About this episode
Would you like to have sunflowers blooming as early as possible in your growing season? Wondering what steps you should take to make that happen and which varieties to choose? Today, Lisa and Layne discuss a checklist of key items to keep in mind when planting "early bird" sunflowers. They cover the potential risks and rewards, variety and color considerations, recommended sowing and planting timelines, hardening off, transplanting and spacing tips, protecting with lightweight row cover, and more. Listen to the podcast and look forward to enhancing your late spring and early summer bouquets with gorgeous sunflower blooms! The video version of Lisa and Layne's conversation will be posted to The Gardener’s Workshop’s YouTube channel, where all “Seed Talk” episodes are organized into a playlist . In addition, auto-generated transcripts are available for viewing on YouTube. If there is a question or topic you would like to hear discussed on a future episode of “Seed Talk”, please fill out the form linked below. We would love to hear your suggestions! Mentions: "Seed Talk" YouTube Playlist Episode 26 - Hardening Off Seedlings Episode 28 - Early Sunflower Experiments Shop: Sunflower Seeds , Seed Starting Equipment "Seed Talk" Topic Suggestion Form TGW YouTube Channel TGW iPhone App (iOS App Store) TGW Android App (Google Play) Sign up to receive our weekly Farm News! The "Seed Talk with Lisa & Layne" podcast is produced by The Gardener’s Workshop and co-hosted by Lisa Mason Ziegler and Layne Angelo. Lisa is the founder and owner of The Gardener's Workshop, where Layne works as Seed Manager. Lisa is the award-winning author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers and the publisher of Flower Farming School Online, Farmer-Florist School Online, and Florist School Online . Watch Lisa’s Story and connect with her on social media. Layne is an avid gardener, seed starter, and engineer who loves learning and applying her technical knowledge to all areas of life, including gardening and growing flowers. Thanks for joining us!