competition - sunflowers

[W_Axl_Rose]

If you want to win a Tallest Sunflower competition don't rely on a six year old and a non horticultarilist mother with seemingly no common sense to pick up the seeds.

Our Dwarf sunflower seeds are in. Photo attached.

I'll try myself to pick up some seeds if I get some free time. If not i'll still keep you updated with "our project" but we'll be lucky if we get these buggers higher than 2 feet.

 

[noseall]

all the wifes doing, not mine.

 

[Thermo]

well i gave up after my daughter went and dug up the seeds we had planted and a slug got the last one at 1 foot tall. She kept saying how she wished she could grow one, but i couldnt make a three year old understand that it was too late to grow another one. So in Homebase the other night i spotted a two foot tall one with loads of heads, bought it, popped it in the garden. You should have seen her face when she saw it. Best £3.99 ive spent for a long time. She goes out every day, come rain or shine and waters it with her little watering can

 

[breezer]

noseall (or should I say Mrs noseall) better than mine. i will hjave to post a new pic.

Question for anyone though.

why dont they fall down?

Last year we had one snap off in the wind, so this year i have given them all supports, but as i drive round i see sunflowers and they are all vertical with no supports. I am worried mine will fall over like last years. any suggestions?

 

[noseall]

mrs n just nailed ours to the connie!

just kidding.

there is a ribbon of twine passing through the opening lights of the connie holding them upright.

 

[breezer]

ah. i see (or more to the point i dont see it)

here they are (taken 27 08 08)


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