The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Dvorak
Dvorak
Sep 2020
10:40pm, 7 Sep 2020
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Dvorak
Nice display. I have some decidedly wonky ones, must take pictures. Some showing what happens if they never come out of the seed trays.
Angus Clydesdale
Angus Clydesdale
Sep 2020
10:44pm, 7 Sep 2020
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Angus Clydesdale
I will take photo tomorrow. Hope not to get penalised for being 3 days late.
bigleggy
bigleggy
Sep 2020
8:56am, 8 Sep 2020
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bigleggy
Angus - nah. It's a very flexible growoff :-)

But as the season comes to an end can I just thank everyone for playing - you've been awesome and always remember Rule 6 ;-)

Hope everyone chooses to have a go again next year
Garfield
Garfield
Sep 2020
10:59am, 8 Sep 2020
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Garfield
Mine have become microsunflowers this year. Need new seeds for next year!
Nicholls595
Nicholls595
Sep 2020
11:03am, 8 Sep 2020
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Nicholls595
We came back from a 2 week holiday at the weekend and were surprised to see all but one of our sunflowers still standing. I'm guessing the tallest one is about 10 foot tall?

Any advice on collecting seeds for next year?
Garfield
Garfield
Sep 2020
11:05am, 8 Sep 2020
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Garfield
Mine automatically self-seeded this year...from the pot where last year's flowers grew. Next year I'll try planting them in the ground...though the soil is pretty rotten where I live. I grow everything in containers.
Nicholls595
Nicholls595
Sep 2020
11:08am, 8 Sep 2020
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Nicholls595
I will certainly need to get taller and stronger canes for next year.

Grew from seed in pots, pricked out and potted on, then into the ground when about 6 inches high. Always seems to work ok. I did stick a couple in the centre of my runner bean wig wams, one grew fine until it reached about 5 foot, then it went off at a 45 degree angle :-)
bigleggy
bigleggy
Sep 2020
3:46pm, 8 Sep 2020
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Advice for collecting seeds.

Wait until the plant has obviously gone passed its best. The flower head should be full of seeds if the bees have been doing their job.

I cut the seed head off , strip it of as much foilage as possible and leave it somewhere dry for a week. Then the seeds should come out of the head pretty easily. Put them on a tray to dry completely before storing somewhere cool for the winter and preferably mouse free.

Lost all my seeds last year thanks to my rodent squatters last year :-/
Fizz :-)
Fizz :-)
Sep 2020
4:57pm, 8 Sep 2020
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Fizz :-)
Also, cut the seed heads before the squirrels get them!
Wriggling Snake
Wriggling Snake
Sep 2020
11:48am, 15 Sep 2020
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Wriggling Snake
Mine are still going.....one got blown over whilst we were away...best effort yet...

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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