I posted some pics of some of my plants last year, and here are some new pics from my garden this year. Most of the pics were taken on 8/12, with a few on 8/9 in the great garden state, New Jersey. All and all it wasn't a great year. I was expecting a lot better out of some of my plants and I was actually kind of disappointed. Hopefully I'll have better pics for everyone next year. For reference, I'm around 6'3 1/2" and 220 lbs.
Here is a picture of a row of Bott's Strain sunflowers. The odd man out is the larger leaved & shorter Ripley's Giant sunflower in the front.
Here is a 14+ ft. sunflower that I bred last year between a white shelled Craven X Bott's Strain. This variety seems to be even more aggressive in growth than the Bott's Strain.
Here is a picture of a tropical maize variety named Jala. The tallest plant is over 14 ft. tall with no tassel. I reach about 8 ft, and the hook pole is about 6 ft to give you an idea of scale.
Picture of my beautiful wife at 5'6" lost in my garden, standing next to 15+ ft. Jala maize, most without tassels.
Picture of 13+ ft. sunflowers given to me by Richard Hope. Nice plants, but far short of what I was hoping for. I will still be using them in the future for crosses with other varieties.
Picture of a crop of Jala maize at 14 ft. This pic was taken on 8/9/05 and the plants are now over 15 ft, most with no tassels.
