Transplanting sunflowers
So I not-so-smartly planted a sunflower in a tiny pot - maybe 6 inches wide? And now I have a sunflower that's nearing two feet tall, no flower yet, and I'm quite sure it's too big for its home. It had been growing really fast for a couple weeks and now the growth has slowed quite a bit. Can I safely transplant it into a bigger pot or is it doomed? What will happen if I don't transplant it? Halp!
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- Green Thumb
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If you mean pot it up without disturbing it's roots too much it is worth a shot. It is an annual, and admittedly they are transplanted at a much smaller stage, generally. If you do it pick a pot much larger than the one you are transplanting it out of to imitate planting an annual in the open ground. You don't say where you are, how hot it is etc., so any advise is at best a guess. Assuming you decide to give it a try, do it in the morning before the heat of the day. Water it in well and make sure it doesn't dry out too much between waterings. Good luck
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