Grow Your Own Sunflowers - National Children's Gardening Week

A sunflower is a great way to get children into gardening. They’re simple to grow and the results are normally mind-bogglingly tall plants (especially for the little ones) Here is our handy guide on how to grow sunflowers with your kids:

1. Find a nice clear spot of soil with lots of sunlight. This can be directly in the ground or in a patio pot.
2. Rake the soil until it is a fine crumbly texture and drill some 12mm deep holes about 10cm apart.
3. Place one seed in each hole, cover them and gently give them some water.
4. Keep an eye on them to make sure they’re not too crowded as they grow. If they are, thin them out leaving a 45cm gap between plants.
5. As the sunflowers continue growing, using a cane and some twine to help support the stems.
6. Watch as your sunflower grows and grows and grows into the sky!

Top Tip! Sunflowers like to grow in full sun in well-drained soil.