After last week's big rains here in Maryland my sunflower's stems split
length wise. Funny thing is that they have kept right on growing. Is
this normal? I think it is caused by the dry period with the quick
change to rain o' plenty last week.

higgledy After last week's big rains here in Maryland my sunflower's stems split
length wise. Funny thing is that they have kept right on growing. Is
this normal? I think it is caused by the dry period with the quick
change to rain o' plenty last week.

i dont know if this is normal or not but its worth a try to just gently prop them up somehow and wait and see what happens with them. hopefully they grow right through to maturity. good luck, sockiescat.