By Erica Pearson
From Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Tips from Minnesota farmers on how to plant and which varieties to choose.
Is there any plant more cheerful and charming than a sunflower?
This year, the sunny yellow bloom — the national flower of Ukraine — also has become a hopeful global symbol of solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
In Minnesota, glorious golden sunflower fields, planted in waves so some rows are nearly always in bloom, are a late-summer destination for thousands to take photos and soak up some cheer.
The big, beautiful annual is also one of the easiest flowers to start from seed. If you’re looking to start your own patch, the steps are simple.
While you can start seedlings indoors, Kelsey Sparks, who hosts Sunflower Field Days each year at her Isanti farm and sells sunflower seeds at Green Barn Garden Center, recommends planting seeds directly after all danger of frost has passed….
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