The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) May 2017 9:58pm, 26 May 2017 25,564 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I have planted 3 of mine in the garden, will plant the other 4 on Monday when we are back home, managed to only kill one of the 8 so far 🌻🌻🌻
Wriggling Snake May 2017 10:31pm, 26 May 2017 15,132 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Mine are coming on...big pots soon. Sunny too. That id helping 😆
Mandymoo May 2017 11:28pm, 26 May 2017 4,832 posts	0 Mandymoo Will put my 3 in garden over weekend rest have gone to daughters for grandkids to kill i mean grow
purps May 2017 9:05am, 27 May 2017 36,013 posts	0 purps Sunflower patch growing Growing GROWING
alpenrose May 2017 9:25am, 27 May 2017 26,212 posts	0 alpenrose I've just been down the garden and they're standing up again!
bigleggy May 2017 4:32pm, 27 May 2017 5,986 posts	0 bigleggy Well done Purps , they're amazing
alpenrose May 2017 6:18pm, 27 May 2017 26,222 posts	0 alpenrose I re-potted the 2 bigger ones this afternoon. They're still in the greenhouse so they won't get battered with the forecast heavy rain tonight.
sallykate May 2017 3:09pm, 29 May 2017 5,045 posts	0 sallykate The ones I planted in seed compost germinated and then sort of stopped - they're tiny, a very leggy few inches. The ones I planted in a big pot are much better (lesson learned!). One's nearly a metre, one a little less but has had its stem attacked by a snail or slug. There's also one growing directly in the ground which I think must be self-down from last year.
sallykate May 2017 3:19pm, 29 May 2017 5,046 posts	0 sallykate *self-sown! And the compost in the big pots was Miracle-Gro multipurpose. I planted out the tiny ones anyway, just to see whether they grow properly or not, but they've really not had a great start in life.
Sweetie May 2017 3:59pm, 29 May 2017 1,407 posts	0 Sweetie The tall one looks fab SK. I still haven't made up my mind where to plant mine out so that they will be safe from strong winds / deer/ etc. so I just keep potting them on into bigger and bigger pots so I can keep them more sheltered by the house. Are they OK to grow all summer in pots? Also, anyone else getting problems with blackfly on the leaves?!