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    Old 06-20-2011, 06:04 PM
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    Nice job. All your flowers are very happy to live at your house.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 05:19 AM
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    Adequate water plus keep piling dirt around trunk to give more support, or plant by a fence.



    Originally Posted by RkayD
    I would love to know your secret..I've tried Sunflowers for 2 years and they grow but then fizzle. My elephant ears are struggling too...
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:48 PM
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    Very nice, do you have luck planting your moonflower seeds? I don't, I live just across the lake, in Mi so zone 5.........when did you start your sunflowers? The rabbits ate mine and I think it might be too late to replant............sheesh.............calla
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:51 PM
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    I love your teddybear sunflowers. So pretty! Well I love it all the moonflowers and hostas too. LOL!

    Ever read the book The Moonflower Vine? I can't remember who wrote it now. But what a neat book.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:55 PM
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    Originally Posted by calla
    Very nice, do you have luck planting your moonflower seeds? I don't, I live just across the lake, in Mi so zone 5.........when did you start your sunflowers? The rabbits ate mine and I think it might be too late to replant............sheesh.............calla
    You nick the seed with a nail file and soak them 48 hours before planting. Works for me every time.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:58 PM
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    I love moonflowers - but yours is a different variety than mine. Yours is a perennial and mine are annuals. Yours grow bush-like and mine grow like morning glories. I have mine planted already, but won't get any blossoms until the end of August or early September. They actually take that long to flower.

    I absolutely love your flowers, they're really beautiful! :thumbup:
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