The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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D2
D2
Sep 2019
10:19pm, 5 Sep 2019
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D2
Mine are very much the worse for wear but the tallest still in bud at just over 9 feet

D2
D2
Sep 2019
10:20pm, 5 Sep 2019
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D2
Fizz :-)
Fizz :-)
Sep 2019
10:58pm, 5 Sep 2019
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Fizz :-)
This one at Wisley today would win for the largest head:
Fizz :-)
Fizz :-)
Sep 2019
11:03pm, 5 Sep 2019
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Fizz :-)
Mine was 8’ 7 last week, but now D2’s beaten that I might have to remeasure when we get the ladders out tomorrow!

Nightjar
Nightjar
Sep 2019
7:08am, 6 Sep 2019
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I’m declaring 8’9” and a 12” flower head. Anything more accurate will require an axe.
bigleggy
bigleggy
Sep 2019
8:56am, 6 Sep 2019
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Top photos everyone

Purps , that's an impressive plant :-o
Wine Legs
Wine Legs
Sep 2019
9:12am, 6 Sep 2019
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Wine Legs
That is DEFINITELY not Purps standing beside it though...nor is it her garden!
purps
purps
Sep 2019
10:46am, 6 Sep 2019
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purps
Have a look carefully at my photo and the comments on it. 🤣
bigleggy
bigleggy
Sep 2019
11:43am, 6 Sep 2019
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bigleggy
Hmmmmm 2016 :-)

It's a Grow Off scandal :-)
♪♫ Egnys ♪♫
♪♫ Egnys ♪♫
Sep 2019
2:03pm, 6 Sep 2019
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♪♫ Egnys ♪♫
Home from holiday today and my tallest is 7’ 8”. Quite pleased with that for a first attempt.

About This Thread

Maintained by bigleggy
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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