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.We're challenging you to grow the world's tallest sunflower. The current world record stands at 8.03m, and is held by German flight attendant Hans Peter Schiffer. He took the record in 2009, but it's not been held by a Brit since 1976 (that was Frank Kelland, from

Last month, we challenged you to break the World Record for growing the tallest sunflower. Free seeds of 'Russian Giant' were given out with the April issue of Gardeners’ World magazine, and many of you emailed us to register your interest in taking

Well Kate, you can only do your best, but whether that will be enough to grow a sunflower taller than David and I only time will tell. And I think we'll have some competition out there too.As all our readers will be getting a free packet

Easy and rewarding to raise from seed, with impressive, long-lasting flowers, the sunflower is an ideal plant for growing with children. Sunflowers look equally magnificent in borders or as cut flowers.Sunflower seeds e.g. 'Russian Giant

I have sown some dwarf sunflower seeds in seed trays - never grown these before so complete novice! they are coming through now and about an inch high - I can only grow them on in containers but no idea how many seedlings to one container - any

they have been in flower for about a week..too bliming early its cause of warm weather everything is blooming to early.have loads of strawberrys too. we have sunflowers growing in tubs..love them..so easy to grow as well..the bees love them too . Oh yes

For me, the competition to grow a giant sunflower is over. My six sunflowers are either in flower or just about to bloom, which means they're not going to grow any taller. They look good, particularly the two that are providing support for the rogue

What a tremendous pleasure it is to grow sunflowers from seed. Thousands of children up and down the country sow sunflowers in spring, no doubt hoping to grow the tallest and enter the Guinness Book of Records.My sunflowers will never do

How big are they? Sunflowers grow so fast that they run out of food and water very quickly. I'm having the same problem, but I thought it was because I'd overdone the plant food..? You shouldn't really be feeding seedlings for the first few weeks

Please can anyone help, we are growing sunflowers for wedding late September, when would be the best time to plant for good blooms, variety are sonja, and other mixed variety, Many Thanks