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West Amwell, NJ

Finally took a video of the garden. So far almost every corn stalk has yet to tassle and there no flowers on any of the pure giant amaranth. As long as we don't get any crazy wind storms there is a lot of potential for somtehing really big this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUSAisHscfs

8/19/2009 10:38:15 PM

Minnesota

Great video, I had 12ft. sunflower this year.

8/20/2009 2:41:48 PM

West Amwell, NJ

This year was a disaster for my sunflowers. We had a lot of rain early on and many of them got sunflower downy mildew. The few that made it flowered prematurely. My tallest is around 12 ft. as well. Funny thing is that my corn is doing great this year. There almost isn't a single tassle in the garden. Hopefully, this trend will continue.

8/21/2009 1:55:48 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Cool...Our sunflowers are pathetic this year too. Too much rain.

8/21/2009 4:22:45 PM

Reed Point Montana

very nice garden Brian and very knowledgeable, my plants look nothing like yours but still having a blast growing them!

8/22/2009 3:30:49 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Brian, When does that Giant Amaranth Seed? I have some 20 footers..that are going to need a freaking chain saw.

8/23/2009 7:46:42 AM

West Amwell, NJ

Haha! Usually they flower sometime between September to October. Do you have any pictures? I would love to see them. The world record for them now is 27 feet 10 inches.

8/23/2009 7:22:09 PM

Rhode Island

is it ok to tie the sunflower stalk to the roof of your house?

8/24/2009 6:08:34 AM