The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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FleeCircus Mar 2017 4:44pm, 27 Mar 2017 33,756 posts	0 FleeCircus I have seeds and pots and compost, I just need to JFDI
mad4purple Mar 2017 5:25pm, 27 Mar 2017 35,871 posts	0 mad4purple I have 4 germinated now out of 12 we planted on Tuesday, can't believe how quickly they've come through.
bigleggy Mar 2017 9:04pm, 27 Mar 2017 5,973 posts	0 bigleggy Them fingers must be green Purps
mad4purple Mar 2017 9:43pm, 27 Mar 2017 35,872 posts	0 mad4purple It's better than last year at this point.
oi you Mar 2017 9:54pm, 27 Mar 2017 366 posts	0 oi you That is quite quick, innit? I planted 8 seeds on the 18th, and so far only one has shown any signs of life, on the 23rd. The seed pack claims there's around 75 seed in it, and I'll be planting some more over a few weeks.
mad4purple Mar 2017 10:26pm, 27 Mar 2017 35,873 posts	0 mad4purple Yep very quick, magic seeds, only hope they don't disappoint from here.
Nightjar Mar 2017 11:27am, 28 Mar 2017 4,623 posts	0 Nightjar wiats impatiently for super tall sunflower seeds to arrive
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Mar 2017 9:56am, 30 Mar 2017 25,354 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) One week on - 50% germination, much improved on last years attempt
Nightjar Mar 2017 11:51am, 30 Mar 2017 4,634 posts	0 Nightjar Still waiting...
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Mar 2017 11:56am, 30 Mar 2017 25,356 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Do you want me to bring you some seeds on Saturday N?