The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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Wriggling Snake Jul 2017 2:36pm, 27 Jul 2017 15,661 posts	0 Wriggling Snake good lord, mine are pants at about 4 foot...
McGoohan Jul 2017 2:37pm, 27 Jul 2017 30,293 posts	0 McGoohan My huge tall red one now has multi-flower heads on it, waiting I think for the first head to die so they can take its place. Wish I'd fertilised it now...
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Jul 2017 3:03pm, 27 Jul 2017 36,198 posts	0 Fierce and Fearless Fleecy My allotment one is much bigger than the cosseted patio ones! Think it's about 8 foot something, I have a photo somewhere
bigleggy Jul 2017 5:29pm, 27 Jul 2017 6,019 posts	0 bigleggy Found mine on the floor this morning Lying down on the job it was !!!! It's got a couple of bricks in the pot for company now
alpenrose Jul 2017 5:43pm, 27 Jul 2017 27,438 posts	0 alpenrose My one in the ground is over the top of the post now so must be at least 6ft, larger pot one is still going, much healthier but nowhere near as tall. No.3 in a pot has multiple heads starting to grow.
Alice the Camel Jul 2017 5:59pm, 27 Jul 2017 3,268 posts	0 Alice the Camel My whopper is still growing but I'm getting very jittery. It's being held up by a cats cradle of twine tied to drainpipes, guttering and other plants. I don't think the root system is very substantial and all this wind/rain is causing it to lean precariously. GM is visiting next week so I'll get her to do an official measure.
Sweetie Jul 2017 6:14pm, 27 Jul 2017 1,611 posts	0 Sweetie My tallest is 9ft but still behind AtC. I am getting a bit concerned though that something is having a nibble at the best one, I hope they don't chew all the way through!
Sweetie Jul 2017 6:18pm, 27 Jul 2017 1,612 posts	0 Sweetie Heading for the upstairs window!
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Jul 2017 6:20pm, 27 Jul 2017 36,204 posts	0 Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Woah, that's big!
McGoohan Jul 2017 6:21pm, 27 Jul 2017 30,298 posts	0 McGoohan That's a beanstalk. There's probably a giant at the top of that!