I grew this sunflower from seed wonders will never cease

12 years 7 months ago #137799 by photobod

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12 years 7 months ago #137804 by Screamin Scott
So you have green thumbs on your hands eh?

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12 years 7 months ago #137808 by photobod
I seem to have aquired a bit of skill in the gardening world Scott, time is on my hands :banana: :banana: :banana:

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12 years 7 months ago #137811 by Dori
You snot!!! Mine were eaten alive this year!
Beautiful!!! :judge:

Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...

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12 years 7 months ago #137813 by photobod

Dori wrote: You snot!!! Mine were eaten alive this year!
Beautiful!!! :judge:


Sorry Dori for being a snot (not) :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I actually have 4 growing and only the very lower leaves were attacked, they are all in pots and doing well, but the guy further along has them ten feet tall and the stems are about 5 inches width.

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"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn

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12 years 7 months ago #137821 by Dori

photobod wrote:

Dori wrote: You snot!!! Mine were eaten alive this year!
Beautiful!!! :judge:


Sorry Dori for being a snot (not) :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I actually have 4 growing and only the very lower leaves were attacked, they are all in pots and doing well, but the guy further along has them ten feet tall and the stems are about 5 inches width.

:thumbsup: I used to grow them in MN with good results. Florida is not a good environment.

Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...

Resident Texasotan...

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12 years 7 months ago #137861 by Jim Photo
Get a shot with the sun back lighting it :thumbsup:

Congrats on the plant!


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12 years 7 months ago #137874 by Stealthy Ninja
Dang I was gonna steal that photo and all. Curse you obvious watermark!

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12 years 7 months ago #137875 by Baydream

photobod wrote:

Dori wrote: You snot!!! Mine were eaten alive this year!
Beautiful!!! :judge:


Sorry Dori for being a snot (not) :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I actually have 4 growing and only the very lower leaves were attacked, they are all in pots and doing well, but the guy further along has them ten feet tall and the stems are about 5 inches width.

Sounds like "stem envy" to me :P

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12 years 7 months ago #138097 by Jim Photo

Baydream wrote:

photobod wrote:

Dori wrote: You snot!!! Mine were eaten alive this year!
Beautiful!!! :judge:


Sorry Dori for being a snot (not) :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I actually have 4 growing and only the very lower leaves were attacked, they are all in pots and doing well, but the guy further along has them ten feet tall and the stems are about 5 inches width.

Sounds like "stem envy" to me :P



:rofl: :rofl:


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12 years 7 months ago #138108 by Mont Photography
Good job on growing the flower from seeds! :thumbsup: It's beautiful!


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12 years 7 months ago #138129 by robbie

Dori wrote:

photobod wrote:

Dori wrote: You snot!!! Mine were eaten alive this year!
Beautiful!!! :judge:


Sorry Dori for being a snot (not) :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I actually have 4 growing and only the very lower leaves were attacked, they are all in pots and doing well, but the guy further along has them ten feet tall and the stems are about 5 inches width.

:thumbsup: I used to grow them in MN with good results. Florida is not a good environment.

You gotta buy 'SOIL' Dori,flowers don`t grow in sand!!!


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12 years 7 months ago #138132 by robbie
Congrats mr 'Greenthumb'' errr..David.Very nicely done.


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12 years 7 months ago #138269 by photobod

Stealthy Ninja wrote: Dang I was gonna steal that photo and all. Curse you obvious watermark!


There is a copy available without watermark, £1,000,000,000 please make cheque out to David Cooke I will be sure to express it.

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