Sunflowers have radiant colors and are chosen by many families to display and beautify their living space. However, for sunflowers to bloom and flourish when grown at home requires careful care as well as understanding of the characteristics of this flower.
Housewives can refer to how to care for and grow sunflowers below to not waste too much time and bring optimal results.
First of all, choosing sunflower varieties and soil is quite important because there are many different sunflower varieties on the market, from small, medium-sized varieties to varieties that can grow up to several meters tall.
Housewives should consider choosing flower varieties suitable for their growing space at home. If space is tight, you should choose sunflower varieties with a height of 30cm to 60cm, suitable for growing in pots or small flower beds.
Sunflowers are also best suited for growing in soil that is well-drained, rich in nutrients, and has a neutral pH (about 6.0 - 7.5). Planting soil should be supplemented with organic fertilizer or multi-purpose fertilizer before sowing seeds to ensure adequate supply of nutrients to plants throughout the growth process.
Sunflowers are light-loving flowers, so they need to be provided with enough sunlight for the plant to grow well. Proper watering also plays an important role in sunflower care, such as needing at least 6 hours of sunlight per day.
Therefore, flower pots should be placed in locations such as balconies, terraces or south-facing windows, where direct sunlight shines on the sunflowers.
Sunflowers also need a moderate amount of water, so watering should be done regularly, especially during the growing and flowering stages.
However, housewives also need to pay attention to avoid over-watering, because too wet soil will lead to root rot. Water should be watered when the soil surface is dry and even around the base of the tree so that the water penetrates deep into the roots.
Sunflowers need a lot of nutrients during growth and flowering. Therefore, you should fertilize periodically about every 2 - 3 weeks.
You can use organic fertilizers or fertilizers rich in potassium and phosphorus to promote flowering. When fertilizing, it should be done in the early morning or late afternoon, avoid fertilizing in strong sunlight to avoid burning the leaves.
Pruning is necessary to help flower plants grow healthy and beautiful. Yellow leaves, dry branches or faded flowers should be removed to concentrate nutrients on the remaining parts of the plant.
In addition, if you want to keep the tree at a certain height, you can cut the top to encourage the tree to grow horizontally, making it stronger.
Sunflowers are also susceptible to attacks by a number of pests such as stem borers, aphids and fungi. Timely pest and disease prevention will help flower plants grow strong and lush.
