The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Welshpoppy 6 Apr 7:34pm, 6 Apr 2024 3,770 posts	0 Welshpoppy Runningbauble21 Years of practice not that I am any good at growing them. Big leggy ooh that is so mean of Kathleen.
Runningbauble21 6 Apr 7:39pm, 6 Apr 2024 368 posts	0 Runningbauble21 It's my first time so my efforts are much less impressive so far
Welshpoppy 6 Apr 7:44pm, 6 Apr 2024 3,771 posts	0 Welshpoppy I would pop a polythene bag over the top with elastic band to build a mini greenhouse. For another week.
Welshpoppy 6 Apr 7:46pm, 6 Apr 2024 3,772 posts	0 Welshpoppy Sow more next week and sow extra to allow for disasters.
Fizz :-) 6 Apr 7:54pm, 6 Apr 2024 8,779 posts	0 Fizz :-) I had lots of saved seeds from last year. I’ve randomly stuck them all over the garden, see what happens . . . Oh no, leggy. Hope there’s not too much damage to the house.
Runningbauble21 6 Apr 7:54pm, 6 Apr 2024 369 posts	0 Runningbauble21 Oh it will be a disaster it's just a matter of when 😂 I think I have about 8 pots in total, hope they won't all be disastrous
Velociraptor 10 Apr 4:31pm, 10 Apr 2024 68,503 posts	0 Velociraptor I've bought my sunflower seeds. Earth Walker for height, Lemon Cutie for pots and borders.
Runningbauble21 10 Apr 7:49pm, 10 Apr 2024 372 posts	0 Runningbauble21 I have discovered that I forgot to put seeds in one of my pots 🤦😂😂😂
Welshpoppy 10 Apr 8:57pm, 10 Apr 2024 3,788 posts	0 Welshpoppy Mine have gone leggy they need own pots but too wet to do at the moment.
Ness 10 Apr 9:08pm, 10 Apr 2024 40,113 posts	0 Ness Snap, WP. ^

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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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