How to grow sunflowers? What are the taboos of growing sunflowers at home?

1. How to plant sunflower

When planting sunflowers, you need to choose healthy and plump seeds as planting materials, and choose soft and breathable flower soil as the culture soil. When planting, you can directly sow its seeds on the surface of the culture soil, and then cover it with a layer of 0.5-1cm culture soil. After that, maintain the temperature between 18-25℃ and water appropriately before the soil dries out. It will germinate in about 3-4 days.

2. Maintenance methods after sowing

When the seeds have just sprouted, do not expose them to too strong light or apply fertilizer. After about a week, it will grow young leaves. At this time, you can provide it with about 1 hour of light every day. If you want to transplant, you can also do it at this time. After another 7-10 days, it will grow taller. At this time, you can let it receive more sunlight and fertilize it appropriately to help it grow.

3. Taboos of growing sunflowers at home

1. It likes sunlight very much. When planting sunflowers at home, it cannot be planted in a dark place, otherwise it will grow poorly and fail to bloom and produce seeds.

2. Because the characters “葵” (sunflower) and “鬼” (ghost) in its name have similar pronunciations, some elderly people think it is not suitable for planting at home. In fact, this is a very superstitious statement and is not scientific. You don’t have to worry when planting.