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Sunflower challenge!!!

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Meglet · 05/07/2009 20:57

Who has sunflowers and how tall are they at the moment? Keep reporting back so we can see who has the tallest by the end of the summer!

My tallest is currently 5ft exactly, plus 3 other 4ft sunflowers. They are well staked but I'm hoping we don't get any strong winds in the next few weeks.

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wuglet · 05/07/2009 20:59

We have 6.

Tallest is about 6 inches!!

(only got planted out last month)

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Meglet · 05/07/2009 21:05

6 inches is promising, they grow fast. I planted mine at the start of april so they've had a head start.

I usually forget to plant mine until it's quite late in the spring, then the slugs eat them all. We've had a good year so far ,

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 05/07/2009 21:08

We are rubbish, we do have one 3 footer, the rest are about a foot. But I have never actually had one survive to flower.

BananaFruitBat · 05/07/2009 21:14

1'1" and 3'8".

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Meglet · 05/07/2009 21:42

wow, mine are the tallest so far . I haven't used any fertiliser on them, but we have good soil, the land used to be part of a nursery decades ago.

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BananaFruitBat · 05/07/2009 21:46

In my defence (Your Honour) ours are in pots so their height will probably be a bit restricted! That's my excuse anyway.

Our last sunflower had 5 flower heads on it. Apparently that isn't normal, so I'm hoping for another mutant again this year.

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Meglet · 05/07/2009 21:51

yes, mine are in the soil so they have lots of room to grow.

There will also be a 'prize' for best mutant sunflower and the biggest flower.

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Meglet · 09/07/2009 21:44

update... my tallest is about 5ft 4" now. And the wind hasn't blown it over, but it has 3 canes supporting it.

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FluffyDavis · 18/07/2009 17:22

our tallest is about 8 foot! and it's in a small pot. (smug)

FluffyDavis · 18/07/2009 17:28

ooh just seen how old this tread is.
How tall are yours now?

nymphadora · 18/07/2009 17:38

We have one with 2 heads, thought that was strange before I reaad about 5 heads !

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Meglet · 04/08/2009 16:25

I nearly forgot this thread!

We measured them last week and the tallest was 8ft 6", but it has clearly grown since them. The flower is just starting to bloom so I don't think it will get much taller.

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Meglet · 04/08/2009 16:25

I nearly forgot this thread!

We measured them last week and the tallest was 8ft 6", but it has clearly grown since them. The flower is just starting to bloom so I don't think it will get much taller.

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Meglet · 04/08/2009 16:26

oops.

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StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 06/08/2009 14:18

DD has grown a sunflower that has 6 heads/flowers!! Is that very unusual as I've never seen one before? It has one main flower, then a bit lower down there are 5 other heads branching off the main trunk/stalk. Its the only sunflower like that out of about 8 we've grown.

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 06/08/2009 14:19

Ah, just read BFB's post about her 5 headed one!

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Meglet · 08/08/2009 21:19

pic of my tallest sunflower on my profile.

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