{"product_id":"lemon-queen-sunflower","title":"Lemon Queen sunflower","description":"\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorationseeds.mom\/pages\/table-menu5\"\u003eHelianthus annuus\u003c\/a\u003e##\n\u003cdiv class=\"how-to-grow-trigger how-to-grow-title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eHOW TO GROW SUNFLOWER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"icon-down-arrow\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"how-to-grow-content\"\u003eStart indoors 4 weeks before last frost for the earliest sunflowers in your garden and to market. Direct sow 1 to 2 weeks after last frost. We let the birds take the first seeds before we harvest our sunflower seeds. This will also help volunteer them around your garden over the years. Tall plants may need support. Plant out directly after last frost. Growing repeatedly in the same location, sunflowers have an allopathic affect deterring the growth of several mustards and other weeds with a herbicide from their roots. Soil pH 4.5-8.7. Hardiness zones 7. Annual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average between 560-1,120 seeds per ounce. Federal germination standard: 75%. Usual seed life 7 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 1\/2 mile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Depth \u003cb\u003e1”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoil Temp. Germ. \u003cb\u003e60-70˚F\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays to Germ. \u003cb\u003e5-10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Spacing \u003cb\u003e12”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRow Spacing \u003cb\u003e12-24”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays To Maturity \u003cb\u003e75-90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull Sun\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMoist Well Drained\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n##Lemon Queen lives up to its name with lemon-yellow petaled blooms with chocolate brown centers that grow on tall towering 5-9 ft stalks. These sunflowers are particularly attractive to honey bees, but will attract all sorts of pollinators to its flowers, and birds in the fall to its seeds. Beautiful in bouquets. Tags: Color: Yellow, Size: Large, Heritage: Heirloom.##Wandering Fields Farm##Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth##Seed grower since 2002##\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/files\/WanderingFields.jpg?94300##Wandering Fields has dropped it’s anchor! After 10 years of farming leased\/rented fields, Ben Yohai and Kristina Porter are eager to break ground on their own land in the beautiful Little Applegate Valley. With a sun-drenched south-facing field, we will continue to focus on nightshades, cucurbits, and storage crops, and look forward to expanding to include perennial crops, animals, and more…","brand":"RESTORATION SEEDS","offers":[{"title":"100 Seeds","offer_id":41070686601258,"sku":"","price":4.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 Seeds","offer_id":41070686634026,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/files\/LemonQueenSunflower.jpg?v=1709361995","url":"https:\/\/www.restorationseeds.mom\/products\/lemon-queen-sunflower","provider":"RESTORATION SEEDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}