The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Fizz :-) Aug 2023 7:42am, 7 Aug 2023 8,136 posts	0 Fizz :-) Looks like rule 6 applies then
bigleggy Aug 2023 8:43am, 7 Aug 2023 7,299 posts	0 bigleggy Always
Rosehip Aug 2023 9:27am, 7 Aug 2023 29,606 posts	0 Rosehip The slugs got mine There are two small ones growing under one of the bird feeders, but I don’t think they’ll come to much.
bigleggy Aug 2023 10:18am, 7 Aug 2023 7,300 posts	0 bigleggy Here we are - this one is looking over the garden wall From the other side And then I've got these ones (in Pots) that look over the neighbours fence on the other side of the garden
Alice the Camel Aug 2023 5:30pm, 7 Aug 2023 14,694 posts	0 Alice the Camel Whoppers!
Nicholls595 Aug 2023 9:40am, 8 Aug 2023 30,758 posts	0 Nicholls595 Nothing for me this year. Germinated ok, looked half decent when I planted them out, but have never appeared through the mass of wild flowers. With hindsight, placing a sunflower themed bird feeder on the fence behind that bed might have been a mistake?
ChrisHB Sep 2023 9:42am, 25 Sep 2023 22,681 posts	0 ChrisHB probably my best ever at 9' for the tallest and over 12" diameter for the biggest two flowers
bigleggy Sep 2023 11:29am, 25 Sep 2023 7,318 posts	0 bigleggy Top growing Chris The Sunflowers I was growing in the front garden dropped after the rain last week. And one of the heads has gone missing. It's either squirrels or a neighbour fancied some free seeds
Ness 27 Mar 7:04pm, 27 Mar 2024 39,638 posts	0 Ness Hi, bigleggy Was wondering if this is happening this year? I forgot to buy any last year but I happened to be in a garden centre with my mum this morning and remembered to buy a couple of packets of seeds.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) 27 Mar 7:10pm, 27 Mar 2024 41,384 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I keep meaning to ask the same question

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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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