Sunflower growing competition 2010

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #180 on: August 22, 2010, 13:54 »
Well i am wright out of it, It just about scraped 6ft then the Foxes devasted my sweetcorn and the Sunflower was next to them and took abit of a battering,  :(

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #181 on: August 22, 2010, 18:58 »
hi there im nicky p i have a garden with sunflowers in it and i have got 2 that are 10ft and they havent got a head on them yet so i think they must be still growing i need a step ladder to get to the top of them to add more cains i wonder are they the biggiest yet in the wakefeild area thank you

Well ill tell ou something, my sunflower wont challenge you for the tallest in wakefield, where abouts in wakefield are you?

Do you want adding to the competition?
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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #182 on: August 23, 2010, 18:18 »
Got my neighbours to measure theirs and it is.........wait for it..............................

10ft 7inch  :ohmy:

shame she's not on here she cant win!!
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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #183 on: August 23, 2010, 20:28 »
Yes please I would like adding to the competition.  I live in Wakefield at bottom end.

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #184 on: August 23, 2010, 20:55 »
illl add you straight away, where abouts is the bottom end? I live in durkar :)

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #185 on: August 23, 2010, 22:52 »


Only 3 foot tall so not a winner but my little boy is very proud of it all the same :D

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #186 on: August 24, 2010, 13:53 »
Near fire and ambulance station.

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #187 on: August 24, 2010, 19:54 »
mine is 8 1/2 feet  :)

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #188 on: August 25, 2010, 15:07 »
In recent windy weather the tallest of ours bent over smashing the stem but not completely severing it. It was well "mashed" though and split.  :(

As my 95 yr old dad has been keenly watching its growth I fiddled about with a cane and some string and made a split eventually getting the thing upright again.

This morning, despite it looking in a droopy sorry state, it has picked up and lifted its head back skywards!   :happy:
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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #189 on: August 27, 2010, 13:04 »
In the recent winds I lost one of my 10ft sunflowers, not impressed!!!!!! I still have one that is at least 10ft and a couple that are on there way to measuring 10ft need to get tape measure out and check them.  Still not got heads on yet so hoping they will grow more.

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #190 on: August 29, 2010, 20:57 »
Havnt measured my tallest one but its around 7-8 feet tall and still growing, russian giant so am hoping I still stand a chance with this, have a few others growing of different colours so will hopefully post some pics soon

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #191 on: August 30, 2010, 14:33 »
Measured the tallest of my sunflowers yesterday and it measured 10ft 10inch and it is still growing.  I have 2 others that are a little bit shorter but haven't measured them as yet. Not sure which they are as a I planted a few different varieties.  They could either be a Tall Single or Autumn Beauty, will tell better once the heads come out.

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #192 on: September 07, 2010, 20:24 »
Once you have a final result please post it and i will add it to your name,

mine is 8 1/2 feet  :)

Is that an end result or is it still growing BigB?

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #193 on: September 07, 2010, 20:35 »
end result  :)

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Re: Sunflower growing competition 2010
« Reply #194 on: September 07, 2010, 20:39 »
Okey dokey, ill add it to your name :)


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