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sunflower growing competition

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  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
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    My little chooks got to the planted out sunflowers yesterday. TBH I don' believe they'd grown a centimetre since planting out anyway.

    hose still in the seed tray are doing brilliantly, but looking cramped. I've since read its a bad idea to start in pots because of the tap root. OOPS.
  • kazwookie
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    Mine are now on their 2nd set of leaves!!!

    And are in pots atm!!
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  • mrbadexample
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    I am of the opinion that you have to get them started off in the right frame of mind. ;)

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  • Jojo_the_Tightfisted
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    Mine are all growing.

    Donated some of the packet to the boyfriend, who has commandeered a patch in his mother's garden, ostensibly for beans. She mentioned on the phone last night that some of his bean plants are looking a bit funny.

    She's going to get a shock when she finds out he has planted a grove of giant sunflowers.
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  • kazschow
    kazschow Posts: 436 Forumite
    I've just planted half a dozen sunflower seeds, can I join in, I'm a complete beginner though, so don't really hold out much hope of them reaching more than six inches or so before i manage to murder them lol
  • GDB2222
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    mrbadexample wrote: »
    I am of the opinion that you have to get them started off in the right frame of mind. ;)


    You even gave them a bamboo. Posh!
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  • mrbadexample
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    GDB2222 wrote: »
    You even gave them a bamboo. Posh!

    That's just a temporary measure to support the seedling. I expect I'll have to use a telegraph pole or something, by the time it's fully grown. :D
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  • gaz_jones
    gaz_jones Posts: 5,179 Forumite
    Consider yourselves beaten!




    OK, perhaps not :rotfl: . Mine are currently still sat in their seed packet. Me and the gf had planned on growing a few out this year anyway when I stumbled upon this thread, so I best get planting eh!
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  • Lotus-eater
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    My single joint effort has survived! And is growing on strongly. I don't think it's going to be the tallest, but it's certainly going to be the tallest quickest :D
    I'll measure it later and give you all height paranoia.
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  • kazwookie
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    Mine don't like this cold wind, leaves are turning a sort of white.
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