Common Sunflowers - Black Oil Sunflowers/seeds. These sunflowers are incredibly easy to grow.
Black oil or oilseed sunflowers are annuals that reach five to seven feet tall and produce bright yellow flowers that are four to eight inches in diameter.
Due to their height, they make a great alternative OR an addition to a "Three sisters vegetable Garden" (Beans, Squash, Corn)
These sunflowers are a:
Soil Builder,
Erosion controller,
weed suppressor, and
pollinator friendly.
Seed Count: 5.3grams - this is approximately 100 seeds.
The black oil sunflower seeds are quite smaller than the striped seeds. Due to this it is hard to sort out chaf and broken seed. To account for this, we make these bags heavy, giving you approximately 100 viable seeds
Seed Depth: 1-2" deep
Spacing: 8-12" apart
Soil: Loose Soil
Watering: Keep seeds and seedlings moist for the first 1-2 weeks
