The great Sunflower experiment.

[pigletwillie]

Were in, have rescued 20 seeds from some wild bird mix that we put out at the allotment and will sow them in a week or so.

[mrdinkle]

I've not grown any for years, but have loads of bird seeds so will give it a go.

Count me in!

[Seahorse]

Lol, great idea! I'm in

Will there be a booby prize for anyone growing one shorter than me? I'm a whole foot and a half smaller than Wayne

[HeyWayne]

Mine definitely says "no grow formula" on the bag. Looks like I'm down the garden centre tomorrow then!

As for boobie prize....

[Gauckwin]

IM in --- lots of luck to everyone.

[whigger]

I know it's possibly a bit early to be classed as a winner but my biggest seedling is about two inches now.

[mrs baggins]

count me in

I like a challenge! and luckily I am a bit vertically challenged as well!!!

also have a fuschia challenge with my son.

will be going through bird seed when I get back home!!!

[shirlthegirl43]

Right, Madmax, Aranthos, myself and younger son (not yet a grape) will take part. I have some sunflower seeds from bird food and some from gerbil food. I will note which are which to compare flowers later on (if I manage to grow a blooming sunflower for the first ever time). Great suggestion!

Can't wait for my cut out Wayne!!

[kentvegplot]

Sounds like fun - I'm in too. Will sort through the bird seed when I get back from relaxing weekend visiting MIL

[zazen999]

Right - now off to get birdseed at t'weekend. Have to keep it a bit quiet as the OH doesn't agree with large sunflowers - so I think my plan'll be to plant the red ones coming from realseed; and smuggles a few birdseed ones in the mix.

Hope he doesn't read this on the QT...

[sunflower]

This sounds fun! Please count me in too.

[lettucegrow!]

was goin to give up on sunflowers as the slugs just chomp straight through them but I do love to grow something from from nothing, can I join in? need to start collecting eggshells and other spikey stuff to combat the dreaded slimey creatures

[shirlthegirl43]

was goin to give up on sunflowers as the slugs just chomp straight through them but I do love to grow something from from nothing, can I join in? need to start collecting eggshells and other spikey stuff to combat the dreaded slimey creatures

LOL, here it is the cat that breaks them - he has to rub on every flippin thing in the garden!

[seasprout]

Gone to seed.

Bought some posh table seed this morning and have fished out some fat sunflower seeds for sowing later this weekend.

[craftyslh]

Was wondering about this too. The nuthatches keep knicking the sunflower seeds and burying them, so some of them might grow. But will also join in the challenge.