The Great Bigleggy Sunflower Growoff

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Nightjar Jun 2019 9:20pm, 23 Jun 2019 5,229 posts	0 Nightjar Noooooooo! 😀 Nice growing.
The Mighty Fleecy Jun 2019 5:24am, 24 Jun 2019 46,654 posts	0 The Mighty Fleecy Mine are sulking, they’re in the wrong compost. I tried repotting the tallest and all the roots broke.
Garfield Jun 2019 10:39am, 24 Jun 2019 10,615 posts	0 Garfield I need to start doping mine!
Dillthedog Jun 2019 5:36pm, 27 Jun 2019 3,190 posts	0 Dillthedog [IMAGE104984][IMAGE104983] one that self seeded has grown and is flowering, the ones grown from seed are in the jungle about 4’6” tall
Dillthedog Jun 2019 5:36pm, 27 Jun 2019 3,191 posts	0 Dillthedog Bugger
Garfield Jun 2019 7:48pm, 27 Jun 2019 10,642 posts	0 Garfield Impressive!
D2 Jun 2019 10:37pm, 27 Jun 2019 11,315 posts	0 D2 Gosh!
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jul 2019 8:00pm, 2 Jul 2019 28,486 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Well that’s 2 of mine out as flowers have opened, they look pretty though 🌻
Dvorak Jul 2019 8:05pm, 2 Jul 2019 17,759 posts	0 Dvorak I've not measured, but one at around 4' 6" in the greenhouse and two a little shorter. One at around 3' in the garden.
Pothunter Jul 2019 9:37pm, 2 Jul 2019 1,333 posts	0 Pothunter Haven’t measured exactly, but tallest is approximately my height now (5’9ish)

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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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