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The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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bigleggy Jun 2017 4:22pm, 7 Jun 2017 5,988 posts	0 bigleggy Will check on mine when I get home - I'm not expecting anything good
NDWDave Jun 2017 6:54pm, 11 Jun 2017 3,450 posts	0 NDWDave Mine won't win any awards but it is still alive at least
bigleggy Jun 2017 1:05pm, 15 Jun 2017 5,990 posts	0 bigleggy So here's mine with a rather optimistic massive cane
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Jun 2017 3:08pm, 15 Jun 2017 35,224 posts	0 Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Mine are still alive after their long neglect though were looking thirsty. I probably should feed them something?
Wriggling Snake Jun 2017 3:32pm, 15 Jun 2017 15,378 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Mine are alive and I am serious. They're being fed this year.
bigleggy Jun 2017 5:06pm, 15 Jun 2017 5,991 posts	0 bigleggy Love it that people are really getting into this Tomato feed once a week WS - it'll be higher than the garden wall before you know it
alpenrose Jun 2017 5:42pm, 15 Jun 2017 26,622 posts	0 alpenrose I still haven't re-potted mine yet and still can't decide where to put them. I thought I'd lost them again the other day, but a good drink made them stand up again over night.
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Jun 2017 6:56pm, 15 Jun 2017 35,232 posts	0 Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Put them somewhere sunny and repot soon AR!
bigleggy Jun 2017 9:07pm, 15 Jun 2017 5,992 posts	0 bigleggy AR - mine are against a fence , get sun in the morning but it shades over in the afternoon. My theory is it will encourage the sunflower to grow taller than the fence to chase the sun Worked last year, got an 8 footer
NDWDave Jun 2017 9:39pm, 18 Jun 2017 3,563 posts	0 NDWDave Mine is currently winning a battle against something that is eating the leaves. It is growing faster than the things can eat it. It won't win any prizes but it is above the cane now