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Old 06-11-2008, 04:19 AM #1
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Mine are roughly 15-feet tall. Prob.: Staking them. Are there stakes as tall?

I am rather proud of them, and I don't want them to snap or break.
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I haven't seen stakes that tall - and if there were, how in the devil would you transport them home?





I normally don't use a stake as high as my larger plants though - certainly not as high as my sunflowers. Not that mine ever got that big. Congrats on that BTW. How about a pic?

Mine ot about 10 -12 ft, and I tied them to the fence.

Just find the sturdiest, tallest stake you can - check the garden centers - and try that. It should do.
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Wow those are some tall sunflowers! Never had mine get that big!!!!

I've never staked my sunflowers but I have had them fall over, snap and break (they were quite large at that point). Maybe this year as they get bigger, I'll put some sticks to help support them, at least at the base, until they are strong enough.

Two years ago my DD took sunflowers from her hamster's food and planted them. Boy did we have beautiful sunflowers that year!! We had some interesting corn too!
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I'll get some pics today.

I lost one of the sunflower plants last week. After that, a friend used a bunch of stakes, stacked on top of one another and duct tape, to prevent more from breaking. But, now, with them so tall, and still growing, that won't work any longer. The tallest ones are also achored to the fence around my garden.

Winds here were 30 mph. yesterday. Thank goodness, no more snapped.

I think, they need to stop growing now. They are plenty tall.
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Here are three photos... taken this afternoon.
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they are HUGE bobbi!

i have seen people grow them and string lines going across their yards. i don't think that would work.

what can you find close to that tall???
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Wow! What gorgeous sunflowers!!
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