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Jul 2018
8:45am, 6 Jul 2018
19,562 posts
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fetcheveryone
The tallest one I have was 6ft6 yesterday, with no sign of yellow yet, but a definite head forming. Its sibling is a few inches shorter, and looks like it might get several heads, which I didn't know could happen.
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Jul 2018
10:36am, 6 Jul 2018
6,180 posts
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bigleggy
I've got some catching up to do. About 4 feet at the moment and growing like billyo 
Strategically placed next to a fence the sun sets behind to encourage em to chase the sun over the fence and grow quickly
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Jul 2018
12:12pm, 6 Jul 2018
16,303 posts
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Dvorak
I grew what were meant to be multi-headed sunflowers last year, but I can't remember if they did that or if I just had very short sunflowers. Trying them again this year. I noticed yesterday that Home Bargains had very mini (about 12-18 inches?) multi-headed sunflowers for sale and I've bought similar before (a bit taller) from B&Q.
Highest plant here is 110cm (in ground). One plant so far (in a pot) forming a head, 97cm. Multis: short.
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Jul 2018
10:00am, 7 Jul 2018
9,082 posts
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Garfield
Mine isn't getting much taller than 2.5 feet but it has a blooming flower...the fact it's made it that far makes me happy! Our neighbour watered everything while we were up in Scotland last week. Warm days, cold nights...we forgot about how chilly it could get at night so had to buy a couple layers to keep us toasty at night.
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Jul 2018
12:54pm, 7 Jul 2018
1,904 posts
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Elsie Too
Mine are pretty short still (maybe 3 ft) and beginning to wilt. I can’t decide weather or not to water them, it feels like a waste of water with all this talk of hose pipe bans. I think if there was a sign of rain coming and just getting them through a few days I might but there doesn’t seem to get any sign of the weather changing.
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Jul 2018
2:30pm, 7 Jul 2018
6,182 posts
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bigleggy
Water em Elsie, just use a watering can rather than a hose.
A watering can gives you the chance of adding Tomato Feed to the mix for extra growth
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Jul 2018
2:49pm, 7 Jul 2018
38,559 posts
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Velociraptor
I've been watering mine with a bucket to minimise faffage and water waste and to be able to add food.
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Jul 2018
3:58pm, 7 Jul 2018
18,999 posts
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Wriggling Snake
All mine flowering already. Well watered so can only assume the extra sun has pushed them into flowering...all about 3 to 4 foot.
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Jul 2018
8:10pm, 7 Jul 2018
2,541 posts
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Dillthedog57
The battle is hitting up. Mrs Dill just ahead, but Dill girl is making a late bid after recovering from earlier beastie damage. Mine is falling behind, I’ll have to give it a secret baby bio pep. Sat in a tray of water to keep them damp.
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Jul 2018
9:03pm, 7 Jul 2018
2,924 posts
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Sweetie
Very healthy looking plants Dill ^^^
My tallest is now 6ft 2 but they are all rather spindly and I have not been watering them consistently enough in this hot weather so a lot of lower leaves have gone brown.
No sign of flowers yet so I am hoping they have a good bit more growth to come.
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