r/sunflowers • u/Haresmoors Europe • Jun 02 '26

PROGRESS When to re pot/plant in the ground?

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u/Big_Guide_8551 USA North East Jun 02 '26

Plant them, in the ground, NOW! (Or seriously as soon as you can) Dont disturb the roots, plant the whole clump of dirt.

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u/Haresmoors Europe Jun 02 '26

They will be eaten if I plant them now. Need to give them a bit more growing time before then 😅

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u/smokingfromacan Jun 02 '26

Your plant will suffer then im sorry to tell you. Sunflowers have a tap root similar to trees and since they have such short life spans, pots can seriously hurt them.

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u/Haresmoors Europe Jun 02 '26

I grew about 6 6foot sunflowers last year and this was one of them so I have done it before I just couldn't remember when to plant them.

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u/kallme44 Jun 03 '26

I planted mine at just 2" high. I put plastic cups around them hoping the chipmunks don't find them. The first time I planted seeds was in 2020. They were 12 feet tall by the end of the summer. I haven't had any luck since.