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title: "Grew these sunflowers from seed this year (direct sow). I didn’t have…"
description: "Grew these sunflowers from seed this year (direct sow). I didn’t have any luck with them last year but they are HUGE this time!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/7VvWpYPURmKqGIZpZ-hB9w"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Chrissy"
published: "2024-06-16T04:49:51.767507Z"
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# Grew these sunflowers from seed this year (direct sow). I didn’t have…

_Posted by Chrissy on 2024-06-16_

Grew these sunflowers from seed this year (direct sow). I didn’t have any luck with them last year but they are HUGE this time!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/EDXVyXk5-iWLv0smHZbvkuqsW5wavsTh9sRcbmARV-0/92G7Xk0yT-i9w1shXcC4qg.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Mara commented on 2024-06-16

Congrats 👏 everything looking beautiful and happy! What’s the ground cover in the bottom corner?

### Chrissy commented on 2024-06-16

Bottom left? Crappy Georgia grass/weed/clover. :) Summer grass here is either Bermuda or something you’ll spend too much time trying to keep green. I plant winter Rye in Oct but am content with clover in the summer.

#### Chrissy replied on 2024-06-16

Here is the full picture (prior to mowing).

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/EDXVyXk5-iWLv0smHZbvkuqsW5wavsTh9sRcbmARV-0/PjpgD4q_TfG1II_iva0W9Q.webp?size=large)

#### Chrissy replied on 2024-06-16

Here’s the difference in the winter/spring!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/EDXVyXk5-iWLv0smHZbvkuqsW5wavsTh9sRcbmARV-0/zRtYQWnpTDyJEGAiM01pug.webp?size=large)

#### Mara replied on 2024-06-16

Sorry, right here inside the border.

Yeah I get it. It’s a lot of work. We have a mix of grasses and weed now too, lots of zoysia and clover. We quit over seeding in the fall 🫣

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zAeBx6Vo0jqFOQ55isUxhizvDvi2sUjJemalwa__YoI/wNuC68rXTeyz7KWThPe8Og.webp?size=large)

#### Mara replied on 2024-06-16

Very nice!

#### Chrissy replied on 2024-06-16

Oh, that! It’s a mixture of 2 different types of sedum/stonecrop - Rosetta and Coral Reef I think!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/EDXVyXk5-iWLv0smHZbvkuqsW5wavsTh9sRcbmARV-0/vEFgYwX4STKD-006InZ7VQ.webp?size=large)

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