Planting sunflowers
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Sunflower newbie. Learninf for sure. Shoot doves? Look pretty.
Bucksnbears
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Got my SunFlower rubbing posts beds dug today.
10th of June is target date.
You fellas planting the edible or oil seeds?
10th of June is target date.
You fellas planting the edible or oil seeds?
What's that mean? Beds?
Bucksnbears
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Nothing special 1983.
I just took a hoe and raked out a 12"×12" bed about 3" deep, put in 1/4 cup of triple 19 fertilizer, flooded each with water and covered them back with dirt. Will add seeds bout the 10th.
Necessary, I don't know?, just the way I've been doing it for years.
Seems to always work real well.
Gonna do 9 plants this year. 3 within 25 yards of my cabins deck. (Grin) lol.
It's just SO FUN watching bucks beeline for them mid October and tear them up.
I just took a hoe and raked out a 12"×12" bed about 3" deep, put in 1/4 cup of triple 19 fertilizer, flooded each with water and covered them back with dirt. Will add seeds bout the 10th.
Necessary, I don't know?, just the way I've been doing it for years.
Seems to always work real well.
Gonna do 9 plants this year. 3 within 25 yards of my cabins deck. (Grin) lol.
It's just SO FUN watching bucks beeline for them mid October and tear them up.
How many do you plant in a cluster or just 1 per spot?
Bucksnbears
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I plant them about 5_6 feet apart.
2 last year got to 14'. And bout 5" diameter.
2 last year got to 14'. And bout 5" diameter.
justinkarns
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5” - holy cow! I see why they rub them! We’ve experimented with sorghum stalks as scrape limbs - and it works decent. Similar philosophy I suppose. I might have to try your method!
Bucksnbears
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Got them in today.
Wish I had pics from previous years to sh9w you fellas.
Wish I had pics from previous years to sh9w you fellas.
Nightvision
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I thought sunflowers were supposed to be planted at 5# per acre. That’s how I planted mine. Let us know how the 25# rate works out.
For those that have never planted them before, the deer love them. The first year they may just nibble on them. But it’s like they develop a taste. The next year, I wouldn’t plant anything less than 3/4 acres if you have a high deer density.
They love them enough that if you’re wanting to plant an early season kill plot I wouldn’t hesitate to make it heavy with sunflowers.
For those that have never planted them before, the deer love them. The first year they may just nibble on them. But it’s like they develop a taste. The next year, I wouldn’t plant anything less than 3/4 acres if you have a high deer density.
They love them enough that if you’re wanting to plant an early season kill plot I wouldn’t hesitate to make it heavy with sunflowers.
July 14 update.
Planted may 19
Probably a lil thick, but look pretty good..... I think?
Planted may 19
Probably a lil thick, but look pretty good..... I think?
Bucksnbears
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Those look great 83!!
Nightvision
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They look great. Are you experiencing much deer pressure?
justinkarns
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July 16. Planted May 18. Beginning to flower as we speak. High population, still appears to have produced nice size heads.
Bucksnbears
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Wow, those all look fantastic!!
Good job fellas.
Good job fellas.
Bassattackr
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Some great stands there. Noticing much deer activity in them?
Curious to try to mix these with a grain sorghum planting, next year perhaps..
Curious to try to mix these with a grain sorghum planting, next year perhaps..
Starting to flower
justinkarns
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Almost no deer browse pressure on these - low deer density area, and away from cover as well. 2 acres was also probably enough that I would’ve been hard pressed to see any pressure.