The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Fizz :-)
Fizz :-)
Jun 2018
10:11am, 11 Jun 2018
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It's a thistle, although I like to call it by its 'fancy' name, onopordum :-)

(Cardoon is one of the options we considered, but having seen it on Gardeners' World, decided it was just thistle. )

It literally grows from nothing each year, seeds, then dies. I have some seeds I collected if anyone would like them . . .
Garfield
Garfield
Jun 2018
1:10pm, 11 Jun 2018
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Garfield
So far, sunflower is still alive. The second one has fallen over so I'll prop it up shortly.
bigleggy
bigleggy
Jun 2018
1:15pm, 14 Jun 2018
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bigleggy
Sunflowers got hit by flying debris this morning in high winds.

I've moved them into the shed for the day - it was blowin a right hoolie 'ere this morning !!!

Take care folks , we don't want any snapped stems now :-)
Garfield
Garfield
Jun 2018
1:17pm, 14 Jun 2018
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Garfield
Thanks for the warning. I'll tuck mine away safely when I get home from work!
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Jun 2018
7:06pm, 14 Jun 2018
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Velociraptor
I suspect I'll go home to find no trace of my sunflowers and a load of papier mache pots scattered around the town.
Pothunter
Pothunter
Jun 2018
8:57pm, 14 Jun 2018
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Fortunately the wind wasn’t too bad here. I’ve staked then now just in case. Tallest is about waist height.

Fizz :-)
Fizz :-)
Jun 2018
9:13pm, 14 Jun 2018
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Fizz :-)
One of mine snapped, five bent, but all the rest look good - I’ve staked the bent ones :-)
Dillthedog57
Dillthedog57
Jun 2018
7:41am, 15 Jun 2018
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Ours were slugged while I was away but will hopefully survive. The copper tape seems to attract slugs.
Garfield
Garfield
Jun 2018
7:45am, 15 Jun 2018
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Garfield
One upright plant, one that's growing at a sideways then upward angle!
Eynsham Red
Eynsham Red
Jun 2018
8:03am, 15 Jun 2018
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Eynsham Red
I had to look up to see the top of one of mine today.

About This Thread

Maintained by bigleggy
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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