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The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Nightjar Jul 2019 5:37pm, 21 Jul 2019 5,295 posts	Quote Pin Nightjar Number 2 almost made it over the fence. They look nice at least.
Pothunter Jul 2019 6:44pm, 21 Jul 2019 1,392 posts	Quote Pin 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 Jul 2019 8:09pm, 21 Jul 2019 10,768 posts	Quote Pin Garfield Mine are all short...but still alive! For me, that is a win - two years in a row!
fetcheveryone Jul 2019 8:55pm, 21 Jul 2019 22,409 posts	Quote Pin 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 Jul 2019 9:17pm, 21 Jul 2019 17,802 posts	Quote Pin 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 Jul 2019 9:56pm, 21 Jul 2019 1,394 posts	Quote Pin 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 Jul 2019 12:58pm, 22 Jul 2019 6,357 posts	Quote Pin 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 Jul 2019 6:46pm, 22 Jul 2019 10,809 posts	Quote Pin 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 Jul 2019 7:22pm, 22 Jul 2019 23,374 posts	Quote Pin 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 Jul 2019 5:45pm, 28 Jul 2019 5,306 posts	Quote Pin Nightjar Flower head just forming at 7’10”.

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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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