Author Topic: Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.  (Read 8643 times)

Les_Woof

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Date sown:  21 March 2004
Measure date: TBA

Variety: Giant Single
Source: Wilkos Easy Grow for Kids
Cost: £2-3; cant remember.

Sown: In its own proporgator kit.
Location: Girls bedroom and bathroom windowsill.

« Last Edit: March 24, 2004, 13:37:58 by Les_Woof »
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budgiebreeder

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2004, 15:42:57 »
Thought that i had registered once but here goes again;

Type of seed;-T&M'sRussian Giant.
Date sown;-23/03/04
Place sown;-Greenhouse.
Contestants Budgiebreeder and friend's children.
« Last Edit: April 30, 2004, 15:48:19 by budgiebreeder »
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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2004, 21:01:45 »
Sown: Today.

Type: Unknown. (Seeds from a flower from last year which came from a bag of bird food.)

Sowed: In greenhouse.

Cost: Nowt.

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2004, 13:57:58 »
Date sown:  27th March 2004
Variety: Unwins- Starburst Lemon Aura
Cost:  £2.49 (20 seeds)
Place sown: In greenhouse in small pots.
« Last Edit: March 29, 2004, 21:11:11 by Patricia S. »
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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2004, 18:21:26 »
Date Sown   29th March 2004

Variety T&M Russian Giant

Place Sown In unheated greenhouse

Contestants Doris Pinks and Children

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2004, 07:48:19 »
Hiya,

Date sown :-29 march

Variety :- Giant Single

Place sown :- Unheated greenhouse

Contestants:- Me and my little boy

Thought we'd have a stab at this never grown a sunflower in my life so we'll see what happens.!!

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2004, 10:55:06 »
Date sown 29th March
variety - unknown
place sown - kitchen windowsill
contestant - Miss Baritone + godsons

Mrs Ava

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2004, 18:03:27 »
OKay, gotta get involved.

Date sown - today - 2nd April
Variety - Giant Russian (gotta be good huh..called Giant after all!)
Place sown - greenhouse
Contestants - Emma Jane, Ava, Jessica & James.  (the more involved, the more chance of success!)

Ceri

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2004, 19:04:13 »
Date sown:  Today 4 April
Variety: Giant Single
Place sown: windowsill in loo rolls
Contestants:  
1. St Paul's Whitley Bay Sunday School
versus
2. Ceri

Beer_Belly

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2004, 10:00:23 »
Date Sown : April Fools day
Variety : free from the RSPB & a dutch type
Where : in pots under glass
Contestant : Beer_Belly

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2004, 10:57:06 »
Date sown: 7th April
Variety: Johnsons Giant Single
Where: in pots on my kitchen worksurface with plastic bag over top
Contestants: Aqui

Mr Aqui still has to sow his own!
gone to pot :D

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2004, 17:28:34 »
Ok sign me up.

Date sown: 29th March

Variety: Giant Single (Kings)

Place: My Greenhouse

Contestants: Shaun, Claire, Niamh & Thom (when he arrives in about 6 weeks).
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Mimi

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2004, 17:37:24 »
Ok, Ive succumbed, count me in too. :D

Date sown:- 8th April 2004
Variety     :-Mr Fothergills Giant Single
Place Sown:-Unheated Greenhouse
Contestants:- Mimi, Non-Gardening Other Half and Bex
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jethro

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2004, 18:22:11 »
ok i thought i''d give this a go even tho i only grow weeds

date sown  9/4/2004

variety    taiyo

place sown   unheated greenhouse

contestant  just me and the weeds

rdak

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2004, 18:45:08 »
Date sown:- 9th April 2004
Variety    :-Johnsons Giant Single
Place Sown:- Indoors
Contestants:- Just me

busy_lizzie

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2004, 15:16:35 »
Date sown: 10th April
Variety: Asda Giant Russian
Sown in Pots covered in cling film then left to germinate in Airing Cupb.
Contestant: busy_lizzie

Date sown: 30th March
Variety: Mr. Fothergills Giant Single
Chitted on Kitchen towel, then put into pots and placed in Porch
Contestant: busy_mike (bl's other half)
Watch this space!  ;D
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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2004, 22:26:21 »
Date Sown: Mid Feb

Variety: Chilterns 'Uniflorus Giganteus'

Place Sown: Heated conservatory

Contestants: Me and Jack ( of Beanstalk fame  ;)  ;D )
Gardening on a wing and a prayer!!

gavin

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2004, 13:01:24 »
We're in too :)

Date sown - 15th April
Variety - Giant Yellow (Suttons Seeds)
Where sown - in paper pots, on windowsill

Contestant - Halla (my youngest - and for all that she's 8, has 3 year's experience of growing big 'uns).

All best, Gavin

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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #18 on: April 16, 2004, 12:25:04 »
Date sown: Beginning April
Variety: unknown: from bag of bird seed
Where sown: various parts of the garden
contestent: me and the birds

lots of little sunflowers popping up where the seed husks have been scattered, mainly by the greenfinches - I'll pick the best one on measuring day if that's ok?
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Re:Sunflower Competition Registration of Sowing Dates and Details.
« Reply #19 on: April 16, 2004, 13:58:15 »
Date sown - 15th April
Variety - Russian Giant (Thomson & Morgan)
Where sown - in pots on windowsill
Contestants:- Just me
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