I just potted some seed trays of zinnias and sunflowers. My goal is to have so many growing that I won't mind cutting some for indoors! I hate to cut flowers and then have my garden beds depleted. And I really love having ornamentals planted in with edibles. Plus my edibles are fenced from the bunnies so get all the protection. Therefore, a lot of my cutting flowers end up in the veggie garden.
I esp like the branching sunflowers. While I really like mixed bouquets, I also love vases filled with just one flower and branching sunflowers look so great in a vase!
I've never had huge luck with sunflower seeds. Normally I plant them directly in the soil. If I don't cover them somehow, the birds eat them before they germinate. Last year I covered them all in remay and still only a few germinated. The ones that did great up and looked great, but I'm talking maybe 5 out of like 60 seeds. Bad germination rate! And the seeds were new, in case you're wondering.
