Five Reasons Why You Need to Grow Sunflowers In Your Garden

[@mrstigbittys]

This is my first year growing sunflowers and I'm addicted!!! I planted them on a whim after finding a few volunteer garden plants in my yard. I direct sowed black hopi dye, short stuff, and red sun (unfortunately NONE of the red sun variety germinated). Once they sprouted, I tended to them diligently. As they grew I did a ton of research and they are good for so many things! The entire plant is edible. The stalks can be dried and used as garden supports, stakes, and trellises. The inside of the stalks can also be used as a flour substitute. All the flowers on each head can be rubbed off and dried for tea - I have 3 batches drying as I type this. I planted them June 8th. It's August 27th here in central NC zone 8a and I'm STILL getting sunflowers on the stalks! I'm planting more in a couple days just to see how long they will grow in this climate. Sunflowers are my daughter's favorite flower, so I'm crossing my fingers I'll have some blooming when she comes to visit November 2nd! Enjoyed your video!

[@ModernRefugee]

Sitting outside having my tea watching Palmetto Prepared.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you my friend. Hope I kept the mojo goin for the mornin

[@bobadams8818]

Same, but coffee

[@TheOwsNestHomeschool]

Best reasons, bees love them and they are absolutely gorgeous... that's enough for me.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Nothing says summer quite like sunflowers. I love them

[@normalwhiteguy1555]

Been doin it 3 years and now I have yellow orange and red flowers mixed together, such a fun process

[@melodyhallock6400]

I just bought Sunflower seeds to plant in my garden. Thanks for sharing the importance of growing them in your garden.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Hope they grow big and tall for you!

[@cartographicprojection]

Great video. Extremely informative! Thanks from a first time grower in Australia 😎👍

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you!

[@colindean8261]

"The bees are gonna be like: yo, we gotta go over there". Man, you kill me! wonderful stuff!

[@JubeeBijou]

First time grower of Mammoth variety sunflowers. You aren't kidding about the pollinators they bring into the garden. I have loved seeing that! I heard that you can burn the stalks at the end of the season and you get potash for the garden. Have you heard that before? Semper Fi !

[@PalmettoPrepared]

They do collect a ton of minerals as they grow because of the deep taproot so if you burn or compost, you'll see those minerals in your soil. Burning almost anything plant wise will increase potassium and phosphorus to some extent but sunflowers will only mine so much. You're better off adding a few hardwood logs in the fire too. Semper Fi!

[@JubeeBijou]

@@PalmettoPrepared Great info! Thanks so much!

[@reedin9954]

I really like sunflowers. I find then to be very cheerful and enjoyable. I'm adding them to my gardens this year.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

They are a staple for me. I didnt grow them one year and it just didn't feel right at all. The story of how Russia started using them and being the number 1 producer is interesting.

[@lisamamabear3017]

Trying sunflower stem flour this year. I'm using a tupperware lettuce cutter to extract the white foam from inside the stem, drying, grinding, ready for baking. Also, the flower head holds more than the stem. Just another resource, to better utilise your food growing.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Sounds like that would that just be cellulose. Like eating straight up sawdust. Probably not the best for your gut but not overly harmful. You'd be better off feeding the stalks to a ruminate animal or even a pig as they can actually get the nutrients out of that

[@ChristinePhi]

​@@PalmettoPreparedI have sunflowers growing in medium pots , they are about 4/5 foot... it's safe to transfer them into the ground at this point?

[@xysat]

Anthony, I love growing sunflowers to add to my birdseed, but, in your opening I realized another reason I love growing them, “THEY MAKE A STATEMENT “. Great video. Thanks

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you so much

[@valtoton2982]

I literally harvested 21 of my Mammoth Sunflowers about 20 minutes ago! I had my son help me, he had so much fun and of corse we left a few for the birdies!

[@OldSchoolPrepper]

love my sunflowers, i had to plant twice this year...first time i donated direct seed to birds, squirrels and mice (from the starts in the high tunnel)....2nd planting i was much more on top of it....we'll see how many make it all the way. I love the Mammoth Variety, not sure they will ever grow as tall as yours (in PacNW) but will be fun to watch.... home made sunflower oil? NICE

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Oh the birds and their sunflower seeds lol, i definitely had half taken by them thats why youll notice half of these are a week behind the others lmao. And yep, gonna try the oil making. Just got my expeller so im gonna have to wait a few more weeks to see just how little oil I get out of each head

[@Fordgroup00]

Palmetto Prepared Definitely a video topic!!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

@@Fordgroup00 oh i will definitely. I cant wait to try it out

[@Fordgroup00]

I’d be very curious because we like olive oil

[@OldSchoolPrepper]

@@Fordgroup00 oh yes! i wonder if Anthony will need to de-shell every seed?

[@Angie-ci1lp]

Very informative! I purchased seeds already! Thank you for sharing

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I hope they do great!

[@CanterburyTrailsFarm]

We've been thinking about adding sunflowers so this was a great informative video!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

thank you. Im a firm believer in the sunflower. No question its a staple every year for us

[@Fordgroup00]

👍 Ha! We were literally just talking about planting some a couple days ago. But because we like the seeds and they look cool and we have a hummingbird that we want to help feed and attract the bees Interesting! Heck ya! Those are COOL!👍

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I freaking love these. My absolute favorite flower by far

[@Fordgroup00]

Do they have to be replanted every year?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

@@Fordgroup00 yep. They are an annual

[@Fordgroup00]

Ok, thanks. I still want to plant a couple I think

[@PalmettoPrepared]

@@Fordgroup00 still got plenty of time.

[@titanpreparedness]

Great video man. I knew they were being used in Chernobyl but didnt know exactly why. Creating your own fat is also very important, smart thinking

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thanks man. Yup they are the soil cleaner. Take out radiation and heavy metals. If i could grow olives in South Carolina I absolutely would. But we are just a tad too cold for that. Figured Sunflowers were the next logical choice

[@SloveniaWalksAndViews]

Amazing flower. I will plant sunflowers next year on my garden. I received a lot of useful information. Thank you.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

They truly are wonderful to have. So versatile

[@kathleenhunter3161]

I love them too and plan on using them to shade the house walls this summer. But one thing I just learned is don’t interplant then with something else and expect it to do well. They really suppress their close neighbors

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Oh yes the allopathic roots will stunt so much. Learned that a few years ago when my okra didn't do anything

[@clairereid6974]

Sunny sunflower love right back to you from sunny Cornwall, England! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻great vid, many thanks 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@nicolewilliams9645]

Planted some sunflowers❤ can't wait for them to grow up

[@mikepoulin7469]

Those are awesome

[@RADCOMJ1]

I have loads of different types growing including the russiand and mongolian giants😍. Last year the squirrel ate a lot of the flowering heads🙄 The vanilla ice had 100 of flowers and was my showpiece

[@Diebulfrog79]

Great video, Anthony. I feed my ducks with them. Good point on the oils.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you Uncle Al

[@MichaelR58]

Great video ,sounds like a great plant to grow , many benefits, I learned something new , thanks for sharing, stay safe, God bless !

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you my friend

[@davidmantooth1285]

Great video. Do you think that another good reason to grow sunflowers is that it might help to hide corn or other crops from critters such as deer and raccoons? Maybe they're to smart for that.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Trust me, deer and especially raccoons love sunflowers just as much as corn.

[@JITPrepping]

Wow! Great info Anthony...thanks my friend 😊😎

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you Will

[@winginitwithirishcolleen6692]

Wow!!! I did not know at least 80% of that, very cool. Also, I now know why the 12-15 sunflower seeds I planted last month didn’t take off, I definitely should’ve checked the soil ph. Good stuff 👍🏼👍🏼

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Could of been too cool too. They do like it warm. However since you have chickens, I would wonder if they didn't have something to do with it

[@Bmileham]

what zone?

[@lauranyc4966]

EXCELLENT VIDEO 🙏🏻🌻

[@CorsairTrainers]

Good stuff!!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thanks Steve

[@alicelindborg5096]

Try Sweet Romance lavender too. Pollinators love it!

[@undergroundmetals498]

I love sunflowwers . I planned some think year . There not as big as yours yet but hopefully they will be soon . There amazing plants .

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I got a bit of a headstart since im down south. I freaking love them

[@eastwindfarms3671]

Damn that’s tall!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Tallest ones ive ever had so far. Most of the time they hit 8 feet maybe. These mammoth ones are huge

[@raysofsunshine5639]

Thanks for the video super informative!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you for watchin

[@somapneumapaideiaablessedlife]

Thank you very informative and through. God bless

[@howlingmoon.4033]

Living in brazil planted them in the winter and they have flowered all ready about two months i live down south .

[@groceriesforsale8169]

Very good video thank you

[@mikepoulin7469]

Good info, thank you

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you!

[@lillianrenteria5139]

1st time growing sunflowerin Chicago and 1 grew really tall

[@WandaDavis-lf5eb]

Thanks very resourceful. I have never planted any flowers/plants. I live across from a river in Jacksonville Florida...I was thinking about growing them ( area: 3ft x 125ft at the very back of my property/yard and also in a sunny are( ,6 ft x 30ft. I thought about integrating one other colorful plant...l don't want the plants to grow too densely. I am not the gardener type. So the plants must be self-survivals

[@claudettemonty4077]

With your explanations now I know why in a 5 gallons bucket, my flower are just 1-2 feet high! But I sown in front of my home for the first year and I love them. Will they let the seeds to come back next year or do I have to sow again??

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I'd sow again next spring

[@evelynjepson5955]

We feed squirrels the black type of sunflower seed, they love them...a squirrel planted a seed in my mils planter...and so came our love for them too. I just purchased 6 seeds of the mammoth type, and will put it in my garden next year...my question is:...should you hull them, for growing? or what?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Just plant them as is. No need to dehull them

[@hadleymanmusic]

i goin for the seed mammoth and exotic colors

[@wideawake8415]

I grew one 28 feet tall

[@PalmettoPrepared]

That's no long a Sunflower. I believe that should be called a suntree

[@randylynnr]

I like your video, but I live in the South and I am growing sunflowers for the first time. They do not deal with the heat well. I see my sunflowers wilt when it is hot! Humidity is high here and I have sun all day from morning to sunset. I bought mammoth seeds but not sure if they really are. I have two in a pot and one has 5 or more flower heads. Today the first flower opened. Will the head keep growing ? I hope that are mammoth but they are beautiful no matter what type they are.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I live in the south too. The trick with sunflowers is to put them in the ground or half barrel planters. Pots dry out way too fast and the sunflowers have a very long taproot that makes the flowers suffer if not planted in a way they can spread

[@LibertyGarden]

Very nice Anthony. I grew some two years ago. It's a pain in the rear to harvest the seeds, though. Do you ever feed the entire flower to the chickens?

[@Diebulfrog79]

I do, LG. dry the head.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I sure do. Wait till the head dries out and the pedals fall off and just toss the whole head in the coop. They treat it like crack

[@IntegrityandKarma]

@@PalmettoPrepared 😂😂😂like crack

[@melanieallen8980]

I love growing sunflowers..But as soon as they bloom, the cockatoos come & snap the heads off.Im constantly chasing them away..Cheers from Australia. 😊I always compost the stems..

[@susiemccoy7]

Can you plant black oil sunflower seeds? That's what I feed the birds.

[@thesetruths1404]

Hi. I'm planting a variety of wild and store acquired sunflower seeds on 30 acres I live on. I'm in zones 5b, 6a, 6b. Do you know if all varieties of sunflowers are fully edible raw as well as cooked? Thank you!

[@williefreeman6892]

How do sunflowers seedlings take to mature

[@williefreeman6892]

How long does it take for sunflower seedlings to mature

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Takes about 60-75 days to flower and then another 30-40 days to have mature seed. When the heads droop and the back of the flowers brown, you're good to harvest

[@marirodriguez2420]

I’m trying to grow them but afraid the few iguanas will destroy them! Living in FL we have sunshine all year round.

[@IntegrityandKarma]

Got a link for that expeller? Plz do a video on the process 😀

[@IntegrityandKarma]

Also, the mining aspect with composting after. ..awesome

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Its coming soon. Waiting for the first head to fully develop then ill show the first try and everything so yall can see

[@IntegrityandKarma]

@@PalmettoPrepared yaaaaay

[@neonic1489]

Why do my sunflower seeds not contain any oil? The ones I planted did, but the harvest did not.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I've been trying to figure that one out myself. I've tried pressing multiple times only to fail every time

[@ankitanag6753]

I put some sunflower seeds in my garden. As soon as they germinated slug ate their leaf, will they grow back?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I'd replant personally

[@willemhofland7217]

Please could you give me some advise of how to prevent squrrel digging up the seeds

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I have cats for this issue. But unfortunately squirrels can be ridiculous. You might have to put out a feeder that is easy for them to access so they go for it instead of your Sunflower garden

[@KishorTwist]

@@PalmettoPrepared The most frustrating are when the sunflowers are ready to bloom or at their blooming peak and the frucking squirrels gnaw the flowers off the stem! I swear I wanna shoot them on the spot! This happened too often.

[@RomeliaGomez-Calmell7934]

👍

[@brianramsey3824]

I have w bad habit of commenting in the middle of vid. Do you separate them because they put out a chemical that inhibits competition?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

You can if you want. I'm actually growing okra and cucumbers next to mine this year without much fuss so far. The bigger issue is they take alot of nutrients from the soil, specifically nitrogen so thats what you have to watch out for with other plants

[@brianramsey3824]

@@PalmettoPrepared I tried it last year another thing I failed to appreciated was just how much shade they would cast so in addition probably need to take that into consideration

[@idyobemoses2775]

Is it true that production decreases if you don't rotate the crop

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Yep. Sunflowers are a very heavy feeder of nitrogen

[@idyobemoses2775]

@@PalmettoPrepared so , how many consecutive seasons should I put sunflowers before I start rotation because sunflower is more earning than maize in Uganda

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Where did you get your sunflower press at?

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Got it off Glamazon. Looks solid so hopefully i didnt waste my money

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

@@PalmettoPrepared look forward to the video of you using it. I'm planting 30 sunflowers. got six in the ground already.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I only have 12 down. Wasnt even considering pressing them for oil when I planted them as I love roasted sunflower seeds. Definitely wanted to explore the possibilities so I can plan accordingly for next year

[@mattaspreppingsurvival4658]

One reason I DON'T want sunflowers is all the fricken bees they attract!!! I hate bees😂 good video Anthony, stay safe my brother 👊🇺🇸

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Lol bees rock!!!. Hope all is well well with the family my friend

[@paulbroussard8835]

Sunflowers also remove toxins from the soil returning the soil to it's original state

[@concorde2003]

You know what else is tall? Trees. Also, you don't have to plant trees every year.

[@kathyfahey5469]

"Gonna show us" the way that there is more than 1 bloom on a single stalk? No, u didn't. Instead, I got an insurance commercial. KZbin is ruined by commercials.

[@SexyAnime7]

🌻🌻It is often seen as a symbol of faith and devotion, radiating positivity and hope. In some Eastern religions, such as Buddhism, sunflowers are considered sacred and represent spiritual enlightenment. Their ability to turn towards the sun is seen as a metaphor for the human quest for enlightenment and self-realization.🌻🌻

[@marydrew3568]

Yes!! Sunflowers will rejuvenate worn out soil! It is a great cover crop! I grow them all over my farm, amending the soil with my horse manure compost. They not only attract bees, but also attract aphids, which keeps aphids off of other veggies where you don't want them!

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

I believe the old term for asia, "the orient", came about because you would "Orient" to the east when the sun came up, before compasses were common. The direction in which you orient, the solid baseline, became known by that term

[@PalmettoPrepared]

I did not know that. BAM, THE MORE YOU KNOW

[@michaelwatkins3842]

Great video! I love growing sunflowers and buy black oil seeds by the bag full on the cheap meant for bird seed. They also are delicious and lucrative to sell as baby micro-greens at farmer’s markets or on your dinner table. So many wonderful uses for these versatile plants, from food and fats to cut flowers and pollinator attractors. They are a fantastic addition to any garden but make sure to verify compatibility as some veggies don’t make good companions. Nice job, thank you for posting!

[@calisingh7978]

Which veggies don’t like them?

[@cguidry1481]

I Love them. But, mine drowned. So I got to replant.

[@PalmettoPrepared]

That stinks. Try try again unless we get another big hurricane season of course

[@Kevinrowland-dz2ut]

iHAVE HEARD that sunflower seeds per day are 1/3 of cup a day or you can overload our body with excess of some vitamins, and that has caused kidney damage posible.

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

Heyhey

[@PalmettoPrepared]

We're the Monkees

[@donnamulvey7574]

Great video. Thank you. Love your enthusiasm!

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Thank you so much

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

1k!

[@moonmountain4640]

Hi…I hope all is well with you…what other flowers can be planted with or around SUNDLOWERS?

[@paulbroussard8835]

I grow all varieties dwarf And mega giants but my favorite is Maximilian

[@ravincathomestead-cecilia2894]

Hey, the are big, still to cold here at nights to plant those, you know the great white north...lol

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Its still freezer overnight there? Thats crazy

[@ravincathomestead-cecilia2894]

@@PalmettoPrepared HI not freezing but it will be about 50 your temp, 14 C here but there is a cold wind and we have had rain, so knocked down a lot of plants

[@dadonewetube]

🤙🏽

[@363361329]

Can i still grow sunflower only 3 hour sun light? I want to use it clean my soil

[@PalmettoPrepared]

Yep. But they will be very short and take longer to grow

[@JeanneKinland]

Good Video dude!