They're really big, but.......

Had a bit of a disaster at the weekend.

Very strong winds Saturday night, Sunday morning found pots, plants and all blown over huge pots, but still not enough to withstand the wind.

2 had broken, but hopefully the others will make it.

Now over 6ft tall, still no flowers!

I was given a tiny sunflower seedling, by a church buddy, and I have cosseted it. When it looked strong enough, I transplanted it into a bigger pot. The it was put outside, and it still looked to be doing well.
Now it has stopped growing, and is home to many ants. There is a small bud, but I was hoping for something huge.
Maybe it is a dwarf variety, but if it flowers, that will be a bonus.

Mine have all been eaten by something

Probably slugs BlueBelle; they just love sunflowers. My DS grew a row of 3 sunflowers up against a stone garden wall one year and they got to about 6 feet. He got up one morning and they looked like 3 bamboo canes; not a leaf in sight.

No flowers are due for another month or so Phoenix! Mine are also on their 2nd cane extensiin and no sign of flower heads forming yet, but they'll come eventually. Gardening is all about patience says she who inspects the tomato plants hourly for signs of fruit!

(I mean the seed packets which have smiley faces on that is, the ones especially easy to grow!)

Thanks all!

I'm pretty chuffed, it's the first time I've grown anything from seed in more than 20 years!

I planted 9 (I think) seeds, and 7 germinated.

Suppose you are only supposed to plant on the strongest ones, but I decided to give them all a chance.

The stalks on some of them are thicker than my thumb

Only two of mine germinated and they were puny little things so ended up on the compost heap. I can’t grow sunflowers, not even the ones which have smiley faces on for children. The only ones which grow in my garden are the ones the birds plant.

Mine have all been eaten by something

You'll probably have to wait until the end of July/beginning of Ausust forcany flowers phoenix. ??

Thanks midgey! Not a quality I'm known for!

So, how long have I got to be patient for?

You need to be patient!