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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 30, 2008 20:05:41 GMT 1
aw Debbie.... I might win a prize in the 'most disappointing sunflower' category.....my Velvet Queen plants (only 2 left) and vanilla ones are barely 3' tall.  |
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Post by emseypop on Jul 12, 2008 15:25:55 GMT 1
They look great The witch, much larger than mine, my tallest has flowerd and drooped, but my second in line looks like it mat outgrow my 'tallest'
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Post by madonplants on Jul 17, 2008 23:28:22 GMT 1
One of my sunflowers is now about 12 foot tall! I wonder what the world record is?  Over 25ft!!  |
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Post by madonplants on Jul 17, 2008 23:33:08 GMT 1
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jul 18, 2008 13:39:20 GMT 1
Goodness me - erm well I bet mine is the tallest in our village if not the whole world! LOL ;D Yours look great The witch, mine are in the shortest category - even Plan B doesn't appear to have helped! There is still time! |
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Post by emseypop on Jul 18, 2008 16:26:41 GMT 1
what about your OH's sunflower Mytle? Are you still haveing an inhouse competition?
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jul 18, 2008 16:31:47 GMT 1
what about your OH's sunflower Mytle? Are you still haveing an inhouse competition? Yes, but I think he has given up hope of them growing any taller! He keeps asking which ones are his - I keep pointing to the short one! |
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Post by emseypop on Jul 18, 2008 16:39:38 GMT 1
Ohhh he must be keen 'cause you treat him mean!  Dreaming up weekend decorating projects and giving him the poorest sunflowers, making him wear nettle underpants! |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 20, 2008 19:13:25 GMT 1
My Velvet Queen ones haven't flowered yet, they're only sposed to get to about 5' anyway, and they are about that tall now. Nice big buds on them tho.
The witch....fabulosa......
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Post by seanmckinney on Jul 21, 2008 19:31:11 GMT 1
Can I put one of my old mans in? It's from years back though. If so I'll have to find the negative and scan it.
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Post by seanmckinney on Jul 25, 2008 6:55:43 GMT 1
OK I'll have to find the neg
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Post by emseypop on Jul 25, 2008 8:12:20 GMT 1
Sean I noticed you'd posted some pic's from grey abby a while back. Is that grey Abby belfast? My Mom lives there, i'm off for a vist next week |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jul 29, 2008 13:38:40 GMT 1
One of ours has flowered........height you ask.............all of at least, standing on it's tiptoes.....................2 and a half....................feet  |
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Post by emseypop on Jul 29, 2008 17:45:30 GMT 1
I think my tallest sunflower is as tall as its going to get I asked sean to measure it and we had a row, he said 7.5 inches! It took a while to work out he'd measured the flower head!  Its  5'9 |
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Post by floweringcherry on Aug 18, 2008 0:25:34 GMT 1
They are real giants The witch. I mentioned earlier on the thread I was growing F1 dark coloured. The tallest is about 6' here is a pic of one.  Another slightly weathered  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Aug 18, 2008 7:05:13 GMT 1
I really love the dark red/maroon ones FC. I grow some every year. Mine haven't been so good this year - too wet and windy....despite being staked a lot of them have snapped recently....bummer..... Never mind, when they've fallen over, at least you get a chance to see a close up of the amazing flower heads....  |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Oct 23, 2008 16:21:51 GMT 1
Well, my school report for these 'could do better!' Not very tall, not even that tall but they looked pretty. Plan B was some here at work, carefully attached to the lamp post in the car park (there are flower beds around them). They were about 5' but the planter is 2' high . But the men did comment on how lovely they were and the little birds were flitting about the car park (not much for them round here really). Roll on next year! Can you tell me your secrets now please? |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Oct 24, 2008 9:02:47 GMT 1
No secrets to impart Myrtle other than buying a tall variety and starting them off indoors in February or March. ;D They were The witch - I read the packet instructions, the seeds obviously didn't ;D Or is it because they saw me and thought she is short, we had better not grow too tall or she won't see us! |
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Post by floweringcherry on Oct 24, 2008 22:34:04 GMT 1
Well, my school report for these 'could do better!' Not very tall, not even that tall but they looked pretty. Plan B was some here at work, carefully attached to the lamp post in the car park (there are flower beds around them). They were about 5' but the planter is 2' high . But the men did comment on how lovely they were and the little birds were flitting about the car park (not much for them round here really). Roll on next year! Can you tell me your secrets now please? The only tip I can give is lots of well rotted manure. When my daughter was in Primary School, they had a sunflower seed to plant at home. My daughter's did well but her friend who's Mum had filled raised beds with WRM grew to 15' plus.  |
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