Allotments 4 All
The Show => Sunflowers => Topic started by: Mrs Ava on March 16, 2005, 13:00:14
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Jessica planted 10, James planted 11 on 27th February 2005.
Emma Jane planted lots on 14th March.
(Kids all through and potted on already!) ;D
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I sowed mine on 12th March, had two little helpers who promptly tried to drown them with gallons of water! Will they germinate after all that?
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Of course they will. Hoorah for sunflowers!
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Sowed mine, Russian Giant and another whose name I cannot remember on 15th March. DP
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Darn. I think I gave all my seeds to the birds. Have to go see if there's any left in the bottom of the feeder.
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hehehehehehe. does this mean I am in with a chance....
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First sunflower seed has germinated!
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No chance, EJ. There were loads on the floor under the feeder....let battle commence.
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I have a few sunflowers sown and germinated.... Moonwalker and lemonwhatsit
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Mine won't even see potting compost for at least 2, maybe 3 weeks.
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I'm putting mine in this weekend. I'm growing Giant Single. They were phenomenal last year - not trying to put the frighteners on anyone! - so this year my friends and neighbours are going to sponsor them per foot to raise money for Children in Need.
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What's all this then ? Did I miss a competition last year ? If so I wanna go ! (wails and stamps foot ). Which sunflowers are you doing. And what are the judging criterea ? I will ahve to rush off and get some seeds if it is not too late.
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If you look here Baggy, all should be revealed! ;D
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/yabbse/index.php/topic,2113.0.html
And if you look here, these are the results, unfortunately most of the photos seem to have gone. :'(
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/yabbse/index.php/topic,3758.0.html
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I will give it a go. Also get neice and sis to do some too.. (This comes form the person that can kill mint.)
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Hi all, :) Count me into the competition,
I planted sunflowers today - Giant Single under pop-bottle cloches. Last year they measured 9ft -10ft (I think, as I can`t find it written anywhere) but I was told they were the tallest ever seen on my site.
Last year I didn`t plant them `til april, I also grew Deblis Mixed which I will again for cut blooms.
Once I work out where to put them I`ll be planting more,
but this year I`m leaving the lids on the pop bottles as I suspect those sneaky slugs get in through the top and eat the seedlings. Maybe it was mice?
Col
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Planted various on the 18th March.....
Pretty ones and a few "Bean stalk" ones that I bought from a bloke on the way to the market...
Great deal too! Swapped them for one Cow! ;D
Jack
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Mine have started sprouting today. Will transplant them in pots when the time is right.
Beware slugs ! >:(
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Wahahahaha Andy! ;D
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;D ;D :D ;D ;D LOL Andy!!!!!!!
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...And what did your mother have to say about that!! ;D
Debs
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(This comes form the person that can kill mint.)
Please come round and kill mine. ;D I inherited it from the previous owner. That and ground elder.
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sunflowers were in kite (greenhouse) and SPLAT :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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:'( :'( slugs have eaten 2 of the 3 sunflowers I had sown in pots :'( :'(
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Just sown 'Little Leo' in loads of pots on my decking so hopefuly (fingers crossed) will have lots of colour in summer. ;D ;D ;D
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In keeping with tradition, my Sunflower seeds disappeared again. Should've remembered from last year: plant sunflower seeds twice - first, straight in the ground for Mr Blackbird and second, in pots until well germinated and safe.
This advice will now appear in the latest edition of my magazine: "The Hapless Gardener" (circulation:1)
Anyway, I sowed some more on Saturday morning (in pots). In the afternoon I was perusing my borders - I enjoy a good peruse - when I saw 20 baby sunflowers, which I know I didn't plant. From this I deduce two things:
1. Last year's sunflowers have self-seeded.
2. Blackbirds don't eat old stock!
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Forgot to mention, they're all Fothergill's Giant Single.
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...And what did your mother have to say about that!! ;D
Debs
That was the cow I was on about :-X