Sowing calendar · Flowers
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus · Girassol, Girasol, Tournesol, Sonnenblume, Girasole, girassóis
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directApr–Jun
- HarvestJun–Oct
- Germination
- 7–10 days · soil from 10 °C
- Spacing
- 60 cm between rows · 40 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 3 cm
- Harvest after
- 80–110 days
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~4 years
Notes
Feeds bees and birds, shades lettuces in summer and makes a living stake for beans. A row of tall ones is a good windbreak.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Sources
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.