The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Aug 2018
8:32pm, 2 Aug 2018
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fetcheveryone
Or there are things you can buy that release moisture slowly - crystals or summat.
Dillthedog57
Dillthedog57
Aug 2018
10:53pm, 2 Aug 2018
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They sit in a tray that holds a few litres of water, but drain that everyday. I may plant them in the ground and hope for the best
Dvorak
Dvorak
Aug 2018
11:08pm, 2 Aug 2018
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Litres a day? Maybe that's why mine are half the size. Whilst they were watered, it has been a lot less than that in the long dry spell.

(They have plenty of water daily now :-(.)
sallykate
sallykate
Aug 2018
7:05pm, 3 Aug 2018
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Here are my efforts. The droopy one is the tallest which didn’t break. It’s in the same pot as a much more promising one whose head broke off in mysterious circumstances but then more flowers sprouted from the leaf joints and headed skywards. It’s just over 7ft (2.17m to be precise) and hasn’t flowered yet.

Wine Legs
Wine Legs
Aug 2018
8:06pm, 3 Aug 2018
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Wine Legs
You have a cabbage tree! (Right corner)
sallykate
sallykate
Aug 2018
8:28pm, 3 Aug 2018
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In our neighbours’ garden! Ours is only to the left of the fence/pergola. The birds like it - bit spiky for my European sensibilities...!
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Aug 2018
7:58am, 4 Aug 2018
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My first pot of dwarf sunflowers is behaving exactly as I'd hoped. The others, with fewer plants per pot/lots of space in the flowerbed, are mostly just big ugly green leaves, though some of them may end up being actual contenders in the height stakes. Next year I'll know to cram them into pots and be stingy with the Tomorite.
Eynsham Red
Eynsham Red
Aug 2018
8:03am, 4 Aug 2018
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Eynsham Red
They are really pretty when grouped like that 🙂
Dochart
Dochart
Aug 2018
3:03pm, 4 Aug 2018
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Dochart
they are really lovely, velo! must try that, next year...
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
Aug 2018
10:23am, 5 Aug 2018
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Tallest one now 6 foot 8, it’s put on 8 inches in 3 days! Unless my measuring is dodgy. No flower on it so far.

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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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