The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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ndellar Jun 2021 3:02pm, 26 Jun 2021 3,872 posts	0 ndellar I hadn’t thought of it that way 😊
Elsie Too Jun 2021 3:23pm, 26 Jun 2021 4,258 posts	0 Elsie Too I’ve got 2 varieties, both have their tallest at about 3 ft. The multi headed variety have flower heads starting to form
Elsie Too Jun 2021 4:42pm, 26 Jun 2021 4,259 posts	0 Elsie Too The field of sunflowers near us are looking quite small still
Alice the Camel Jun 2021 4:46pm, 26 Jun 2021 7,704 posts	0 Alice the Camel That gives me hope, mine have hardly grown yet this year, all around 12" high!
bigleggy Jun 2021 3:15pm, 27 Jun 2021 6,789 posts	0 bigleggy I think mine have peaked Sushi's deffo has as the flower head is starting to show. I think my two are about to follow suit Not going to be peaking over the fence this year
BarefootEm Jun 2021 3:59pm, 27 Jun 2021 2,853 posts	0 BarefootEm I replaced my canes today after ishep brought me some huge ones home one day last week. I can't beleive how hairy they are!! Not sure I like it! How do the ones in fields stay upright? Surely the farmer doesn't go and stick a cane in all of them??
DrPhleecingD Jun 2021 5:35pm, 27 Jun 2021 52,804 posts	0 DrPhleecingD I think they plant so many of them so close together that they hold each other up
DrPhleecingD Jun 2021 5:36pm, 27 Jun 2021 52,805 posts	0 DrPhleecingD I don’t dare plant mine outside in bigger pots yet because today is basically Snail Heaven
bigleggy Jun 2021 6:05pm, 27 Jun 2021 6,790 posts	0 bigleggy Leave them outside during the day if you can fleecy. Theyll toughen up and the snails won't touch em. It's when they are soft and juicy the snails will have em
DrPhleecingD Jun 2021 6:12pm, 27 Jun 2021 52,810 posts	0 DrPhleecingD True, but right now it’s so warm and humid they won’t stand a chance. I’ll pot them on though and buy slug pellets. The 3 I did put out got decimated along with some climbers

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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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