Hello everyone,

I do usaully do my gardening in containers. A coworker has a farm and had an area he hasn't used for a few years that he said I could use. It is actually an old rice paddy that was overgrown with grass/weeds that were up to 4 ft high. Anyway, I've cleared an area 20' X 30' (some back breaking work). I should be ready to plant some stuff by Saturday (fingers crossed).

Sorry for the story, but I'm pretty stoked about this opportunity to plant some other vegies without the limitations of using containers.

Finally my question...I will be planting some Russian Mammoth Sunflowers, I've read that they should be staked so the young stalks don't topple. These things are supposed to get 8-10' tall, do I need to support them after the first couple of feet?

Thanks,

Shawn

I grew mammoth sunflowers that got 10+ feet tal and never staked them. No problem until the hurricane passed by.( we didnt get hurricanes like the newsworthy ones in the south) Then they toppled and up rooted so I stood them back up and staked them with hardwood stakes. They were good for the rest of the summer.

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Shawn,

My matthouth sunflowers are not about waiste high and I have never stalked them. Some of them did start to grow odd or lean, all I did was show up some dirt around the base to straighten them out.

I can't wait to see how your's are going!!!