The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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bigleggy Jul 2017 9:16pm, 5 Jul 2017 6,005 posts	0 bigleggy Shhhhhh
McGoohan Jul 2017 9:33pm, 5 Jul 2017 29,955 posts	0 McGoohan Yeah... mine are in a trench. A really deep trench.
alpenrose Jul 2017 9:35pm, 5 Jul 2017 27,078 posts	0 alpenrose It's a bit too dark now to take a pic.
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Jul 2017 10:52pm, 5 Jul 2017 35,729 posts	0 Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Plus bigleggy actually has little legs I hear, apparently he's only 4'8...
sallykate Jul 2017 5:54pm, 6 Jul 2017 5,099 posts	0 sallykate My tallest is 2.10m, or nearly 7'. It's reached the pergola (which is 8' but the flower is in a pot). Slightly worried that a squirrel will nab the flower head! The self-sown or is nearly as tall and the runt a mere 1.60m (about 5'3).
Sweetie Jul 2017 6:20pm, 6 Jul 2017 1,545 posts	0 Sweetie Using my patented sunflower measuring stick, my tallest is getting close to 7.5ft - but like SKs, mine is in a pot....
sallykate Jul 2017 6:21pm, 6 Jul 2017 5,100 posts	0 sallykate I measured from the base of the stem...big pots (and decent compost) are clearly the way to go!
Sweetie Jul 2017 6:27pm, 6 Jul 2017 1,546 posts	0 Sweetie I need to knock off about 1ft for the pot, so yours are definitely ahead of mine SK. I can't get over how ridiculously short I look in that picture!
alpenrose Jul 2017 9:24pm, 6 Jul 2017 27,098 posts	0 alpenrose Finally! My tallest one's in the ground and measured 4'2". The other one in the ground seems to have had it's top chopped/broken off. My second one is in a pot and more lush but only 3' tall. I don't know what they'll look like when I come back from my holiday.
bigleggy Jul 2017 10:07pm, 6 Jul 2017 6,006 posts	0 bigleggy The rules are where it leaves the soil to the top of the plant. That's the measure to take