Mr. Local History's #growlocalhistory Project Literally GROWS!

UPDATE: Wednesday, July 20 –
ALL GONE. Our #growlocalhistory sunflower seed pack giveaway is complete. Over 150+ homegrown Basking Ridge sunflower seed packs have been picked up. NOW IT’S UP TO YOU! Plant the seeds NOW in the sun somewhere. In just a week or two you’ll see the tiny 4 leaf plants come up and grow to over six feet…. and if you’re lucky they’ll come back year after year as your plant seeds fall to the ground, ensuring years of beauty.
DON’T FORGET TO SHARE A PHOTO ONLINE!

Join the fun. #GROWLOCALHISTORY

Each pack has at least a dozen flowering plant seeds.
The stickers are free too!

See the seed bin at the bottom left. Self-Service! FREE.

Trying to Make Somerset County Grow with Free Sunflowers and Some Local History – And Now – You can join the fun!

Who doesn’t love a good challenge and some free stuff? This one is a fun one to see if we can promote growing in the Somerset Hills. Let us introduce our 2nd “Mr. Local History Grow Local History” project. Locals, get your free packs of locally grown sunflower seeds, and let’s see how many new gardens we can create.

PLANT NOW – JOIN THE FUN

Read below for instructions on how to obtain your seeds. Get them planted quickly. Then the fun begins.

Get your seeds planted quickly. Then the fun begins. We will post a size chart weekly for you to post your garden growth. So, get your packs and start growing!

Once your sunflowers grow, visit us online and share a photo.

Planting

Planting your sunflower seeds is very simple. First, find a sunny spot (should have sun most of the day). Then we suggest you use a broom handle or similar device (your finger if the soil is soft enough) and go down about an inch or two. Put two or three seeds in each hole. Cover and water. That’s IT.

Blooming

Your seeds will take about 8 weeks to complete their growth. After the tops wane, cut off the flowers, and put them in a paper bag. Come back a month later and rub the seeds off the flower. Please keep them in the paper bag and save them till next summer.

Here’s the History Lesson

While we like any idea that shares and promotes local history, this one is simple. IF YOU DON’T CUT DOWN THE FLOWERS, I GUARANTEE HISTORY WILL REPEAT ITSELF IN THE SAME SPOT WHETHER YOU WANT TO SEE THEM OR NOT.

Happy Local History.

All we ask is once your sunflowers grow, visit us online and share a photo.