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The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Jun 2018
3:14pm, 6 Jun 2018
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Worried about rain next week too...
Eynsham Red
Eynsham Red
Jun 2018
6:30pm, 6 Jun 2018
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I’m going to give this a try to repel the slugs and snails.
It’s a garlic spray: homeguides.sfgate.com
Dillthedog57
Dillthedog57
Jun 2018
6:31pm, 6 Jun 2018
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I bought some copper tape for the pots from Poundland today. And some miracle gro from B&Ms
Eynsham Red
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Jun 2018
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I put some copper tape near the bottom of the stalk on one plant but the stalk has been munched below the tape! I previously thought that the slugs are only interested in leaves. It’s seems that they’ll go for a tougher alternative too.
Dillthedog57
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Fingers crossed, they haven’t been touched yet. Hopefully they will be big enough to withstand a slug assault soon
Wriggling Snake
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I saw a slug item on the BBC yesterday it included a snail slithering straight across some copper tape.

Shook my faith somewhat.
Wriggling Snake
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Jun 2018
7:49pm, 6 Jun 2018
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I also saw a Gardner's world item lauding garlic spray.
Fizz :-)
Fizz :-)
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Fizz :-)
I probably won't get tallest sunflower, but I'm hopeful of mostest :-)
(About 70% sowed, 30% self-set, I guess)


Can I get a prize for tallest thing that has grown out of nothing?
Eynsham Red
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Jun 2018
9:38pm, 10 Jun 2018
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Is that some sort of thistle Fizz?
It certainly deserves an award!
sallykate
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Jun 2018
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Looks like a cardoon? Very impressive!

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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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