The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Wriggling Snake Jun 2018 3:14pm, 6 Jun 2018 18,813 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Worried about rain next week too...
Eynsham Red Jun 2018 6:30pm, 6 Jun 2018 2,967 posts	0 Eynsham Red I’m going to give this a try to repel the slugs and snails. It’s a garlic spray: homeguides.sfgate.com
Dillthedog57 Jun 2018 6:31pm, 6 Jun 2018 2,491 posts	0 Dillthedog57 I bought some copper tape for the pots from Poundland today. And some miracle gro from B&Ms
Eynsham Red Jun 2018 7:19pm, 6 Jun 2018 2,968 posts	0 Eynsham Red 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 Jun 2018 7:31pm, 6 Jun 2018 2,493 posts	0 Dillthedog57 Fingers crossed, they haven’t been touched yet. Hopefully they will be big enough to withstand a slug assault soon
Wriggling Snake Jun 2018 7:47pm, 6 Jun 2018 18,818 posts	0 Wriggling Snake 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 Jun 2018 7:49pm, 6 Jun 2018 18,819 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I also saw a Gardner's world item lauding garlic spray.
Fizz :-) Jun 2018 9:07pm, 10 Jun 2018 2,789 posts	0 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 Jun 2018 9:38pm, 10 Jun 2018 2,980 posts	0 Eynsham Red Is that some sort of thistle Fizz? It certainly deserves an award!
sallykate Jun 2018 9:53am, 11 Jun 2018 5,442 posts	0 sallykate 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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