The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Nightjar
Nightjar
Jun 2019
12:30pm, 18 Jun 2019
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Nightjar
Someone planted you Dvorak?
Dvorak
Dvorak
Jun 2019
12:34pm, 18 Jun 2019
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Dvorak
Just the greenhouse bit. Turns out that thing about standing in compost to grow taller is just a story.
HellsBells
HellsBells
Jun 2019
1:39pm, 18 Jun 2019
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HellsBells
haven't measured mine but I think they're barely 12 inches - they feel very inadequate hearing bout everybody else's giants!
bigleggy
bigleggy
Jun 2019
1:48pm, 18 Jun 2019
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bigleggy
Feed em HellsBells - remember , doping is allowed in this competition :-)
HellsBells
HellsBells
Jun 2019
1:50pm, 18 Jun 2019
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HellsBells
:-)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Jun 2019
3:33pm, 18 Jun 2019
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
I have 18 survivors of varying heights.
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Jun 2019
3:34pm, 18 Jun 2019
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Wriggling Snake
5 left, all healthy, 1 re-potted in a bit pot, 4 others in various spots around the garden....
purps
purps
Jun 2019
7:58am, 22 Jun 2019
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purps
My bendy stem one has a flower head starting so that one's now not a contender
Nightjar
Nightjar
Jun 2019
11:46am, 22 Jun 2019
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Nightjar
Purps wins the first flower category. Sweet.
Trin
Trin
Jun 2019
11:56am, 22 Jun 2019
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Trin
I've just found this thread, and although too late to plant sunflowers I shall be watching with as much enthusiasm as you all.

Loved the cross thread bombing... that should become a thing :)

About This Thread

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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