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Sunflower seedlings falling over12/18/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Sunflowers are native relatively hot and dry climates in Western United States and require full sun and tolerate drought once established. Sunflowers wilt due to cold weather and wilt die back each year. Alkaline soils turn leaves yellow or brown. Watering too often or slow draining soils promote the conditions for fungal disease that cause drooping leaves that turn yellow. Leaves may droop and turn yellow or brown. Sunflower Drooping and Dying Sunflower drooping with lower leaves turning yellow due to overwatering. How to Revive Wilting and Dying Potted Indoor Sunflowers.Indoor Potted Sunflowers Wilting and Dying.How to Revive a Sunflower Drooping and Dying.Keep reading for how to implement the solutions to revive your dying sunflower ( Helianthus annuus)… ![]() It is worth noting that most sunflowers varieties are annuals, and therefore only live for one year before dying back. The reason for drooping, dying sunflower seedlings is often because the seedlings underdeveloped root system does not have access to enough moisture or because of high temperatures. In small pots, the sunflowers extensive roots cannot uptake the water and nutrients they need, which results in a drooping, dying appearance. Smaller pots hold less soil and therefore contain less nutrients and moisture. The reason for indoor sunflowers dying because of a lack of sun or their pot is too small. In too much shade, sunflowers wilt and die back. If the soil is consistently damp, the leaves turn yellow with a drooping, dying appearance. Sunflowers need well draining soil and 6-8 hours of sun. E-mail your questions to To read previous columns, go to edmontonjournal.Usually the reasons for sunflowers dying are because of root rot due to overwatering and slow draining soils or a lack of sun. Gerald Filipski is a member of the Garden Writers of America. More information can be found at or by calling 78. The City of Edmonton’s Rain Barrel Project offers courses and information on rain barrels and how to use them, as well as a supply of ready-to-use barrels. Adding a tap or spigot can make dispensing the water easier. Plus, your plants will like the rainwater better than tap water. Rainwater does not contain chlorine or other chemicals found in city water, so plants really enjoy getting watered with rainwater. Cover the top of the barrel with a screen or mesh to keep out debris and mosquitoes (make sure the screen is narrow enough to keep the ‘skeeters’ out) and you are ready to collect. The barrel can be metal or plastic, although plastic is easier to maintain and can be purchased from many garden centres, plastic supply companies, or from the Edmonton Rain Barrel Project. File photoĬonserving water can be as simple as collecting rainwater in a barrel to use to water your plants. ![]() That rainwater can go a long way to helping preserve one of our most important natural resources.Īrticle content A rain barrel collects runoff that can be reused elsewhere in the garden. After taking into account friction, evaporation and spillage, for every inch of rain that falls on a 1,000-square-foot catchment area you could capture approximately 468 gallons of water. If your roof measures, for example, 40 feet by 25 feet, the total area would be 1,000 square feet. You can calculate the area of roof that drains into a downspout easily by multiplying the width times the length of the roof. Can you offer some tips on rainwater collection?Ī: There are some amazing facts when considering how much rain can be saved from the downspouts of an average house. My neighbour has a set of six barrels, all set up in a row, interconnected with hoses, and he has inspired me to make my own system. Q: After the hot summer we had, I am interested in collecting my own rainwater next year. I have been fertilizing my containers every two weeks and using 20-20-20 with results that are OK, but when I compare my containers to my friend’s, well, suffice it to say I will be trying her system next year. ![]()
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