Growing vegetables and Sunflower

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sameerusmani84
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Growing vegetables and Sunflower

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Hello all,

I have brought some vegetable seeds and planted them, can you people help me how to take its care, where to place it, when to water it etc,
i have also got sunflower seeds. what care it requires?

do i need to water it daily ?

can i get vegetables in 6-7 inch pots?

how big does the sunflower plant grow ? what size of pot is required for it?

Thank you

Sameer
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Re: Growing vegetables and Sunflower

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Sun Flower....

Sun Flower is the easiest plant to be grown from seed and to observe the entire process(because of larger seed size)...however plant seeds in compost/soil mix for better results...bury them a centimeter below....Work out the soil to be loose and soak the seeds for quick germination.....Regarding water just keep the soil moist.
Sun flower grow quite big generally so you can start them in pot and latter shift to soil bed, otherwise in a Big Pot....Bigger the better....Sun Flower require full sun throughout. eastern exposure when they grow larger.

Here are some pics of my experience with the sunflower seeds...(purchased from Karachi Empress market as recommended by Khabbab's Blog)

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Re: Growing vegetables and Sunflower

Post by Izhar »

You can grow tomatoes, chillies, okra and egg plants in small pots.. sunflowers are best grown in ground but can be grown in pots they are taller plants reaching 5-10 feet in eight...
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