WELCOME TO THE EMMBROOK TIGERS 2006 SUNFLOWER CHALLENGE

WE ARE RUNNING A SUNFLOWER CHALLENGE THIS YEAR  AS ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES TO HELP CELEBRATE THE CUBS 90TH BIRTHDAY, THE AIM IS TO HAVE 90 SUNFLOWERS OR MORE BEING GROWN BY THE EMMBROOK CUBS, SCOUTS, BROWNIES AND RAINBOWS.

EVERY ONE IN THE CONTEST WILL RECEIVE A SUNFLOWER GROWING IN A 3 INCH POT AND A INSTRUCTION SHEET, ALL THE SUNFLOWERS HAVE BEEN GROWN FROM THE SAME SUNFLOWER HEAD  WHICH  WAS PICKED AND DRIED IN OCTOBER 2005 WHICH MEANS THAT EVERY ENTRANT HAS A EQUAL CHANCE OF WINNING.

THE TALLEST SUNFLOWER { MEASURED GROUND TO TOP OF FLOWER HEAD} GROWN BY SEPTEMBER 14TH  WILL BE THE WINNER AND WILL RECEIVE THE EMMBROOK TIGERS SUNFLOWER CHALLENGE SHIELD ENGRAVED WITH THE WINNERS NAME.

WE WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE WITH YOUR FELLOW COMPETITORS ON THIS PAGE

WE HAVE REACHED OUR TARGET OF 90 AND NOW HAVE 92  IN THE CONTEST--- GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL

THE BEAVERS AND CUBS SEEM TO BE DOING WELL BUT NO SIGN OF ANY OF THE BROWNIE ENTRY TO DATE

REPORTS ARE STARTING TO COME IN ON YOUR SUNFLOWERS THE ONE ABOVE HAS GROWN TO A HUGE 39 INCHS { JUST UNDER  1 METRE ] PICTURED ABOVE BEING PLANTED AND PICTURED BELOW ON SATURDAY JUNE 3RD.

THE NEXT PHOTO ALSO A BEAVER ENTRY MEASURED 51 INCHS { 1.3 METRES ON SUNDAY JUNE THE 11TH

THIS ENTRANTS SUNFLOWER WAS 1.35M ON THURSDAY 16TH JUNE .

THE NEXT TWO ARE TRUE GIANTS, THE PICTURES WERE TAKE ON 16TH JUNE AS WELL. THE SECRET IT WOULD APPEAR IS TO TEND YOUR PLANTS BARE FOOTED AND TO HAVE A FEMALE TOUCH

THIS ONE IS 2.10M                                                THIS ONES IS 2.05

FINAL HEIGHT FOR THIS ONE WAS 3.48M     FINAL HEIGHT FOR THIS ONE WAS 3.4M

AND THEY GET BIGGER AND BIGGER, THE NEXT TWO GIANT PLANTS MEASURED 2.14 M  ON THURSDAY 22ND JUNE

THIS IS THE SAME SUNFLOWER IN THE 1ST 2 PHOTOS ON THIS PAGE AND IS NOW 2.18 M ON JULY 3RD .

THE PICTURES ABOVE WERE TAKEN ON 18TH JUNE AND THEN AGAIN ON 28TH JUNE WHEN THEY MEASURED 1.85 M {6FT 1 }

AND 2.24M {7FT 4 }

THE FOLLOWING TWO  PICTURES ARE FROM THE SUNFLOWER FOREST IN VALLEY CRESCENT WHERE ALL THE SUNFLOWERS IN THIS CONTEST ORIGINATED FROM

AND THEY GET BIGGER AND BIGGER JUST LOOK AT THE NEXT GIANT 2.80 M ON MONDAY 10TH JULY

THIS IS ONE SUN FLOWER THAT WE HAVE FOLLOWED RIGHT FROM THE START OF THE CHALLENGE AND NOW LOOK AT THE SIZE  , ITS NOW SHOT UP TO 3.06M

THE FOLLOWING 2 HAVE BEEN GROWN ON AN ALLOTMENT THE BIGGEST OF THE TWO MEASURED 2.97 ALMOST THE MAGICAL 3.0 M MARK

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LAST PICTURES TO BE ENTERED

THE ONE BELOW MEASURED 2.22M                                          THIS ONE MADE IT TO 3.2M

THE FOLLOWING TWO ARE PICTURES OF THE SAME SUNFLOWER WHICH PEAKED AT 2.96 M

THESE TWO PHOTOS ARE OF A SUNFLOWER GROWN IN FINCHAMPSTEAD AND GREW TO 3.25 M

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