The most ideal scenario is to have a seedling started in the location where it will be grown, which requires no transplanting at all. The second most ideal scenario is to transplant the sunflower when it is still small after its firs… See more

Sunflowers do their absolute best and will grow to their greatest potential in full sun, hence the word ‘sun’ in ‘sunflower’. At least choose a place with either full sun, or half a day (about six hours) of sunshine. If you are transplantin… See more

Before you dig out your old plant or pull the plant out of its current container, you want to prepare the soil area for transplant. You will want to dig a much larger hole than the current area being occupied by the root system of t… See more

You will want to do your transplanting when danger of frost is gone and soil temperature is at least 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Your goal with the transplant will be to keep as much of the current root system intact and undisturbe… See more