Autumn Beauty Sunflowers
Last year was my first year growing anything at all. Naturally, I choose a few different sunflower varieties to trial. I didn’t know what would grow well or what would work well in my bouquets. Autumn Beauty Sunflowers were one of the sunflowers that I trialed. They were so easy to grow and I direct seeded them all. I did have to cover them with bird netting until they germinated, otherwise the birds would have eaten them all. I had a very successful germination rate despite some hiccups in my irrigation method (That’s a story for another time). …