The 2017 Gardening Forums Sunflower Growing Competition!

[KKosy87]

Oh no! That sucks! Just curious, what kind,are you growing? Some of them have such interesting colors!

 

[MaryMary]

The ones I'm intending for most flowers are taken from a bag of birdseed. I had a volunteer under my bird feeder that had 14 flowers at the same time. Makes perfect sense when you think about it - if the seed company is growing solely to produce seed, that means more flowers!! See the female goldfinch helping herself to the fresh seeds?

The ones I'm hoping to enter for charismatic cuties are one of the varieties of red/orange ones. I ordered them online, and have forgotten the type they said they were.

 

[ReslerMomma]

This sounds like fun! I have planted sunflowers a few times this year. But they keep getting knocked over by neighborhood dogs.

Now all I need to do is quit lurking and get to commenting so I have 50 posts!

 

[ReslerMomma]

I will now attempt to upload a picture of one of my titan sunflowers.

 

[zigs]

Mine are toast, greenhouse door got shut while I was away and it's been the hottest days of the year so far

 

[Beth_B]

Aw sorry @zigs! Not too late to start over though.

@ReslerMomma , looking good! Cute dog too.

 

[ReslerMomma]

I'm sorry Zigs! Thank you Beth B!

 

[Beth_B]

ReslerMomma, I have the Big Gulp version of your dog lol. Posing with his ball yesterday, and with my sunflowers just now.

 

[zigs]

Planting some more this afternoon

 

[ReslerMomma]

ReslerMomma, I have the Big Gulp version of your dog lol. Posing with his ball yesterday, and with my sunflowers just now. View attachment 21382 View attachment 21383

Such a cutie!!!

 

[Becky]

@ReslerMomma looks like they're off to a good start! Love your little dog too!

I have the Big Gulp version of your dog lol

Hahahaha!!

 

[zigs]

I found a girt russian sunflower plant for 50p outside the health food shop

 

[Beth_B]

I found a girt russian sunflower plant for 50p outside the health food shop View attachment 21551

I did Giant Russian sunflowers years ago, they got enormous, like 12' tall. That's a good deal!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

@zigs, the same happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I've started again ....they are sooooo tiny

 

[Beth_B]

@zigs, the same happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I've started again ....they are sooooo tiny

I had the tallest last year and it got a really late start. Was not intentionally planted but an outlier from the bird feeder. So it got a late start but became a monster by midsummer!

 

[Tech]

Mine just sprouted, still looking like cucs but I have high hopes for em

 

[zigs]

@zigs, the same happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I've started again ....they are sooooo tiny

Quick, get down the health food shop in Bridport

 

[CrazyConure]

Just planted my sunflowers. I'm hoping to enter for charismatic category. I will not say which variety I've planted until it has bloomed. I would like to keep it a surprise.

 

[Larisa]

Do not die, live!

 

[Beth_B]

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Do not die, live!

Go real Russian sunflower go!