Tallest sunflower and largest head challenge 2017

Ah, balls.

17th July



23rd July



Good luck to the rest of you

 

That's not a sunflower, that's a small child

 

Rub it in, Woo!

 

My effort biggest probably 7ft, there stating to flower now so they shouldn't grow much more

 

There's a storm brewing out in the Atlantic, think I'll tie up my sunflowers today

Windy as forecasted

 

Tallest is only 9' high and I'll be lucky if it gets to 10 feet. The size of flowers isn't up to much either. They were all grown from strains with great potential, but at least I'll have plenty of seeds for next year.

 

Unless their stems have actually snapped they should survive, maybe not achieving the final height they would have, but going on to produce seeds to save for next year, earthing up around the base might help.

 

11 foot 3 inches that's my tallest

 

After the recent winds can we make this a longest stem rather than tallest as all mine have been blown over, to at least 45°, although they have then started to bend up.

 

New bed, really must measure it although it is bending. Can't imagine the full height if it were straight. It's just starting to touch the hazel nut tree

 

I'm really disappointed in mine this year especially the red ones I wont plant direct in the future, most of the yellow ones are now in flower but I do have a couple still growing I will get a few pictures.

 

Not the tallest sadly, but this seasons Sunflower face on my bird feeder.