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TheSunflowerSeeds t1_je06dby wrote

Reply to comment by Cassinderella in Maine gardeners- what seeds have you started indoors/sowed outside? by Strange-Particular84

The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas. That is why Kansas is sometimes called the Sunflower State. To grow well, sunflowers need full sun. They grow best in fertile, wet, well-drained soil with a lot of mulch. In commercial planting, seeds are planted 45 cm (1.5 ft) apart and 2.5 cm (1 in) deep.

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percolate_yer_hate t1_je0sf2w wrote

I can’t keep the chipmunks from digging up the seeds long enough to germinate

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guethlema t1_je0zjiv wrote

Cover the seeds with ground cayenne pepper. Squirrels and chipmunks have very sensitive noses. It should piss them off enough to not go for your seeds after a few seconds. You do have to reapply after it rains tho

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