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The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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

But they do climb so stay vigilant !
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
May 2018
2:41pm, 21 May 2018
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 when your sunflower start to fade
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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