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The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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bigleggy Sep 2017 8:02pm, 6 Sep 2017 6,032 posts	Quote Pin bigleggy Sunday is final measuring day Get your step ladders and tape measures at the ready !!
McGoohan Sep 2017 8:07pm, 6 Sep 2017 30,862 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan I've had a flurry! More flower heads!
Nightjar Sep 2017 8:28pm, 6 Sep 2017 4,944 posts	Quote Pin Nightjar Mine are drooping now, have to go with the previously recorded measure (unless I cut it down and lay it out on the ground?)
McGoohan Sep 2017 8:46pm, 6 Sep 2017 30,863 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan t'missus has had to tie ours up - the rainstorms last week nearly did for em.
alpenrose Sep 2017 10:36pm, 6 Sep 2017 28,396 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose You've had my measurements, mine are due for the compost bin any day now.
NDWDave Sep 2017 6:00pm, 9 Sep 2017 4,613 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave Mine is a late bloomer. I haven't measured it but it is well above 6foot now
Fizz :-) Sep 2017 7:34pm, 9 Sep 2017 2,355 posts	Quote Pin Fizz :-) We have a late bloomer that we need to measure too. It's not going to beat Alice or Nightjar though.
NDWDave Sep 2017 4:08pm, 10 Sep 2017 4,619 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave Ive just measured mine at 6 feet 11. It still seems like it could grow a bit more
McGoohan Sep 2017 7:41pm, 10 Sep 2017 30,975 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Okay, just measured the tallest. It's 101 inches which is 8 foot 5 inches or 2.56 metres. It's wild tonight - they still look to have some growth/flowering in them - but I'm not sure they'll survive the night.
purps Sep 2017 7:47pm, 10 Sep 2017 36,319 posts	Quote Pin purps We've just had a new one flower. It's mini though. It started to grow near the base of a bigger one so no root room. Only about 2 foot.