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Swedboy
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I planted some sunflowers a couple of weeks ago (I kinda went overboard and planted tons of seeds mid April probably too early...) I have had two come up but before I even was able to see them and feel pleased with myself something snipped the growl leaves off. I have sprinkled the garden and the puts liberally with blue organic slug pellets and they are on a patio so I think it might be a feathery foe. What do you lot do to protect them? Last year I had only one that had self seeded in a crack next to the house.
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Probably something retaliating against the liberal use of slug pellets
In the sticks near Peterborough
Ha ha ha. You can never have too many weapons against the dreaded slug!
The sunflower hearts which I give the birds have self sown all OVER the flower beds. First I would tie them in to a cane to stop them getting wind damage, a few slug pellets and if you think it is being attacked by birds, though I have never experienced this, a plastic bottle with both ends cut off for the first few weeks may help; I do this sometimes for Morning Glory.
Ceres, brill idea, the pinking shears
I*ll try the bottle trick. I have used that for my Clematis and Dahlias with success. I think I probably need to do a second sowing as there are no more coming up now and the ones that have where nipped in the bud so to say before I even could try to protect them.