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The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Garfield
Garfield
Jul 2018
2:21pm, 8 Jul 2018
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Those are incredibly healthy looking plants Dill!:)
Dillthedog57
Dillthedog57
Jul 2018
2:30pm, 8 Jul 2018
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Thanks Sweetie and Garfield. I put it down to lots of water!
Garfield
Garfield
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2:38pm, 8 Jul 2018
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Mine are nowhere near that tall, but they're still alive and well...which is a first for me! ;) One of mine also has a sideways kink then heads upwards, which does nothing for the height!
Pothunter
Pothunter
Jul 2018
6:17pm, 8 Jul 2018
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Tallest is nearly 5’8”. Leaves looking big and healthy so I’m hopeful of continued growth :-)
Garfield
Garfield
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8:32am, 9 Jul 2018
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Wow, that's amazing! Next year I'll feed mine...I've just been watering it. I'm sure my partially sideways plant is approaching, if not slightly above a metre long...
Wine Legs
Wine Legs
Jul 2018
8:40am, 13 Jul 2018
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Here's Pip with my sunflower... complete with the sun at the top, of course!



It's grown... but it's still not taller than the 6' fence.
Elsie Too
Elsie Too
Jul 2018
11:46am, 13 Jul 2018
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It's shot up - mine used to be about the same height as yours but not any more, I'm way behind.
ChrisHB
ChrisHB
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11:49am, 13 Jul 2018
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Mine started late and are still seedlings. I expect they'll still manage to flower.
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
Jul 2018
12:47pm, 13 Jul 2018
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My best ones are around 4 foot (minus the height of the pot).
Fierce and Focused Fleecy
Fierce and Focused Fleecy
Jul 2018
12:52pm, 13 Jul 2018
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About my height, 5’5 ish but the tall varieties are no taller than the pretty ones, I think they needed extra food and water earlier on.

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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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