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  • The great Sunflower experiment.

    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.
    Detroitsburg - Where cool cars come

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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.

    It was a spectacular sight.

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    • #3
      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.
      Last edited by HeyWayne; 14-03-2008, 09:44 AM. Reason: Better use of the English language
      A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

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      What would Vedder do?

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      • #4
        I'm willing to give that a shot.
        Detroitsburg - Where cool cars come

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        • #5
          Sorting through the bird seed packet as we speak

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          • #6
            Sounds like a challenge to me...

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            • #7
              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.

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              • #8
                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/

                BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.


                What would Vedder do?

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                • #9
                  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.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by lainey lou View Post
                    LOL! Fantastic!

                    What does the winner get?
                    Erm... a garden full of birds?
                    A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

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                    • #11
                      A life times supply of sunflower seeds?
                      Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by lainey lou View Post
                        LOL! Fantastic!

                        What does the winner get?
                        To keep the cut-out! Make a great clothes horse.
                        A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                        BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                        Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.


                        What would Vedder do?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by HeyWayne View Post
                          To keep the cut-out! Make a great clothes horse.
                          or a scarecrow!
                          Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by lainey lou View Post
                            or a scarecrow!
                            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.
                            A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                            BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                            Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.


                            What would Vedder do?

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                            • #15
                              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 happens
                              Into each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.

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