The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Sharkie Jul 2021 12:48pm, 29 Jul 2021 18,323 posts	0 Sharkie Just measured ... 10 feet!
Sharkie Jul 2021 12:50pm, 29 Jul 2021 18,324 posts	0 Sharkie Lawks...Raffo says this is a better pic. I suppose it is
Elsie Too Jul 2021 4:44pm, 29 Jul 2021 4,323 posts	0 Elsie Too Wow - they are super tall Mine won’t win any height prizes but they are pretty. The fence next to them is 5 ft. My dahlias are taller!
Purps Jul 2021 5:52pm, 29 Jul 2021 38,602 posts	0 Purps Elsie could you take a close up photo of the dhalia for me to draw please
Purps Jul 2021 5:53pm, 29 Jul 2021 38,603 posts	0 Purps Side and top view.i really love the one where you can see the difference in colour just above halfway on the right of the picture
CogNoscensme AHA Jul 2021 6:19pm, 29 Jul 2021 716 posts	0 CogNoscensme AHA My best one is tall but not a match for Sharkie's. Unlike last year this one seems to have decent seeds in it.
Elsie Too Jul 2021 6:33pm, 29 Jul 2021 4,324 posts	0 Elsie Too Those photos were from a few days ago and that one has really passed its best now I’m afraid Purps but I’ve taken a few photos of the best today and will upload them to the gallery now. Hopefully there is something you can use.
Purps Jul 2021 7:17pm, 29 Jul 2021 38,604 posts	0 Purps Thanks Elsie.
DrPhleecingD Jul 2021 8:25am, 30 Jul 2021 52,988 posts	0 DrPhleecingD Cool, well done people! I gave up on mine, was too busy out having fun to pot them on after the first lot got decimated by snails. Next year I’ll have to use slug pellets
Fizz :-) Jul 2021 8:35am, 30 Jul 2021 6,058 posts	0 Fizz :-) My best about six feet tall, not yet flowering . . . I do have 12 feet tall hollyhocks and a 10 foot Scottish thistle though

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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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