The great a4all sunflower competition!

[Hugh_Jones]

Di, the beauty of a Sunflower competition is that as they are grown on so many allotments, if your own fail the bloke on the next patch will probably have one you can take a picture of instead, and if you photograph it against a measuring stick, who`s to know that it is only marked in centimetres instead of inches.  Alternatively, if you place your height-measuring stick a few feet behind the sunflower, and photograph it from a kneeling position, your sunflower will look much taller.

I think I`ll give this competition a miss!

[Gardengirl]

Maybe I'm being naive Hugh but I like to think the people on this site would not 'do the dirty' on their friends by cheating - or maybe I am just too trusting  After all it's just a bit of fun so why not join in (or are you afraid of the competition )

On second thoughts, not many people seem to be registering for it at the moment, or maybe it's early days yet

[Doris_Pinks]

OK for those that think of cheating......US?   why don't we have the photo taken with the measuring stick, with something included in it that we know for size???   Hm    such as a 1.5 litre bottle of evian......or summit, a wine bottle???  But no taking photos at funny angles     7inches Di? V impressive, but not got mine out yet      

[Hugh_Jones]

Sorry to disappoint you, Patricia, but I have two valid reasons for not entering.  One is that at the suggested deadline I shall be enjoying my usual month`s fishing 600 miles away from home (and I don`t relinquish that for anybody), and the other is that my sunflowers usually take until well into August to attain their customary 14 - 15 feet.

[Gardengirl]

OK Hugh - point taken  Maybe it's just as well for the rest of us that you are not entering - 14/15ft

Enjoy your fishing

[campanula]

hi hugh
good fishing, coarse girl myself.
with great reluctance, i shall be sowing 2 or 3 giant singles as i usually grow lots of sunnies but generally debilis (nice and branching), Italian Whites, Prado Red and Earth walkers(which will make about 8 feet) but generally, i like to keep my sunnies to about 5-6 feet.

still, the birds go mad for em so.......count me in.
cheers, suzy

[Mrs Ava]

Right, even tho I have no success with sunflowers, I bought a pack in Asda today, giant russian, and me and the kids got them planted.  Some will end up in the garden and some on the lottie.  My lottie gets more sun that my garden so I am hoping that is where I will get the height, altho it does get baked dry at the lottie.  Oh well, worth a go huh.  

[kenkew]

The participation in the Sunflower compo is really fantastic. Come-on peeps, who's missing? There's still time.

[Mrs Ava]

Cor, go away for a week, leave all of your babies lives in the hands of mother nature, and what do you know, everything germinates, including all of my sunflowers!  Wahey, there maybe a success story here after all.  

[Doris_Pinks]

EJ mine got eaten by slugs whilst I was away!! Can I re plant everyone??

[budgiebreeder]

Course you can Doris.!!Get 'em in quick.

[Xanadu]

Saturday got youngest son to put in the sunflower seeds, we took pictures of him preparing the soil, putting the seeds in and then watering the seeds. He is doing all the hard work in order to get a badge for his beaver challenge. So will keep you up to date with the progress.

[budgiebreeder]

  One sickly Sunflower that isn't going to win any Sunflower of the year award.  

[Doris_Pinks]

You never know BB, it may recover and beat us all! Mine are looking very pathetic with only 2 leaves still per plant!!

[budgiebreeder]

Not had a right good day lottie wise one might say what with me Sunflower Then my tomatoes.No not a right good day.

But never put all your eggs in one basket i say still got me bestest Sunflowers doing ok.(or is that speaking too soon)
Just had a thought :-have the Sunflower nobblers been round?

[MagpieDi]

Oh dear, commiserations ladies..........only 2 leaves Dottie      and sickly ones BB        

...................such a shame !!      

[budgiebreeder]

Twas'nt you that i saw sneaking over the moor at the dead of night Magpie Di was it???


 

[Doris_Pinks]

You tried that roundup on yours yet Di? Marvellous stuff!       (would I lie to you )

[busy_lizzie]

I have got 6 sunflowers planted out- one seed didn't germinate and one has been eaten.  Husband faired worse - all his germinated -  eight, but three have been eaten, though the ones left are bigger than mine. Watching each other like hawks we are.   I have mine nicely supported with a pea stick but he has left his flapping in the wind, (if you will excuse the expression)   busy_lizzie  

[Doris_Pinks]

ROFL Busy lizzie!