Caritas' Sunflowers
On this page you will find guides on how to grow your sunflowers, as well as how to make your own eco plant pot.
Growing Sunflowers!
In 2024 we away lots of free seeds to parishes and schools. The packets contained a mix of dwarf (dark seeds) and giants (stripy seeds) and we were delighted to see some growing across the diocese although lots got munched by slugs and snails in the wet spring! Sunflowers are good for attracting bees and butterflies and their seeds can be used to feed birds during the winter so if you have any remaining seeds, they should still be good to sow
Guides on planting and making eco pots, can be found below.
Happy planting!
How to Make and Eco Paper Pot
This is a really simple way to create a plant pot. All you need is a container about the right size Such as a tin can, water or squash bottle and some newspaper. Follow the instructions in the video to make your pot. This pot will be strong enough to last until you plant your sunflower outside or in its final larger pot. When you plant out, you don’t need to remove the paper, just make sure is is damp before putting it into the ground so the roots can grow through.
