The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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alpenrose
alpenrose
Sep 2019
10:00pm, 7 Sep 2019
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alpenrose
Well done everybody, some great examples there. :)

Hopefully next year I'll stay in Blighty and manage to keep some watered and growing - 3rd time lucky. ;-)
sallykate
sallykate
Sep 2019
11:12am, 17 Sep 2019
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sallykate
Very impressive sunfluffers!

Although mine were mainly stymied by contaminated compost and militant squirrels I was very pleased with a "vanilla ice" pale sunflower plant which had loads of flowers on it.

Until today, that is, when the squirrels got to it and entirely, erm, deflowered it!

Hoping for a better year in the garden next year on all counts but especially sunflowers.
Fizz :-)
Fizz :-)
Sep 2019
7:52pm, 17 Sep 2019
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Fizz :-)
Was it Nightjar who said he could only measure his lying down?

WW was working on the pergola last week and had to move the string that was supporting the big sunflower. The angle was just too acute, a gust of wind this morning and the poor thing levered itself out of the ground

I declare at 9’ 11”

Still, every cloud has a silver lining
Nightjar
Nightjar
Sep 2019
10:04pm, 17 Sep 2019
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Nightjar
I think I said I’d need an axe 😀 Well done Fizz.
Trin
Trin
Sep 2019
3:53am, 18 Sep 2019
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Trin
Congratulations all for some very impressive sunflowers
Garfield
Garfield
Sep 2019
11:42am, 18 Sep 2019
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Garfield
Yes, there were some very impressive specimens generated this year! :)
bigleggy
bigleggy
Sep 2019
4:03pm, 18 Sep 2019
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bigleggy
hmmmm - 9ft 1 lying down ??

I know there are no rules but I at least expect them to still be standing :-)

OK, OK, I'm trying to find loopholes :-) Well done Fizz - impressive.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Sep 2019
4:08pm, 18 Sep 2019
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
*whispers* The loophole of course [if I am correct] is that it was self seeded... ;-)
Fizz :-)
Fizz :-)
Sep 2019
4:49pm, 18 Sep 2019
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Fizz :-)
9’ 11! But yes, self seeded AND no longer vertical.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Sep 2019
9:15pm, 18 Sep 2019
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Very impressive all the same Fizz, I am jealous ;-)

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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