I sow Summer King every year, nice and short and stocky, very strong stems they don’t blow over or kink like the wild ones. Also sown Summer Nights and Summer Morning, all ready for next year.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Just to update. Well I re-measured my kinked one under the strict supervision of my neighbour and it's exactly 8 foot and that's not including the 3 inch kink. My next two largest were 7ft 11 and 7ft 10. They're all about halfway through flowering now so are probably not going to grow any more but does that look like the best results for the season;
Kerry_gleaves; 8 foot nultyphilip224; just passed the 8 Ft mark today dave125; 8 foot
Oh Dove I love to grow teasels they are so easy but look architectural and the gold finches love the seed heads in the winter, I don’t know how tall this one is and I don’t think I’m going up a stepladder to find out.
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Well I re-measured my kinked one under the strict supervision of my neighbour and it's exactly 8 foot and that's not including the 3 inch kink. My next two largest were 7ft 11 and 7ft 10. They're all about halfway through flowering now so are probably not going to grow any more but does that look like the best results for the season;
nultyphilip224; just passed the 8 Ft mark today
dave125; 8 foot
Luv from Dave
Can anyone beat a 61" toadflax? Tallest I've ever seen. The blackbird was nicely posed on top of the fence but took off a split second too soon.
I shall have to send OH up a stepladder to measure that one ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I don’t know how tall this one is and I don’t think I’m going up a stepladder to find out.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.