The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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bigleggy
bigleggy
May 2018
2:03pm, 21 May 2018
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bigleggy
Airborne slugs :-)

But they do climb so stay vigilant !
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
May 2018
2:41pm, 21 May 2018
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Velociraptor
The slimy little bastards had to get over some gravel and up the slippery sides of a dish to get at the first lot. I'm now putting the seedlings so far from any other vegetation that (I hope) a slug would starve to death on the journey.

When I plant them out, there will be a lake of cheap beer and blue slug snacks in the vicinity.
Garfield
Garfield
May 2018
2:45pm, 21 May 2018
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Garfield
I managed to revive my plants after they nearly died (my black thumb and neglect!) and will transplant them into larger pots this evening.
bigleggy
bigleggy
May 2018
2:52pm, 21 May 2018
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bigleggy
Slugs only like em when they're young and soft. Once they've been outside a while and hardened off the slugs will leave em alone.

Then you have the caterpillars to contend with :-)
Elsie Too
Elsie Too
May 2018
4:18pm, 21 May 2018
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Elsie Too
I repotted to bigger pots at the weekend, those that have survived being nibbled. I am down to 6 now.

I'm going away for half of next week so will try to put them in a relatively shady spot with a good drink before I go and hope they survive.
Nightjar
Nightjar
May 2018
7:48pm, 29 May 2018
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Nightjar
I've got three planted out and doing well. I have 2 Titans and 1 Giraffe. Or 2 Giraffes and 1 Titan. I got them mixed up last year too.
Pothunter
Pothunter
May 2018
11:49pm, 29 May 2018
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Pothunter
I’ll have to be an unofficial entrant - I’ve no idea when I planted mine! Got about 6 in the ground now and seemingly making reasonable progress.
Sweetie
Sweetie
May 2018
8:06am, 30 May 2018
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Sweetie
Oops forgot to water some of the pots over the weekend and lost a couple :-(
Still got 8 left but I need to find a good final spot to plant them out where the deer won't eat them.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
May 2018
8:28am, 30 May 2018
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Velociraptor
My second batch is looking much healthier than my first batch. I need to get them potted on. I'll use papier mache pots so that I can plant then out without disturbing them again.

If I don't have enough, I'll start a third batch when I come back from my hols in a month's time.
bigleggy
bigleggy
May 2018
11:42am, 30 May 2018
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bigleggy
Top growing folks :-)

Mine need to go into big pots now......have to get on with it :-)

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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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