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The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Ocelot Spleens May 2021 11:11am, 7 May 2021 30,805 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I have about 14 survivors, 6 just gone into bigger pots, the others I might grow on and plant them up at the local railway station to brighten it up!
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) May 2021 12:21pm, 7 May 2021 31,773 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I am growing some from the birds sunflower seeds, they are currently in toilet roll middles but need potting on soon, maybe do that at the weekend.
Angus Clydesdale May 2021 2:35pm, 7 May 2021 22,489 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale I'm planting this weekend
Ocelot Spleens May 2021 3:09pm, 7 May 2021 30,807 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Here are most of them reaching up to the sun....
Mandymoo May 2021 5:42pm, 7 May 2021 11,805 posts	0 Mandymoo I need to pot mine off
Ocelot Spleens May 2021 10:24am, 8 May 2021 30,814 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I forgot I put them outside and they got smashed to pieces this morning in the storm
Angus Clydesdale May 2021 2:29pm, 8 May 2021 22,493 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Ah, bugger.
Nicholls595 May 2021 2:40pm, 8 May 2021 24,422 posts	0 Nicholls595 2 varieties of seed in the greenhouse. Just broken through.
BarefootEm May 2021 7:06pm, 19 May 2021 2,686 posts	0 BarefootEm Thank you for pointing me over here Angus Clydesdale!! I've just blogged about my sunflower exploits, never grown them before! I'm a wee bit excited! Mine went outside yesterday, and have already seen off a thunder storm and a hail shower 😬
Dvorak May 2021 7:11pm, 19 May 2021 22,460 posts	0 Dvorak Looking good, Em.

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OK - this years Competition.

The Roolz

1. Begins when you can
2. Ends September 4th
3. Biggest one wins

4. Disasters are to be posted so we can all laugh/commiserate/laugh at them

5. All forms of growing aids are allowed. There's no drug testing in this competition so if you find the Lance Armstrong of Sunflowers - grow it and win !

6. Bigleggy always wins ;-)

7. As the national flower of Ukraine is the Sunflower, the Russian Giant variety is banned.

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