The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
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fetcheveryone
The troops:

Rosehip
Rosehip
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Rosehip
love the repurposed pots :)
Trin
Trin
May 2020
8:05pm, 13 May 2020
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Trin
We're they all planted at the same time Fetch? The ones on the left are quite impressive 👍
bigleggy
bigleggy
May 2020
8:51pm, 13 May 2020
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bigleggy
Mine have poked through. Two have been attacked, 1 dead , 1 injured.

Photo to follow .......probably tomorrow:-)
Dr PhFleecyD
Dr PhFleecyD
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8:59pm, 13 May 2020
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Mine are doing well but are still on my windowsill in their big pots, bloody freezing outdoors so not putting them out for a while!
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
May 2020
8:43am, 14 May 2020
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Why didn't I think of that. My poor buggers have been outside for the last 3 nights....
♪♫ Synge ♪♫
♪♫ Synge ♪♫
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10:18am, 14 May 2020
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Ours are in the soil and still below the surface, which is probably a good thing with this cold wind. (Cauliflower seedlings are ready to plant out, but I'm waiting for warmer weather, hopefully next week?)
Dvorak
Dvorak
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Dvorak


Sunflowers, just now. Tallest are about 18". Front two in their permanent pots, same pots as last year. From the roots of the previous ones, they should have plenty of space. Although they were starting to get pot-bound - another eight to move.

Fetch, might be an idea to tie some of yours to sticks for support? I did tgat ror some of mine which were wayward, and they've straightened up fine.
Dr PhFleecyD
Dr PhFleecyD
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11:06am, 14 May 2020
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Dr PhFleecyD
Yes I have bamboo skewers ties to mine
ChrisHB
ChrisHB
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11:15am, 14 May 2020
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I think mine were caught bt frost the other night. I've brought them in for the last two nights but they're looking a bit unhealthy. Still time to plant new ones,

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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