The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Nightjar
Nightjar
Jun 2019
5:42pm, 22 Jun 2019
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Nightjar
Is there a cross thread bombing thread?
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Jun 2019
5:47pm, 22 Jun 2019
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
If flower heads are forming does that mean they won’t get taller? *also have flowers forming *
bigleggy
bigleggy
Jun 2019
7:30pm, 22 Jun 2019
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bigleggy
Trin, theres always next year to join in.

I reckon with your Spanish climate you could be a contender :-)
Trin
Trin
Jun 2019
9:25pm, 22 Jun 2019
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Trin
2020 Challenge accepted 😉
Dvorak
Dvorak
Jun 2019
9:34pm, 22 Jun 2019
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Dvorak
I think Trin could start now and be in with a chance of winning.

Planted three out in the garden so far. I may keep a couple in the greenhouse and see what happens (although they might be disqualified). They would not be able to be over 7' 6" inside, though.
D2
D2
Jun 2019
10:34pm, 22 Jun 2019
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D2
Mine have perked up a bit since its got warmer, still only a couple of feet high at best so far though. I like to believe they will put on a spurt soon :)
Garfield
Garfield
Jun 2019
8:33am, 23 Jun 2019
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Garfield
Mine are slowly growing...no flowers yet. I have 7 or so in various states of growth, though something insists on munching on their leaves...not all of them though.
D2
D2
Jun 2019
11:52am, 23 Jun 2019
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D2
As I thought my best one is only 24" but no flower buds so hopefully still growing

Nightjar
Nightjar
Jun 2019
6:14pm, 23 Jun 2019
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Nightjar
After a week of neglect - but thankfully warm and wet weather - my best is about 4’2”
Pothunter
Pothunter
Jun 2019
8:08pm, 23 Jun 2019
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Pothunter
Measured mine again this evening and the tallest has grown a whopping 10 inches in a week! 3’10” last Sunday, 4’8” today :-O

They’ve clearly loved the rain!

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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