Coldingham Garden Party Plant Sale this weekend and a great opportunity to join in on Coldingham Garden Party’s sunflower growing competition.
Collect your free sunflower from the plant sale
Sunday 18th May 2025
12 noon to 2pm
Coldingham Village Hall
There are 100 Sunflowers for you to collect, already started off for you and hardened off (so ready to plant out).
Nurture your Sunflower through the summer
Submit your grown sunflower photos with recorded height to
Facebook group Coldingham Garden Party.
By Sunday 28th September.
£25 Book token for the winner!
This is a great way to get the little ones green fingered!
Guide
Sowing, When & Where
Plant out the whole pot to avoid disturbing roots. Sunflowers need a sunny, sheltered position and do well in multi-purpose compost.
Deep Roots & Standing Tall
Tall plants need stabilising by tying to with long bamboo canes. Dig in plenty of organic matter or compost when planting out the young plant to encourage roots to grow deep.
Pecky Pests & Side Shoots
Slugs love young sunflower plants, so look out for signs of slug activity. Remove side shoots to encourage the plant to grow one tall flower.
Feeding & Watering
Water regularly as the plant grows, avoid letting the plant dry out! Add a high nitrogen feed until the flower head forms then feed with a more balanced feed.
Treat the Wildlife
Once the plant has gone to seed, collect some seeds to grow next year. Hang up the seed head for birds and squirrels to enjoy this coming winter.
Do not forget to submit your sunflower photo and height recording by Sunday 28th September.
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