How to Plant Sunflowers
Noteworthy in how to plant sunflowers is the selection of land. Both low and high plains can be suitable locations for planting. The reason you have to choose a fertile soil, coupled with getting enough sun lighting. However, if it will be used as a business of sunflower cultivation on a large scale it is advisable to choose land that has high humidity which is high enough in the mountains or highlands, so that will get optimal results.
The next step is sunflower seedling. After determining the seeds to be planted, do seed seeding. The seeding location can use the seedbed or pots before being transferred to the actual land. Seedlings on a nursery with a minimum distance of 1 cm. Perform watering regularly to grow sprouts with a height of about 15 to 20 cm or have germinated for 10 days. After that stage the seeds of sunflower plants can be moved to the enlargement field. But a week before the transfer, the land that will be used has been prepared, by way of spraying, fertilizer, and watering. In the process of planting the seeds of plants, first prepare the planting hole with a distance of 1 m x 1 m. Put the seed into the hole and place the root of the root with enough soil. At least once a day the plants need watering, and regular fertilization at regular intervals.
How to Take care of Sunflower
How to care for sunflowers that need to be considered in the enlargement of plants is a watering system. Where the right time to water the plants is in the morning and afternoon. Where to watch is the amount of water that must be adjusted to the size of the plant. On the other hand, to support the growth of flowers fertilization needs to be done. But it is done when the age of the plant has reached one month. Where the type of fertilizer must also be adjusted to the age of sunflower. At the age of one month of fertilization can be done with NPK fertilizer, and at the age of almost 2 months started using TSP fertilizer. The dose of fertilizer is 5 grams of fertilizer per plant.