The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Fierce and Focused Fleecy Aug 2018 4:55pm, 15 Aug 2018 42,384 posts	0 Fierce and Focused Fleecy I waved at you as we went past Dill We’re in Calais just leaving. France being shut was great news because there was hardly anyone at Calais port! Who has a bank holiday on a Wednesday though? Perverse!
Fragile Do Not Bend Aug 2018 4:00pm, 17 Aug 2018 3,283 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend It’s flowered! 7’ 8” from top of soil to top of flower.
Fragile Do Not Bend Aug 2018 4:06pm, 17 Aug 2018 3,284 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Some of it’s less well cared for siblings about half that height.
Wine Legs Aug 2018 4:58pm, 17 Aug 2018 4,469 posts	0 Wine Legs Wow, good job. None of mine have topped 7 foot yet (to the middle of the flower)
Dillthedog57 Aug 2018 11:12am, 18 Aug 2018 2,562 posts	0 Dillthedog57 Despite being neglected for two weeks, and blowing over, the Dill’s sunflowers have survived! Best flower actually belong to one of the runts, which is looking a bit wonky too Our parkrun Park has a sunflower meadow
Fierce and Focused Fleecy Aug 2018 12:07pm, 18 Aug 2018 42,420 posts	0 Fierce and Focused Fleecy Ooh lovely! Wait, I found a random sunflower on the beach today, let me stick the pic on here.
Fierce and Focused Fleecy Aug 2018 12:08pm, 18 Aug 2018 42,421 posts	0 Fierce and Focused Fleecy Random:
Nightjar Aug 2018 1:01pm, 19 Aug 2018 5,029 posts	0 Nightjar Very random! Mine are drooping so much now they are heading back to the ground. Am I allowed to straighten them out to measure them Assuming they make it until the 1st - they flowered a while ago and silvershadow just de-petalled them for her soap making experiments!
Eynsham Red Aug 2018 2:11pm, 19 Aug 2018 3,208 posts	0 Eynsham Red I’ve got mine tied to bamboo canes to keep them upright. I’m sure that they would have bitten the dust by now otherwise.
Wine Legs Aug 2018 8:08pm, 19 Aug 2018 4,470 posts	0 Wine Legs I've de-petalled one of mine so far...next one is a couple of days from the same fate. They're never going to win in the height stakes, but the kids love them.

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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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