Does it matter what the market did today? Not reallyânot compared to what the companies we own will do in the coming years. Why did the stock market go up today? Who knows. Why did the stock market go down today? Who can say? Leave questions about money supply and the Federal Reserve and unemployment rate and all of those airy factors to economists.
Sunflowers grow tall quite rapidly, sometimes stretching up to 6 feet high in only three months, according to Burpee. Staking the plant by tying it to a stiff support relieves stress on the branches and prevents blooms from breaking off the stem.
Most sunflower varieties mature in 85 to 95 days. As maturity progresses with heat units, it takes early planted sunflowers longer to mature than later planted acreage of the same variety. Maturity of the crop is also hastened by photoperiod in late plantings.