sunflower compo update

[cyberfairy]

aww, don't be downhearted lass - I'm fuckin shit wi plants too

I do hope there's a bottle of wine under that duvet

I'm on the gin from under the sink
Fucking covered in scratches-was so impressed with my inventive way of trying to fix the trellis-the worst thing was a neighbour happening to look over the wall to see me ripping the gusset of a pair of fishnets with my teeth
She didn't stay long enough for me to explain that I was trying to rip them to tie back Triffid like vegetation

 

[sojourner]

I'm on the gin from under the sink
Fucking covered in scratches-was so impressed with my inventive way of trying to fix the trellis-the worst thing was a neighbour happening to look over the wall to see me ripping the gusset of a pair of fishnets with my teeth
She didn't stay long enough for me to explain that I was trying to rip them to tie back Triffid like vegetation

You can buy a fuck off big roll of garden string from Wilkos you know - save all that gusset-biting

although...

 

[cyberfairy]

You can buy a fuck off big roll of garden string from Wilkos you know - save all that gusset-biting

although...

Takes me back to when I was young, free and for a brief time, the only lesbian avenger in a tu-tu

 

[Biddlybee]

Hope there are going to be photos when they flower
One of mine has been nibbled a little bit my a slug or snail - obviously didn't like the taste of it though

 

[sojourner]

Takes me back to when I was young, free and for a brief time, the only lesbian avenger in a tu-tu

Oh yes?

Lesbian avenger you say?





*scribbles in Conversion Bible*

 

[cyberfairy]

Oh yes?

Lesbian avenger you say?





*scribbles in Conversion Bible*

I was shit! We got sneered at by lumberjacked wimmin and then we never went back and then my girlfriend got pregnant and I gave up
Ahem-slight derail

 

[cyberfairy]

Hope there are going to be photos when they flower
One of mine has been nibbled a little bit my a slug or snail - obviously didn't like the taste of it though

Do you think certain slugs and snails must have different tastes? My old work garden was full of snails, sunflowers, and herbs but never used a single pesticide

 

[Biddlybee]

I've got no idea - I'm new to this gardening lark

 

[trashpony]

You can go right off some folk you know

Heh heh.

Still haven't planted anything

 

[janeb]

Have some sunflower seeds planted but only in the last few days so nothing as yet

 

[Biddlybee]

The bugger has been back and nibbled another couple of plants - can't see him anywhere though

 

[aqua]

mine are getting pretty big they look so pretty!

 

[Biddlybee]

photos?

 

[aqua]

errr yeah go on then I'll take some tonight

 

[Biddlybee]

Yay

 

[aqua]

would you like me to put a ruler next to them, just so you know I'm not playing with the camera angle or something

 

[Biddlybee]

Yes

 

[aqua]

 

[aqua]

2 of our sunflowers

 

[aqua]

2 more

 

[aqua]

the final 2

 

[lemontop]

Had a bit of a sunflower disaster yesterday, tried to replace rubbish temporary wool that was attaching the plants to my knitting needles and two of them ended up bending and snapping in half. The leaves on some of the others have gone a funny yellow colour. What am I doing wrong other than using rubbish temporary canes? Can I save the sunflowers?

 

[ill-informed]

If the leaves have chlorosis, then you've probably got a nutrient deficiecy. Feed them or pot them up.

I've got loads of self set sunflowers which are from a giant from last year so i've got 'high' hopes for this year.

 

[Biddlybee]

2 more

Wow
They're doing really well

Didn't check mine this morning for more nibbles - must do that when I get home.

 

[Lisarocket]

I've got 4 that are about 1ft on my balcony, but the rest have been destroyed by snails

I don't know how the little buggers get up here. Must take them ages...

 

[aqua]

over a metre now

 

[ringo]

Only remembered to sow mine on Sunday, will be a poor show this year what with scaffolding in the garden too :-(

 

[geminisnake]

over a metre now

Show off

I have pretty much given up. I have one survivng plant which has been blown out of it's pot, spent at least 2 nights in near freezing torrential rain and been munched a bit.
I don't hold out much hope tbh

 

[ill-informed]

mine are only a foot high but i think they get better root structure if they grow slowly at first.

 

[moomoo]

I'm pleased to report that mine are coming on nicely










Considering I have to protect them constantly from footballs, the dog and homemade bombs