The great Sunflower experiment.

[HeyWayne]

Bought some buyd seed this weekend that had sunflower seeds in it. Put them into recycled vending cups in the propagator, lets see...

[NoWayPedro]

I'm up for this.

Any ideas on when the official closing date is going to be?

[Newbie]

oh oh, me too! Can i play? Off to the garden centre with me this week so get some bird seed!

[francesbean]

Im in too - just need to scrounge some seed. Ive already sown some sunflower seeds
from packet and have 3 little seedlings. So also got compariston plants.

[seasprout]

Mine were sowed at the weekend. :-)

[seasprout]

I'm up for this.

Any ideas on when the official closing date is going to be?

I suggest when we change the clocks again, or will the weather be too rough by then..?

[Geo]

I'm in..love growing sunflowers..

Should be interesting..

Geo..

[areia]

hmmmm growing from bird seed, last year i left a bag of bird seed out * i got side tracked and forgot * in the morning it had been dragged up the garden, bag emtpied, in my vain attempt to clear up the mess i of course could not pick up every seed, in the end i had 2 plants growing rather nicely in my veg patch, got some raised eyebrows at the plant growing in front of the sunflower, but no boys in blue knocked one my door would of been fun though, so needless to say bird seed no longer in plastic bag just a tin wont be making the same mistake again, im up for the sunflower challenge though

[armadillo]

Oo, count me in- just got a load o' free horse manure, that should help! Already have several (free) packet seedlings on the go- can't see them doing too well as they've already got some kind of infestation in the leaves- larvae of some kind I think?
Good luck all!

[muslimgrower]

i have a tub full of various sunflower seeds, i grew one in the front garden which got 12 feet tall... i came home one day and someone cut of all the heads and stole them lol, i guess they must have really liked them.. all they had to do is knock on my door and just ask for them it would have been my pleasure to give them away for free,,

[pigletwillie]

Mine are at about 12" high now and thankfully slug damage free. How are you guys doing?

[HeyWayne]

Mine are at about 12" high now and thankfully slug damage free. How are you guys doing?

I'm about the same as you pw. I've risked placing mine outside the rabbit perimeter fence, although they are protected by wire mash and surrounded by slug pellets.

[fleursotheforest]

sunflower challenge

Sounds like good fun count me in too!!

[deezyb]

i have to say mine are growing but looking pretty pathetic compared to PW & Wayne's, I'd say mine were about 4" high - will persevere though!

[lettucegrow!]

going to go and measure my beauts.Im really proud of them as I haven't managed to beat the slugs for years.I can see one poking his pretty head over the greenhouse roof.Be back soon!!