The striped seeds went in the ground in late March. (I'd saved a head of seeds from a giant I grew last year. Other seeds came from new packets.) I planted the flowers in two full rows, mixed with zinnias - the most dependable, longest blooming garden flower I know. But then, sunflowers are special. Such individuals.
The heads of some rose higher than the 8-foot fence. Other smaller, black-eyed yellow and indian red sunflowers only grew a foot or two tall. I cut some and made bouquets. And the biggest ones with the pie-plate faces ended up with a new use. Hen food. Besides clover, the sunflower seeds are the food the chickens seem to be the most excited about.
