Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 5 Entries. Thursday, September 24 View Page 8.64 Porkchop. Second season growing tomatoes, but my first season growing them hydroponically. Off to Malvern later, thanks to Curtis for getting me hooked! Thursday, September 24 View Page Nice pic of the roots too. Hydro certainly wasn't plain sailing with the three UK heatwaves we've been through this season! Thursday, September 24 View Page The 30" Zappa 2025 is mighty! Can't wait to weigh this head in at Malvern, although unfortunately there's no adult class at the event. Thursday, September 24 View Page Last year, both my daughters grew bigger sunflowers than me. This year, I'm in with a shout! Both of their 2026 heads are off to Malvern to compete in the 12-15 category. One will inevitably do better than the other � I just hope the loser is a little more graceful in defeat than last year! ?? Thursday, September 24 View Page My tall sunflowers were a bit neglected this year, so perhaps I'll up my game for 2027. Matthias kindly shared some of his 259 seed with me for 2026, which came from the 336" Grendel that went on to grow the WR for Alex. The 259 is multi-headed, but I'll definitely give them another go next year and see what they can do.