3 Succession-Planting Programs for Single-Stem Sunflowers

A season-long sunflower harvest can be achieved through succession planting. There are two basic ways to plant for a successive harvest, and a third, combination approach:

1. Example Chart 1 • A single planting of multiple varieties that have different days to maturity.
2. Example Chart 2 • Multiple plantings of the same variety at 7–14-day intervals.
3. Example Chart 3 • Planting multiple varieties with varying days to maturity at 21–28-day intervals.

Use these charts as a guide to plan for a full season of blooms, modifying your dates according to the varieties you choose and your growing conditions.

A single planting of multiple varieties

The easiest way to succession-plant sunflowers is to grow several single-stem varieties with different days to maturity, planting them all at once, then harvesting over several weeks.

Multiple plantings of a single variety

A second way to extend your sunflower harvest is to plant a single variety on multiple seeding dates (7–14-day intervals). You then continue seeding and harvesting as long as your growing season will allow.