Friday, 5 April 2019
Sunday, 9 September 2018
This year's competition is officially over!
Winners were announced yesterday at the Balcombe Gardeners' Association Autumn Show.
First place set a new competition record for tallest sunflower, with an absolute monster measuring 354cm!
Third place a very respectable 312cm - for those of you who were at the show, this was the sunflower that was on display.
We also gave away a couple of Great Growing! awards for people who really got into the spirit of the competition.
The Richard Garman Cup went to the tallest sunflower grown by a child - an impressive 210cm!
And of course the Nicest Flower award, which also went to a child entry.
We also had lots of other great entries!
Thanks again to everyone who took part, it's only the second year and it's been another great competiton!
Balcombe Sunflower Competition.
Friday, 7 September 2018
Winners Announced Tomorrow!
This years competition is nearly at an end!
Winners will be announced tomorrow at the Balcombe Gardeners' Association Autumn Show, Victory Hall, Balcombe. More Details here.
We'll be announcing the winners at around 3.30pm but the show is open to the public from 2.30pm, it's well worth a look, and there's plenty of tea and cake!
Hope to see you there!
Winners will be announced tomorrow at the Balcombe Gardeners' Association Autumn Show, Victory Hall, Balcombe. More Details here.
We'll be announcing the winners at around 3.30pm but the show is open to the public from 2.30pm, it's well worth a look, and there's plenty of tea and cake!
Hope to see you there!
Saturday, 18 August 2018
Fun in the sun!
Wow! It's been a hot few weeks here at Sunflower Competition HQ.
Our sunflowers are all about to flower - we haven't grown any monsters ourselves, but we've had plenty of great entries!
If you're thinking of entering remember that you have until 1st September to submit your entries, and it doesn't matter if you've used our seeds or your own - everyone's welcome.
If you're worried that you might not have the tallest sunflower there are runners up, and nicest flower awards too so there's there's still everything to play for!
Our sunflowers are all about to flower - we haven't grown any monsters ourselves, but we've had plenty of great entries!
If you're thinking of entering remember that you have until 1st September to submit your entries, and it doesn't matter if you've used our seeds or your own - everyone's welcome.
If you're worried that you might not have the tallest sunflower there are runners up, and nicest flower awards too so there's there's still everything to play for!
Wednesday, 6 June 2018
Grow Grow Grow!
It's been a busy few weeks for the Sunflower Competition - we've given away loads of seeds and it's been great meeting so many of you at the plant sale, hope your sunflowers are going strong!
We won't be taking part in the competition ourselves, but we planted a few different varieties this year to see how they compared.
Of course we've planted a few of the competition seeds Helianthus Kong, as well as one of our other favourites Mongolian Giant, and for the first time this year we're trying Titan, and Sunzilla which can grow up to 3 meters tall (10 feet) with a head that's a massive 45cm across (18 inches)!
Our oldest plants are around three weeks old now, so far they've made it through the wind and rain but we've lost a few to slugs!
We've put down plenty of grit and sand to try and keep them at bay - if anyone's having slug problems we posted some of the more popular methods for dealing with those savage beasts here on the blog last year.
If you've got any tips you want to share, drop us an email or comment below!
We won't be taking part in the competition ourselves, but we planted a few different varieties this year to see how they compared.
Of course we've planted a few of the competition seeds Helianthus Kong, as well as one of our other favourites Mongolian Giant, and for the first time this year we're trying Titan, and Sunzilla which can grow up to 3 meters tall (10 feet) with a head that's a massive 45cm across (18 inches)!
Our oldest plants are around three weeks old now, so far they've made it through the wind and rain but we've lost a few to slugs!
We've put down plenty of grit and sand to try and keep them at bay - if anyone's having slug problems we posted some of the more popular methods for dealing with those savage beasts here on the blog last year.
If you've got any tips you want to share, drop us an email or comment below!
Monday, 7 May 2018
What's it all about?
SKY'S THE LIMIT!
Balcombe Sunflower Competition is a fun, friendly challenge that encourages village residents to go head to head in a bid to see who can grow the tallest flower.
Balcombe Sunflower Competition is a fun, friendly challenge that encourages village residents to go head to head in a bid to see who can grow the tallest flower.
Why not get your neighbours involved and encourage some friendly rivalry?
Open to children and adults, families and individuals, the competition is completely free to enter. If you live in the village we'll even give you some free seeds to get you started (if they don't run out!)
- Competition runs until 1st September
- 1st prize will go to the tallest sunflower
- Runner-up and nicest flower awards also up for grabs
GET INVOLVED
If you're up for the challenge and fancy taking part then let us know - you'll find our contact details on the flyers and posters on display around the village, or you can email us at balcombesunflowercompetition@gmail.com.
Winners will be announced at the Balcombe Gardeners' Association Annual Show on 8th September. We'll be in touch nearer the time to see how everyone's getting on and make arrangements to confirm the tallest entries.
Feel free to email us if you've got any questions.
Keep us up to date with how your sunflowers are doing - share your photos with us and make your neighbours green with envy!
SEEDS THE DAY!
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