The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Velociraptor Aug 2018 8:52pm, 27 Aug 2018 38,976 posts	0 Velociraptor My best boxful ... These are "Little Dorrit". My pot of "Little Leo", which had smaller but multiple flowers and less vigorous foliage, is well past its best. Maybe I should have done some deadheading to encourage more flowering.
Nightjar Sep 2018 1:18pm, 1 Sep 2018 5,044 posts	0 Nightjar Is it measuring time? Mine have been looking progressively manky and need to be chopped down for measuring.
Fierce and Focused Fleecy Sep 2018 2:40pm, 1 Sep 2018 42,641 posts	0 Fierce and Focused Fleecy Mine got blown over weeks ago!
Eynsham Red Sep 2018 5:27pm, 1 Sep 2018 3,214 posts	0 Eynsham Red Do they have to be chopped down for measuring? I was hoping to leave mine upright for the birds.
bigleggy Sep 2018 6:15pm, 1 Sep 2018 6,214 posts	0 bigleggy Yep - measure up then either chop em down or leave em for birds
Velociraptor Sep 2018 6:18pm, 1 Sep 2018 39,036 posts	0 Velociraptor I won't post a measurement unless nobody else had a sunflower more than 2ft. high.
Wriggling Snake Sep 2018 6:21pm, 1 Sep 2018 19,361 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I have 12 but none better that 3 foot or so...sunflowers my arse. They hated the heat. ...I need bigger pots.
Pothunter Sep 2018 6:41pm, 1 Sep 2018 596 posts	0 Pothunter Tallest upright one is 9’10 today. Yet to flower. One of my others with a humongous head is still standing but has bent over at the top. Rough measurement along the stalk following the bend suggests 11ft. One flower (past its best now) has a diameter of about 30cm
Eynsham Red Sep 2018 7:39pm, 1 Sep 2018 3,215 posts	0 Eynsham Red Keep watering and feeding Pothunter and you’ll blast through my ten footer which is wilting now.
bigleggy Sep 2018 5:02pm, 2 Sep 2018 6,216 posts	0 bigleggy 8ft 3 was my best effort

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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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