How often should I water my sunflower plant? It's turning yellow. Should I reduce the amount of water?

Answer 1

Yellow? Yes, it sounds as though you are drowning it. Plants only need to be watered every two or three days. If I were you I would leave it alone for a couple of days, then feed with a product like miracle grow to add the Iron that your plant is lacking (causing the yellow coloring). After you get the coloring back to a healthy green, take your que's from the plant. If you pay attention, they really will tell you when they need watering (when the leaves start to sag) and when they don't (when they turn yellow ).

Answer 2

Is it in a pot? It might be overwatered. You should wait until the soil on top is very dry, and dig your finger down about an inch. If it is kind of dry, go ahead and water it.

I never fertilize sunflower plants and they do OK. Depends on your soil, though. Make sure you get the right kind -- some fertilizers are good for lots of leaves, but you want flowers eventually, right?

Answer 3

If it's turning yellow, it's probably getting too much water. Depending on your location & how much rain you've been receiving, I'd water only when the soil feels dry. According to an Ohio State U. publication, sunflowers can tolerate dry conditions fairly well.

Answer 4

Seedlings Turning Yellow

Answer 5

Overwatering will cause leaves to turn yellow because you are rotting the roots or leaching out the nitrogen from the soil. Deep infrequent watering is better than moderate watering each day. Use any flower fertilizer (make sure no pesticide included in the fertilizer).

Answer 6

Sunflower does not need too much water. Once a week is more than enough. Also use some fertilizer.

Answer 7

possibly too plenty. Is the soil very moist? if it soaking moist, then too plenty. Tomatoes like warm climate and prefer an excellent variety of water, yet like each and every plant, too plenty can kill as much as too little water. an excellent variety of gardening, although there are regulations, is instinctive, how something seems and feels to nicely known what to do. while you're no longer watering sufficient, it will tend to wilt. at times unfavourable soil will turn leaves yellow. determine the basis have an excellent variety of room to advance, and in the event that they are in pots, confirm you feed them each and every 2-3 weeks.

Answer 8

My name is Apryl i work in the Garden Center and u should water your plants all the time plants are like fish they need water they live off water.... just dont drowned them because its so hot they need water everyday

Answer 9

yeah, and it probably could use some fertilizer.