Sunflower Competition 2014

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Lardman

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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #135 on: June 29, 2014, 14:25 »
Mine have started to develop flower heads now so I don't expect they'll get much taller.

Think this is around 6ft  :(
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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #136 on: June 29, 2014, 18:05 »
Wow they look lovely & healthy! The leaves on mine are much yellower. 4 of mine are flowering but was surprised to see that there are lots of new heads developing as well, which I wasn't expecting!

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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #137 on: June 29, 2014, 21:08 »
Today I saw one of my three  was producing a flower head at around 3ft. So that one will have to  go in the prettiest category. :lol:
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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #138 on: June 29, 2014, 21:22 »
I've  got to 5ft and no sign of a flower head yet, had to  prop two of them up with a cane, might be in  with a chance yet then ::)(watch them die now that I've said that)

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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #139 on: June 29, 2014, 22:31 »
The biggest one I have is one that had self seeded from last year. I reckon it's about 7 ft, but has the flower head forming. Some that are smaller are still plodding on though.

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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #140 on: June 30, 2014, 17:54 »
5ft 4'' is the best I've managed so far - slugs took all my direct sown Russian Giant - something is now eating the leaves of the plants that have survived so I doubt I'll be getting anything for the prettiest either...

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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #141 on: July 02, 2014, 20:06 »
Afraid that we need to back out due to a foot-in-pot disaster...

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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #142 on: July 06, 2014, 12:12 »
Guess I will not win the tallest, and it was pretty ugly as well.

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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #143 on: July 09, 2014, 10:33 »
My tallest one has got to about 5ft6ins, it probably won't grow any more now.
But you will just have to believe me because to get all the flower into the photo, I was too far away to be able to read the measurement on the tape.



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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #144 on: July 09, 2014, 13:22 »
Mine are still going .... just about.

Those are 8ft posts , Id guess the tallest is around 7'6".
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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #145 on: July 09, 2014, 19:39 »
One of mine snapped off in the wind today  :mad: Rest are only around 5ft tall so far, heres hoping they make it through the night!

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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #146 on: July 09, 2014, 20:22 »
Mine re all around 8' tall and I have loads of them.
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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #147 on: July 11, 2014, 06:15 »
My tallest one is taller than my house! LOL!! Pic taken 12 June
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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #148 on: July 11, 2014, 17:44 »
Mine got eaten by slugs  :mad:
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: Sunflower Competition 2014
« Reply #149 on: July 11, 2014, 18:53 »
 :D
My tallest one is taller than my house! LOL!! Pic taken 12 June



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