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[Doris_Pinks]

The lovely wind did you competitors a big favour yesterday, snapped in half my 2 foot sunflower  :'(  it was going to be the winning entrant of course growing to at least 20 feet (in my dreams!) So no need for the elephant to be sent this way this year!  DP Wonders *time to put more in?* ;D

[Doris_Pinks]

[budgiebreeder]

Now that reminds me where Did i put that Elephant to overwinter???????Must be somewhere around ...........i mean you cant loose an Elephant!!!!!!!!!Can you?????????

[Marianne]

Awww Doris I am so very sorry !  If you live close enough to me, you can have some of mine.  I have still lots in pots in the greenhouse.  let me know and you can collect/I will bring.

;D :D

[Doris_Pinks]

BB it's in the room with ya!! ;D And can you keep it that way this year please!!! It made a heck of a mess on my plot, though the compost heap looks good ;D

Marianne thats very kind, thankyou, I still have 2 maybe 3 left so shall have to make do with those! (may sow a few more tho)  ;D

[Marianne]

Ok Doris Pink, but they are there if you want them!

:D ;)

[budgiebreeder]

Marrianne tis a ploy!!!!!!!!!!!! :o :oShe's a very devious person when it comes to sunflower  competitions is our Dottie P.Dont be fooled ! She'll have reserves .So i'm goona find me Elephant and get him started on his way down there.

[Marianne]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D What is this elephant business !?  ??? ::) ;D

[BAGGY]

Mine are either pathetic or they have been slugged.  Don't worry - not only am I novice sunflower grower but the slugs are seeing that even the pathetic ones get munched. >:(

[Doris_Pinks]

The *elephant business* is BB's doing, just when you think you have a great winning sunflower, she dispatches her elephant to jump on it!!! ;D  ;D
in fact I think that is what happened to mine, it was not the wind at all but BB's pet!

Baggy, my slugs are the size of hippos so I can commiserate, but you have to watch out for that blinking elephant of BB's, it does untold damage!! ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

[Mrs Ava]

Look, I am down to just 2 bl**dy plants for goodness sakes!  Started with dozens I tell ya.  Those slugs and snails have a lot to answer for!  Problem is, been devoting my time to all of my squashes, after loosing so many of them to the slimeys last year, and not keeping an eye on my sunflowers!  Heyho, still time to bung in a few more seeds...might try to win the prize for picking sunflowers for a Christmas day display! ;D

[Doris_Pinks]

  ;D EJ ;D  we can have a competition just between us two, the latest sunflower! ;)

[Marianne]

Dd - thanks for the explanation on the "Elephant business"  ;D ;D

I put all of mine in their borders yesterday and in a contraption OH has built for me.  Will have to take a photo soon.  I think I am lucky as no slugs eating my sunflowers in this area of the world.  We had mega work yesterday in the garden and found lots of the juicy things lurking underneath the pots.  They were dispatched int'other world as I hate them. 

I am going to put some more in pots very soon - not sure where I will put them though !?  ???   ;D

[budgiebreeder]

Watch out Watch out BB's Elephants about.

[lorna]

BB PLEASE send elephants this way, preferably a herd of them to jump on our neighbours bl ---y  dandelions  and rest of his rubbish Thanks. Lorna

[budgiebreeder]

Sorry Lorna they are hovering round Dottie P's have to keep an eye on her.Anyways they are only trained to do Sunflowers not that hers will be bigger than mine as you can see i already have some gigantic ones.



Taken from my bedroom window of course .Or was i dreaming. ;)

[Doris_Pinks]

WAHAHAHAHAHAHA  ;D  Dreaming again eh BB! ;D

[lorna]

Yes BB depending on your age of course// I remember that song ; "Beautiful Dreamer"  Anyhow the council gentleman has told me today that our neighbour is going to get another visit from him ;D