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The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Ness
Ness
Apr 2018
7:50pm, 29 Apr 2018
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I have planted some seeds with the class I’m currently doing supply teaching with. Bit of a risk (;)) because I don’t know if I will still be there next term. Might plant some more at home too.
Eynsham Red
Eynsham Red
Apr 2018
7:50pm, 29 Apr 2018
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Repotted my two yesterday.
bigleggy
bigleggy
Apr 2018
1:32pm, 30 Apr 2018
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I'm at the 'potting on' stage - need to get that done this week.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
May 2018
9:07am, 4 May 2018
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I can see one little shoot poking out from my soggy egg box of compost :) It probably helps that eL Bee! got fed up being freezing and put the central heating back on, and there's a radiator under the windowsill.

I'll start off my other packet of seeds this weekend. Tempted to try planting some seeds directly outside, because I have a vacant pot after pulling up some tulips that are too exhausted to flower any more, but I'm not confident enough that we won't get another frost.
Wine Legs
Wine Legs
May 2018
9:26am, 4 May 2018
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Most of my planted ones have been eaten by slugs, despite the generous sprinkling of slug pellets. *sigh* it all started so well...
Fierce and Focused Fleecy
Fierce and Focused Fleecy
May 2018
10:42am, 4 May 2018
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My outdoor ones have finally started peeking through at the allotment, I might stick some in a propagator too...
sallykate
sallykate
May 2018
11:23am, 4 May 2018
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WL I protect my seedlings with a ring of copper tape (Wilko or Poundland) around a plastic (:-o) tube (e.g. 2 litre bottle with top & bottom removed). I've made quite a few of these to protect sunflowers, tomatoes, clematis shoots - it's not 100% mollusc-proof but it does help. I also use nematodes each spring to decimate the young slug population developing underground.

Mine are a mixed bunch right now but time to get them in large pots which will be their final home; the obvious place for them in the ground is about to get reworked and won't be ready for another month or so.
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
May 2018
11:43am, 4 May 2018
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Just been to inspect the troops. I have:

three tiddlers still in pots (but outside)
two in a massive pot, sitting by the washing line post, hopefully destined to grow up it.
two in the ground near the shed, ditto
two in Bedford, still in a pot, but needing more room soon.
three over at The Boy's mums house in a pot on the windowsill (the only ones still indoors, and perhaps the biggest and hairiest as a result)
Elsie Too
Elsie Too
May 2018
11:46am, 4 May 2018
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Mine are still inside but looking stronger. I might move the pots outside this weekend.
bigleggy
bigleggy
May 2018
1:46pm, 4 May 2018
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Elsie - not too quick. Bring them in overnight for a while. Let em get used to being outside and harden up a bit before kicking them out :-)

Haven't touched mine this week. But they'll get potted on this weekend

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OK - this years Competition.

The Roolz

1. Begins when you can
2. Ends when your sunflower start to fade
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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