The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Nightjar
Nightjar
Jul 2019
5:37pm, 21 Jul 2019
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Nightjar
Number 2 almost made it over the fence. They look nice at least.
Pothunter
Pothunter
Jul 2019
6:44pm, 21 Jul 2019
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Pothunter
Max height is about 6’5


Also supposedly “giant” variety but didn’t get as big as last year (either height or flower diameter)
Garfield
Garfield
Jul 2019
8:09pm, 21 Jul 2019
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Garfield
Mine are all short...but still alive! For me, that is a win - two years in a row! :)
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Jul 2019
8:55pm, 21 Jul 2019
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fetcheveryone
I saw first signs of yellow with mine over the weekend. I have about 10 plants in total, all fairly close to each other. They’re no more than 3ft at the moment, but feel relatively sturdy.
Dvorak
Dvorak
Jul 2019
9:17pm, 21 Jul 2019
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Dvorak
Very good Nightjar and not even looking like flowering yet. What enormous flowers, Pothunter! My biggest have reached the apex of the greenhouse, so I guess I'll nave to put them outside and hope for the best. The ones I planted out are maybe only three feet tall.
Pothunter
Pothunter
Jul 2019
9:56pm, 21 Jul 2019
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Pothunter
Scrolling back to last year’s entries I’ve got one dated 28 July saying it was nudging 9ft and just budding! A later entry says the largest flower diameter was about 30cm (1ft).

This year’s efforts have peaked way earlier.
bigleggy
bigleggy
Jul 2019
12:58pm, 22 Jul 2019
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bigleggy
Good efforts, but how will they look in September when the measurement day is ;-)

Seriously though, top growing people :-)

Mine are about 5 feet tall at the moment with no flowers. However, they are about to be left to their own devices for 2 weeks so who knows where they'll be when I get back
Cerrertonia
Cerrertonia
Jul 2019
6:46pm, 22 Jul 2019
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Cerrertonia
Haven't measured mine, but they're mostly around the 5ft mark. The (not-giant, not-yellow) ones I grew for cut flowers are producing lots of very nice flowers - good mix of shades too.
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Jul 2019
7:22pm, 22 Jul 2019
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Wriggling Snake
I have 3 left. Two about 3 foot, 1 nearly 4....they have buds forming so some way to go. I wonder if I kick off too early as now that the weather has warmed up they look happy.....
Nightjar
Nightjar
Jul 2019
5:45pm, 28 Jul 2019
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Nightjar
Flower head just forming at 7’10”.

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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