The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Nightjar Mar 2019 5:49pm, 31 Mar 2019 5,187 posts	0 Nightjar Mine too.
sallykate Mar 2019 6:17pm, 31 Mar 2019 6,065 posts	0 sallykate Seeds done: Pike’s peak, Russian Giant and Tall Single. All old seed packets. And instigated a family sunflower growoff too. Mine are in large pots in the greenhouse; molluscs will be the main problem until they’re outside, when squirrels will take over.
Fragile Do Not Bend Mar 2019 6:18pm, 31 Mar 2019 4,276 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Darn, forgot about this. I’m pretty sure I need to buy more seeds.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Mar 2019 6:29pm, 31 Mar 2019 28,057 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I didn’t get time to look for my leftover seeds, too busy weeding and tidying, will look them out later in the week.
alpenrose Apr 2019 1:23pm, 6 Apr 2019 38,822 posts	0 alpenrose The weather has been too pants since I got home on Monday but I have found the packet and intend to sow some today. I too will be away at a crucial time (end June/early July) so hope there's not too much of a heatwave at that time here.
Garfield Apr 2019 1:42pm, 6 Apr 2019 10,314 posts	0 Garfield I found the seeds, will plant and keep in the kitchen until it warms up!
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Apr 2019 1:44pm, 6 Apr 2019 28,077 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Will try to plant mine tomorrow
HellsBells Apr 2019 1:53pm, 6 Apr 2019 25,222 posts	0 HellsBells mine are sprouting in their little egg boxes
The Mighty Fleecy Apr 2019 3:25pm, 6 Apr 2019 45,945 posts	0 The Mighty Fleecy I was poorly last weekend so didn’t plant any after all. Time to rectify that! Going away next week so they’ll have to go outdoors, it’s cold here though so hopefully the soil warms up soon.
Garfield Apr 2019 4:11pm, 6 Apr 2019 10,315 posts	0 Garfield My sunflower from last year seems to have planted a few already - I spotted four in the pot sprouting! At least I think they're sunflowers...

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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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