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Title: Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 02, 2004, 18:03:03: (http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QQANAwQTnXerrw**hzPQguumfRkRSTyyK44CiuvBpqFH8*YBdAJcE6tfBNRAF1mEfxGcnORyJQdIi34P05x0CdfQxYowlo6DyqjhskNq6zg/sunny.jpg?dc=4675474791720515339)

This was planted on boxing day in a tin and has lived in our conservatory ever since. And before you all make wisecracks.....I do mean the sunflower! ;) ;D ;) ;D
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: Gardengirl on June 03, 2004, 09:31:52: Ok EJ - I'll resist the urge ;D Nice flower, but I don't think it will win the competition :D :D ;D
PS Cute kiddie :-*
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: kenkew on June 14, 2004, 11:57:50: Looks like a plastic one to me.
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 15, 2004, 00:24:31: Blinking cheek! She was very proud, and our sons is just begining to emerge. Father Christmas gave them sunflowers in a tin to grow, and they did. She is now hoping to save the seed and grow a mini sunflower plantation! ;D
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: kenkew on June 15, 2004, 12:10:38: All the 'bird-seed' plants I have out are well over 3' tall......not a sign of a flower on any of them.
(Please ask the flower expert in the first posting how she has a flower and I don't!) :'(
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 15, 2004, 13:09:31: I think because she planted it Christmas day and it lived in my conservatory! :o

Here are a couple of mine on the plot, taken today. (http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgC5Aj4UrbE3WWu7AW34zTftAvWVJxyEFxgKohgF*CjS3bQkM2MI9vv*xwxVrzUrNX61PUNiSDPNyaXvXCwgkIljhiyuhFd*0it14Wt7wSg/sunflowers.jpg?dc=4675476550185030102)
They don't look terribly impressive, but there is still plenty of time, a drop of rain wouldn't go a miss! >:(
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: Gardengirl on June 15, 2004, 14:03:01: Darn sight more impressive than mine look EJ ;) Mine didn't have a very good start - battling with greenfly and then no rain to bring them on - don't stand a chance really. I don't think I will be winning any prizes in the competition :(
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: jethro on June 17, 2004, 16:14:37: Same here Gardengirl mines been in for ages and have grown to a dizzy height of 12" ;D
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: budgiebreeder on June 17, 2004, 18:54:45: :D ;D ;D Honest !!!!Good oh !!!!!!!!.wont tell you how tall my biggest giganticest is yet then. ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: Doris_Pinks on June 17, 2004, 19:10:54: Me either but I am 5ft 2inches and it is taller than me! :o

(of course I have been known to fib, to worry the competition ;D! )
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: legless on June 17, 2004, 21:25:43: you all stand no chance! my tallest has reached 8" now ;D
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: Debs on June 18, 2004, 19:01:59: ...and mine haven't been planted yet !!! ;D ;D ;D

(mental note to self.. sunflowers...sunflowers...)
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: budgiebreeder on June 24, 2004, 18:16:54: ;) ;)Now then all ye Sunflower growers.What's this weather done for you??Taken its toll on some of the tallest i guess??Or perhaps some of the rain up North has made them grow a bit taller??Not telling.??But what do you do when it gets up to the roof?? ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: Doris_Pinks on June 24, 2004, 18:53:36: Hang out of the upstairs window with a pair of secateurs and cut!!!!!
nasty evil laugh mode on! They will then grow millions of flowers, honest!!! ::) Nasty evil laugh mode off!!!
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: kenkew on June 26, 2004, 18:53:09: Well, I'm begining to wonder if I'm ever going to see a flower. All mine are above 6' and still no sign of a head!
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: budgiebreeder on June 26, 2004, 19:31:09: 6 foot oh!'ek 6 foot and no sign of a bud !!!!!!!
Title: Re:Our first flower! Brace yourselves!!
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 27, 2004, 23:06:43: 6 foot! Hells bells, better give mine a good talking to tomorrow! Mind you, they are about my face high, so a pathetic 5 foot 2 ! The wind caused 2 to break free from their stakes, but didn't damage them, all secured again now and looking good. No flower buds showing yet in Essex either! ;D