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sunflower growing competition

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  • CommitedToChange
    CommitedToChange Posts: 1,325 Forumite
    it is a serious prize! Its for the glory! ;)

    :D
  • mrbadexample
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    CommitedToChange wrote: »
    it is a serious prize! Its for the glory! ;)

    :D

    Due to a fortunate and mysterious influx of seeds, I will now be entering all categories of competion. For the glory. :D
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  • kazwookie
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    When is measuring day?

    Mine are planted but not showing yet.
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  • mrbadexample
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    Does there have to be a measuring day? As we've all started at different times?

    Perhaps we should just say by the time the season's over, i.e. winter?
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  • CommitedToChange
    CommitedToChange Posts: 1,325 Forumite
    that's what I was thinking - just take photos of your sunflowers at their best (next to tape measure for height) and we'll just compare them at the end of the season :D
  • Mrs_Domino
    Mrs_Domino Posts: 214 Forumite
    Oh I'm in a dilema. The only space I have in the ground is in the shade and my sunflowers aren't going to do well there so I need to put them in a pot, or at least one of them (the one that will win ;)).

    Now I know it's helping the competition but has anyone got any ideas of the size of pot I'm going to need in order to grow my 18ft beast? :D
  • CommitedToChange
    CommitedToChange Posts: 1,325 Forumite
    I'd say that a three inch pot should be perfect :D

    Sorry not a clue - this is my first year growing anything!
  • mrbadexample
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    Mrs_Domino wrote: »

    Now I know it's helping the competition but has anyone got any ideas of the size of pot I'm going to need in order to grow my 18ft beast? :D

    Oh, about 1500l I would say. ;)
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  • lostinrates
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    Mrs_Domino wrote: »
    Oh I'm in a dilema. The only space I have in the ground is in the shade and my sunflowers aren't going to do well there so I need to put them in a pot, or at least one of them (the one that will win ;)).

    Now I know it's helping the competition but has anyone got any ideas of the size of pot I'm going to need in order to grow my 18ft beast? :D


    I noticed hugely tall sunflowers in a shady front garden in a local town last summer. My guess was they'd grown immensly tall looking for the sun....like seedlings grown too far from the window.

    Now its not something I'd do myself....not being in it for the competition really, but I wonder for those with a few it might be worth experimenting with making them ''reach'' for the light once they've got a strong start? I dunno, as I know nothing about them!
  • radiohelen
    radiohelen Posts: 373 Forumite
    Me and the bairn have just planted our free Gardeners World sunflower seeds.... please may we join in. For the Glory of course! ;)
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