Am I crazy to be planting sunflowers now?

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growingup Tucson, AZ Jul 14, 2007

I started them a week ago. Velvet Queens and Vanilla Ice. It is pretty much warm year around her in AZ with a bit of a cold snap near January. Another question, they still haven't sprouted. I did layer on paper shreddings for mulch. Should I remove it for the sun to be able to warm the soil?

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gessiegail Taft, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 15, 2007

planting zinnias is fine............we can do it this time of the year also.............but you don't put mulch on top of annual seeds??????????

i would just barely cover the seeds with a rake for just covering the seed and then keep them moist until they germinate...........don't think you can put anything but a little soil and constant moisture until they germinate.................do it again...........you have lots of time..........zinnias probably don't take but 60-70 days to bloom..............good luck

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tggfisk Garner, NC(Zone 7b) Jul 17, 2007

Sunflowers should be fairly quick to geminate. I agree with gg, you shouln't mulch over seeds. You can plant sunflowers a bit deeper than you would zinnias. Check the back of the seed pack for depths. It may take more than a week, but they should sprout in 2-21/2...at least here, they should.
You may want to check under the paper and see if they have tried to sprout...
Luck,
Bev

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growingup Tucson, AZ Jul 18, 2007

I've removed the mulch that was directly over the seeds. Of the 20 or so I planted, I'm only seeing about 3 strong sprouts.

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tggfisk Garner, NC(Zone 7b) Jul 18, 2007

Don't give up on them, yet. The good news is that you are seeing sprouts. Seeds germinate over a period of time instead of all at once. You will also see that seed germination is usually a percentage. We all hope for 100%, but most often see less than that.
Hope you are enjoying the process. I love seeing sprouts come up...a very satisfying feeling.
Bev

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