The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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McGoohan Jun 2017 8:33am, 20 Jun 2017 29,628 posts	0 McGoohan I'll post my pics later. I had two areas of the garden for the sunflowers. I say had because the two I planted by the fence have been completely eaten by slugs. The ones by the house aren't very tall but have got strength in numbers. They're about to flower and it'll be a bit of a sunflower jungle when they do...
sallykate Jun 2017 8:44am, 20 Jun 2017 5,081 posts	0 sallykate My tallest is 1.61m now (5' 3"). There's another in the same pot which is 1.25m and a self-sown one in a sunny border at 1.45m. Flower heads just beginning to form.
Nightjar Jun 2017 12:18pm, 21 Jun 2017 4,825 posts	0 Nightjar Getting them planted outside seems to be the key. They don't appear to like being pot bound. Got 3 looking good and one playing catchup. Hopefully still there for a picture next week
NDWDave Jun 2017 7:57pm, 21 Jun 2017 3,603 posts	0 NDWDave Getting there...
alpenrose Jun 2017 10:03pm, 21 Jun 2017 26,746 posts	0 alpenrose I WILL transplant mine tomorrow.
McGoohan Jun 2017 10:12pm, 21 Jun 2017 29,710 posts	0 McGoohan OK, this was yesterday
McGoohan Jun 2017 10:13pm, 21 Jun 2017 29,711 posts	0 McGoohan And this was tonight
alpenrose Jun 2017 10:20pm, 21 Jun 2017 26,751 posts	0 alpenrose I'm sure they'll do even better if you do a bit of weeding.
McGoohan Jun 2017 10:21pm, 21 Jun 2017 29,716 posts	0 McGoohan I'm sure all the other things are ones Liebling put there deliberately.
McGoohan Jun 2017 10:22pm, 21 Jun 2017 29,717 posts	0 McGoohan Well, that's my excuse.