The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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bigleggy
bigleggy
Jul 2020
10:27am, 6 Jul 2020
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bigleggy
Nice pics Trin

Mine are about as tall as me right now - just need em to grow about another 6-7 foot before they start to flower :-)
Dr PhFleecyD
Dr PhFleecyD
Jul 2020
2:35pm, 6 Jul 2020
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Dr PhFleecyD
Mine are either flowering or about to. The ones in smaller pots keep falling over in this wind!!
Garfield
Garfield
Jul 2020
2:38pm, 6 Jul 2020
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Garfield
Mine are short this year. Alive but short! ;)
Cerrertonia
Cerrertonia
Jul 2020
10:41am, 7 Jul 2020
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Cerrertonia
Don't think I've ever had them flowering this early. This is a self-sown patch - the tallest is about 180cm.

Trin
Trin
Jul 2020
12:48pm, 7 Jul 2020
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Trin
Well done Cerrertonia! My tallest is now 140cm
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Jul 2020
12:55pm, 7 Jul 2020
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Wriggling Snake
2 weeks of cloud and rain, plus planting them out means mine are weeks from flowering and are about 4 foot tall, could be a good year for me...1 has bitten the dust and 1 is a bit wonky due to the wind...
Rosehip
Rosehip
Jul 2020
12:58pm, 7 Jul 2020
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Rosehip
My tallest is now at my height 5ft 5, but looks like it is going to form a flower head:( had high hopes its such a strong looking plant with a nice thick stem
Cerrertonia
Cerrertonia
Jul 2020
1:27pm, 7 Jul 2020
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Cerrertonia
The ones I started in the greenhouse and planted out are nowhere near this height. There are about 20 flowers in this patch, so I've had a couple to go in vases in the house.
Dvorak
Dvorak
Jul 2020
1:51pm, 7 Jul 2020
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Dvorak
Very nice sunflower patch.
Dr PhFleecyD
Dr PhFleecyD
Jul 2020
1:45pm, 8 Jul 2020
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Dr PhFleecyD
Mine mostly appear to be brown ones now they’re flowering! No wonder their height isn’t amazing

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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