about the pest benefit. Sure, it may attract some pests you already have in your garden away from your veggies. But they'll probably attract more pests that you'd never have had to begin with, and they're not all going to stick to the sunflowers.
My rabbits love eating sunflowers. There's nothing on a sunflower they won't eat. Seeds, foliage, stalk, they'll eat it all.
Perhaps a better question is why not
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I have a challenge- Grow a sunflower and see how tall you can grow them.
7.26 sec lol what did you say? i think one of them bees flew into your mouth lol
Grow some fun sunflowers?
Holy hell. Who was the wanker that disliked this video? Geez.
Sunflower also absorb heavy metals and radiation in the soil this is very useful especially if you live in a east cost
Why not?
my grandpa has a farm and his fields are fucking CROWDED with 7 foot tall sunflowers and their seeds are SO tasty
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anna50190 like wat ;p
Tom Komadowski I grow 12. foot tall skyscraper sunflowers
No sir! #1 is coz they're beautiful!
After playing Undertale I'm not sure I want to do this
+Noah Mamet omg yess. if flowie pops out of my garden...
+Blake Liu (Rice) lol flowey will not come out into ur garden he is in a game not real life
unless you draw flowey face.on a sun flower and it will become flwey
It's alright...just keep some scissors handy....just in case-
After playing 'Plant vs Zombies', I'm very sure to do this.
The mammoth sunflower is very sick. Sunflowers can get sick but will still produce.
Just like people 🥴
If you have earwigs they love to hide in the petal edge.
They attract squirrels at my house so I don't grow them.
They attract squirrels and parrots here in Los Angeles. -__-
At least I get to enjoy the view of them for 2-3 weeks before the critters get them.
sunflowers cross polinate
wow scientists are really bad at naming stuff. they just name everything anus
Easy My Ass
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Beautiful!