The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Elsie Too Jun 2021 12:11pm, 3 Jun 2021 4,224 posts	0 Elsie Too Very resourceful Em. I hope they survive
bigleggy Jun 2021 12:16pm, 3 Jun 2021 6,769 posts	0 bigleggy Mine got planted into their final big pots. I have 3 survivors which I put in the front garden, largely at the request of neighbours
Dvorak Jun 2021 10:49am, 5 Jun 2021 22,571 posts	0 Dvorak I planted my seeds yesterday. A little late, I know. In the greenhouse. Let's call it an experiment. (I kept meaning to do it "properly" but putting it off. I know, ten minute job. In the end, just bunged some old compost in bigger pots and put several seeds in each.)
DrPhleecingD Jun 2021 10:54am, 5 Jun 2021 52,648 posts	0 DrPhleecingD My second batch are rocketing skywards, planted them 2 or 3 days ago and they’re 15cm and needing potting on
BarefootEm Jun 2021 11:32am, 5 Jun 2021 2,789 posts	0 BarefootEm I planted a second batch 10 days ago ish, when ishep came home from work with some pumpkin seeds... Now I have both growing on my windowsill again! 😍 Going to need to dig over more of the garden...
Kanajlo Jun 2021 2:27pm, 5 Jun 2021 188 posts	0 Kanajlo The great philosophical question yet to be answered, is it ethical to enter two virtual races with the same run? A similar question could be asked of Sunflower growing, could one if so morally impaired use the same plant in two contests? A couple of weeks ago I was sent 4 seeds by the Civil Service Sports Council to enter their Sunflower Growing Contest, only one of them has hatched, but since there is no rule about not cheating I thought I might share it here too.
DrPhleecingD Jun 2021 8:58pm, 5 Jun 2021 52,652 posts	0 DrPhleecingD Course you can!
BarefootEm Jun 2021 10:10pm, 5 Jun 2021 2,792 posts	0 BarefootEm A sunflower is a sunflower 🌻🌻🌻
Angus Clydesdale Jun 2021 4:39pm, 6 Jun 2021 22,689 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Except when it’s a tournesol…
Kanajlo Jun 2021 5:09pm, 6 Jun 2021 190 posts	0 Kanajlo What's in a name? That which we call a Helianthus By any other name would grow as tall;

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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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