The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff 2016

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Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Aug 2016
10:42am, 4 Aug 2016
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Wriggling Snake
I have 3, one is TINY, two have somehow made it up to shoulder height, still growing, heads forming, there seem to be variable in colour which is a bit odd from a single packet......
Marmite
Marmite
Aug 2016
11:22am, 4 Aug 2016
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Marmite
I have two competing for the prize of tallest in my garden but I need sun as they are distinctly shy at the moment, the only ones with any colour seem to have come from a midget sun flower variety. One of my taller specimens may soon outgrow the vegetable cage it is currently residing in, have yet to decide how to tackle that problem!
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
Aug 2016
1:24pm, 4 Aug 2016
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Mandymoo
this little one has one big head and 12 smaller flowers now
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
Aug 2016
5:17pm, 7 Aug 2016
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Mandymoo
My sunflowers seem to be covered in black bugs - any ideas on best way to deal with them?
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Aug 2016
10:39am, 10 Aug 2016
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Wriggling Snake
no, I may google that, very diluted washing up liquid was my Dad's answer to everything bug related.

MIne are rather belatedly doing well, small flower heads but a bit of a growth spurt, about a foot in the last week or so, above my shoulder height. I think it is too late bit I am making a Christine Ohuruogu type late dash for the line.....
bigleggy
bigleggy
Aug 2016
10:46am, 10 Aug 2016
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bigleggy
Dishwater was what I was going to suggest so what WS says :-)

Might have to post this months pictures early - I'm on holiday next week !
Alice the Camel
Alice the Camel
Aug 2016
2:18pm, 10 Aug 2016
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Alice the Camel
I think mine have peaked...all 3 are in decline now and I doubt there will be much to show by mid September :-(
bigleggy
bigleggy
Aug 2016
2:32pm, 10 Aug 2016
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bigleggy
I think that's the same for everyone Alice

September was a bit of an arbitrary date anyway - just around the time the kids went back to school.

This year the Sunflowers seem ahead of time :-)
Elsie Too
Elsie Too
Aug 2016
8:05pm, 10 Aug 2016
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Elsie Too
I have my first flower, perfectly timed the day after we came home from a week away. One of my tallest has flowered, as has my BentyMcBentstem contender.
Elsie Too
Elsie Too
Aug 2016
8:12pm, 10 Aug 2016
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Elsie Too
This is my best and tallest so far




This is my baby...



About This Thread

Maintained by Merry Fizzmas :-)
Tallest wins
Secondary winner for the one with the biggest head :-)

End date 15th September

Roll Call

Bigleggy
Mad4purple
M4P's 'E'
HowFar?
Marmite
Fizz

Mandymoo
Fleecy
Alice the Camel
Wriggling Snake
Mrs Jigs
Elsie Too
MH
Pou Pou LePhoõk

Judge (but not judgemental)

Sushi. fish

Judge's Special Award

The Benty McBentstem Memorial Prize for the puniest/smallest/stragliest survivor.

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