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The 2017 Great Bigleggy Sunflower GrowOff

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Mar 2017
3:17pm, 17 Mar 2017
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bigleggy
Oh yes - bigger and better than last year :-)

It starts tomorrow - all you need is

1. A Pot
2. A sunflower seed
3. Water and Sunlight

The Roolz :-

1 . Start Date - Saturday 18th March

2. End Date - Sunday Sept 10th (kids back at school, no one to look after them anymore - before it gets too windy)
3. Seeds - any Variety of your choice , any colour, any creed , any religion. Just get some seeds and get growing !!!!
4. Monthly progress photos to be posted in the first week of every month inbetween to include your best and worst plants
5. Any disasters must be reported to the forum so the rest of us can feel better about ourselves and laugh........ahem, I mean feel sorry for you

Winner is the person who reports the Tallest sunflower at any point between the start and end dates.

As an added incentive to all you wannabeeees - I will donate £5 to charity for every Fetchie that beats me (subject to a max of £25) to Team Ella - The Sunflower Army. A former work colleagues charity that aims to reduce incidents of Still Birth. Check em out here - I often bump into their charity runners at events round my way.

teamella.co.uk

Come and have a go if you think you've got what it takes :-)
Mar 2017
3:21pm, 17 Mar 2017
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Alice the Camel
I'm in! I've got a good feeling about this, this year...
Mar 2017
4:13pm, 17 Mar 2017
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bigleggy
ah , we all start out that way Alice :-)
Mar 2017
4:19pm, 17 Mar 2017
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alpenrose
Not much notice here. I might want to join in this year but I'm currently away for a while.
Mar 2017
4:41pm, 17 Mar 2017
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McGoohan
Having a ponder about this. My mystery bulbs are coming up a treat. Why not some sunflowers?
Mar 2017
4:56pm, 17 Mar 2017
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bigleggy
Tomorrow is just the earliest you can start Alpenrose.

You can show off your skillz by catching up. And remember the late starters will still be going long after the early starters have peaked :-)

Plant waves of them - 2 weeks apart and see which go the tallest :-)
Mar 2017
4:57pm, 17 Mar 2017
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Marmite
I am in, garden centre here I come!
Mar 2017
5:59pm, 17 Mar 2017
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oi you
1 yup
2 yup
3 Sunshine is in short supply, but water we can do

2½ out of 3 will have to do – I'm in
Mar 2017
6:51pm, 17 Mar 2017
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Cyclops
I shall have a go - along with my class at school!
Mar 2017
7:59pm, 17 Mar 2017
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Fizz :-)
Roolz?? That's all a bit serious ;-)

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