# Why did my sunflower die? **URL:** \ **Category:** Science & Nature\ **Tags:** plants\ **Created:** [August 24, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058 "2017-08-24T10:10:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/1 "2017-08-24T10:10:34Z")
I got these canned sunflowers to grow from donating blood. There’s basically a seed in the can with soil and you open it and put some water and watch it grow. I didn’t think anything would come out of it. After like 2 weeks it finally sprouts out and I began to water it. I put it on the window where the sun raises so it gets plenty of sun. I watered it daily but then it died after like a month. I’m not sure what went wrong. I think maybe I watered it too much? Come to think of it. Maybe my gf was watering it also and I would water it? And so it would just get watered 2x daily? ---
**Author:** ![JB\_IN\_TW](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/jb_in_tw/32/8763_2.png) [@JB\_IN\_TW](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/JB_IN_TW)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/2 "2017-08-24T10:40:30Z")
Too much water? Seedlings like it moist, but not wet. Too cold if near AC. Seedlings like it warm, 25-30. Bad seed? ---
**Author:** ![wafflestop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/wafflestop/32/5788_2.png) [@wafflestop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/wafflestop)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/3 "2017-08-24T11:13:41Z")
Did it get vaccination? Not all seedlings survive. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/4 "2017-08-24T11:14:14Z")
I can’t do anything about the room temp. It’s in the kitchen on the window panel so it’s the warmest it’s going to be. It’s a large open space so I can’t have the entire house hot. Does it need to be outside maybe? ---
**Author:** ![wafflestop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/wafflestop/32/5788_2.png) [@wafflestop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/wafflestop)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/5 "2017-08-24T11:16:17Z")
You’re lucky, at least you can donate blood! ---
**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/6 "2017-08-24T11:20:53Z")
I have one more can of it. I just don’t want it to die again so soon. Idk it made me happy seeing it grow a little bit everyday. And all of the sudden it just died. The only thing I could think of is more control of watering. I don’t know how much water it got since I think sometimes I would see it and drop some water. And my gf would do the same so maybe it just got too much water. ---
**Author:** ![wafflestop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/wafflestop/32/5788_2.png) [@wafflestop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/wafflestop)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/7 "2017-08-24T11:22:46Z")
Maybe the substrate isn’t good enough, and there should be some holes in the can so the excess water can flow off. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/8 "2017-08-24T11:23:47Z")
There’s no holes in the can. So maybe I should replant it? ---
**Author:** ![ChewDawg](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/chewdawg/32/174179_2.png) [@ChewDawg](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ChewDawg)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/9 "2017-08-24T11:32:12Z")
Because they were naive protestors. ---
**Author:** ![Rocket](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/rocket/32/160144_2.png) [@Rocket](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Rocket)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 12:12pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/10 "2017-08-24T12:12:52Z")
> [@ChewDawg](#): > > Because they were naive protesters. Damn right. These punks need to learn that walking around in T shirts that say **Fuck the Government** has consequences!! ---
**Author:** ![ChewDawg](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/chewdawg/32/174179_2.png) [@ChewDawg](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ChewDawg)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/11 "2017-08-24T13:26:41Z")
I like the way you think: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj5k6toS7i8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj5k6toS7i8) ---
**Author:** ![Rocket](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/rocket/32/160144_2.png) [@Rocket](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Rocket)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/12 "2017-08-24T13:36:42Z")
> [@ChewDawg](#): > > I like the way you think: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj5k6toS7i8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj5k6toS7i8) ![](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/images/transparent.png) ---
**Author:** ![finley](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/57b2e6/32.png) [@finley](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/finley)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/13 "2017-08-24T13:45:25Z")
> [@Andrew0409](#): > > There’s no holes in the can. So maybe I should replant it? Yeah, put it in a big pot. 5L or so. With some holes in the bottom. There’s no way a sunflower (or any other large plant) is going to survive in a little tin can. TBH a sunflower isn’t an ideal plant to grow as a houseplant, even if it’s a dwarf type. But it should be OK in a large enough pot. ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/why-did-my-sunflower-die/163058/14 "2017-08-24T14:42:51Z")
Yeah, get some mint. That stuff lives on, and you can make a laab or something.