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We picked out some sunflower ( i think it was about 12) seeds from a bag of bird seed that we had and planted them a couple of weeks back. Well most of them have germinated and all that remains now is to see what find of sunflowers we get from them. Not got any idea what variety is cheapest and hence would be more likely to be used as bird food but will keep you updated and we'll see. Only really growing to feed the finches come deadhead time anyway.
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We have seen fields of them in France, they grew about 5-6' tall with huge heads and were for bird food.
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I see a chellenge coming on.
Why doesn't each grape grow a/some sunflowers from bird seed and see who can grow theirs taller than me (as in the actual me, not my sunflower that I will now grow from bird seed).
In the interest of fairness, I won't even wear my heels.A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/
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Sorting through the bird seed packet as we speak
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Sounds like a challenge to me...
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Mine were 8 foot last year! spect they'll be tiddlers this year now!Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.Comment
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Might even see if my printers can make a lifesize cut out of me that I can send round the country for grapes to measure up.A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/
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Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.
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LOL! Fantastic!
What does the winner get?Last edited by lainey lou; 14-03-2008, 10:55 AM.Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.Comment
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Erm... a garden full of birds?Originally posted by lainey lou View Post
A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)
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A life times supply of sunflower seeds?Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.Comment
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To keep the cut-out! Make a great clothes horse.Originally posted by lainey lou View PostA simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/
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or a scarecrow!Originally posted by HeyWayne View Post
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Not very eco though. You'd have to find a power source to power the light you'd need to put on the top of it to warn low flying aircraft.Originally posted by lainey lou View Postor a scarecrow!A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/
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Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.
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I've bought sunflower seeds this year for the first time since my kids were small, the plan is to disguise a rubbish looking part of the plot until we have time to sort it, and to save the seeds for the birds. I never considered pinching the bird seed, but I might grow a few just to see what happensInto each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.
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