The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Jun 2020
6:11pm, 2 Jun 2020
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Wriggling Snake
I just looked at my tomato feed..says it is good for courgettes, aubergines and flowers. Excellent. I have my doubts...NOK 4-5-9 ratio I thought you needed a more even kix for flowers....? Someone will come along who knows.
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Jun 2020
6:12pm, 2 Jun 2020
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Wriggling Snake
I checked 6-9-6 for flowers
sallykate
sallykate
Jun 2020
6:20pm, 2 Jun 2020
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sallykate
So jealous of you all! I had almost zero germination, quite bizarre. The most successful were small ones in a window box. Maybe my seed was old, I can't remember now.
Dr PhFleecyD
Dr PhFleecyD
Jun 2020
11:09pm, 2 Jun 2020
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Dr PhFleecyD
I’ve usually gone away for May half term and let them die by now
Dr PhFleecyD
Dr PhFleecyD
Jun 2020
11:10pm, 2 Jun 2020
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I think tomato feed would be good for promoting the flowers but for height you want the woody bits to grow first because once they flower they’re toast
Dr PhFleecyD
Dr PhFleecyD
Jun 2020
11:11pm, 2 Jun 2020
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Dr PhFleecyD
We could just google it instead of speculate...
Dvorak
Dvorak
Jun 2020
7:50pm, 7 Jun 2020
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Dvorak
A not-that-great picture of mine, just now. Still in the greenhouse. Tallest are a metre plus.



The couple I planted out have grown by maybe 2cm in a month.
Rosehip
Rosehip
Jun 2020
7:54pm, 7 Jun 2020
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Rosehip
They're huge!

Mine are mainly 60-80cm, I also have some different types that will never get tall, but hopefully have different coloured and more flowers
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Jun 2020
8:40pm, 7 Jun 2020
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Wriggling Snake
Mine have shot up with the rain but probably 30cm or so...time to put them in the ground....
Dr PhFleecyD
Dr PhFleecyD
Jun 2020
10:39pm, 7 Jun 2020
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Dr PhFleecyD
Mine are starting to show signs of buds FFS. Think the dry weather might have been too dry. Will try repotting a couple

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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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