The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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purps Jun 2017 9:48pm, 18 Jun 2017 36,064 posts	0 purps I'm 5'6.5" obviously the ones you can see above my head are top tier of the planter, but you get an idea of their size.
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Jun 2017 10:04pm, 18 Jun 2017 35,312 posts	0 Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Wow, they're doing well! Bought some tomato food today. Bring it.
purps Jun 2017 10:10pm, 18 Jun 2017 36,072 posts	0 purps Seem to have got them growing nicely this year, one is about to get its flower head, so I'm hoping it carries on growing a bit.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jun 2017 10:40pm, 18 Jun 2017 25,624 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) One of mine is in flower now, didn't grow very tall though.
Sweetie Jun 2017 9:52am, 19 Jun 2017 1,489 posts	0 Sweetie They're looking good purps! My tallest is about 5ft at the mo, but no signs of flowers yet so hopefully will get taller still, they are romping away in this sunshine
Alice the Camel Jun 2017 10:59am, 19 Jun 2017 3,233 posts	0 Alice the Camel I have a few dotted around the garden but these are the tallest so far - about 5ft.
oi you Jun 2017 11:40am, 19 Jun 2017 373 posts	0 oi you Oh dear, I'm not doing very well at this game. Despite getting an early start, and getting about 10 young sunflowers planted out at the allotment, they're really not doing very well. Hanging on rather than thriving. None are much more than 12 to 14 inches tall. Broad beans though, we're at peak broad bean. I've very very nearly eaten enough of them now.
Cyclops Jun 2017 8:16pm, 19 Jun 2017 3,019 posts	0 Cyclops My sole survivor... Not very tall and surrounded by the carcasses of his friends
NDWDave Jun 2017 8:19pm, 19 Jun 2017 3,575 posts	0 NDWDave Can we have the bigleggy nettle growing competition next year? You guys don't stand a chance
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Jun 2017 9:27pm, 19 Jun 2017 35,336 posts	0 Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Mine looked like that last year, Cyclops! Better luck next year I'm astonished mine made it while I was away, the family certainly wouldn't have watered them...