Tallest sunflower competition

ina · Post: # 24682Post **ina** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:53 pm

Shirlz2005 wrote: LOVE the new avatar Lou...

So do I! Looks very much like holidays on a Scottish beach... Wellies instead of bikini

Lou8 · Post: # 24796Post **Lou8** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:54 pm

Yes, exactly - it was Balmedie beach at the weekend. I was paddling in the North Sea - but with my wellies on!

Andy Hamilton · Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:43 am

Well looks like mine won't get any taller I think it is about 5 foot 4 inches.

Shirley · Post: # 25914Post **Shirley** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:10 am

ummm mine are about 10" now wooohooo lol... is there a booby prize andy???

Andy Hamilton · Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:13 am

I must come clean - Emma planted that one, you see the one in front of it? Thats mine

Lou8 · Post: # 25974Post **Lou8** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:43 pm

Shirlz2005 wrote:ummm mine are about 10" now wooohooo lol... is there a booby prize andy???

Yeah my one isn't much bigger - I'm sure us late developers will overtake the rest soon, though.

Shirley · Post: # 25978Post **Shirley** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:00 pm

Lou8 wrote:
Shirlz2005 wrote:ummm mine are about 10" now wooohooo lol... is there a booby prize andy???
Yeah my one isn't much bigger - I'm sure us late developers will overtake the rest soon, though.

Good point!! Good point...

Boots · Post: # 25981Post **Boots** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:15 pm

I must come clean - Emma planted that one

ROFLMAO!!!

Aaandy! You cheater you!

hedgewizard · Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:15 pm

How's about subtracting the height of the child from the height of the plant as a handicap?

Boots · Post: # 25994Post **Boots** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:45 pm

Bloody 'ell... I'm in trouble then!

My plants are 10cm and my kids is 5 foot....

How's about I add it...

elfcurry · Post: # 26456Post **elfcurry** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:45 pm

Well, mine must be some rare dwarf variety I think. Not those ordinary, common ones that seem to be all stem with a few leaves and some silly flower at the top. Mine don't bother with flowers.

The best one is like a small bush and about knee high.

Maybe I should try entering a bonsai contest instead.

Shirley · Post: # 26458Post **Shirley** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:00 pm

sobs... I had two that were doing 'reasonably' well... minute in comparison to Emma's... and not that big in comparison to Ina's... but today the coldframe blew over onto them... and the tallest is severely dented and I doubt it will recover... stem squished under the coldframe.

Ahhhh well...

hedgewizard · Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:47 pm

Sympathy Shirlz! Elf, have you considered that you might not really be growing sunflowers at all but something else entirely?

ina · Post: # 26507Post **ina** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:13 pm

Oh Shirley, that's sad! You should have pinched one of mine from the tunnel...

Anyway, mine is now heading for 5 foot. It does have 6 flowers on it, though: one has-been, one currently open, and four to come yet. Can I measure them all separately and add them up???

(I'm actually quite pleased with the result - it's not one of those Russian Giant varieties or so, just Lidl's cheapest...)

Shirley · Post: # 26517Post **Shirley** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:11 pm

awww thanks Ina.... but hey.. it's all fun anyway. it was never going to win a prize.

Consoling myself (CRUNCH) with some home grown and freshly picked salad YUMMY!!!!!! Never tasted rocket that is so spicy and tasty.

Ina... yeah.. I reckon that you should be allowed to measure that way :D