Sunflowers.

GordoSD · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:17 pm Post subject: Sunflowers.

Anyone ever plant sunflowers with a JD 7000 conservation planter. With all the prediction of another drought I think I will do that. I have bean cups. Will they work?

Will the deer eat ALL the small plants?

Animal · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:53 pm Post subject: Re: Sunflowers.

From what I have read they recommend milo cups

IaGary · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:09 pm Post subject: Re: Sunflowers.

Milo cups may have to small of a seed notch to let the seed thru. Seems to me anyway.

Gary

GordoSD · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: Sunflowers.

I have the milo cups, but they appear too small. There might be a teeny tiny sunflower seed out there though.
Who might have done this and has a set I could borrow? About 15 acres is all I would plant.
In May.

Fergienewbee · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:09 am Post subject: Re: Sunflowers.

Gordo;

The deer won't eat all the small plants--they'll wait until they get bigger. Deer love sunflowers!

Larry

IaGary · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:41 am Post subject: Re: Sunflowers.

Speaking of Milo Cups?

Did that delivery come in yet?

Mailed Tuesday.

Gary

Animal · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: Sunflowers.

Just came today, Again thanks a million!

GordoSD · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Sunflowers.

I was hijacked Sad

VicS · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Sunflowers.

I would try it first you can take one box off and turn it by hand. I would think the finger pickup, for corn would work. Old bean cups should work also. Ours singulate also. Last time I planted Sunflowers we used a 10ft Great Plains drill. Our County ASCS office has a 7ft No-till drill they rent to do this for wildlife plots. Vic

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