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Ready to grow gargantuan sunflowers? Right now is the time to start! I am organizing a Sunflower Contest for all BASIC families. All ages welcome. Parents are encouraged to help their children. Working together in the garden is a great way to bond with children and talk about God's creation. Feel free to use any type of sunflower seed or growing method. Entries must be grown from seed. Here are some growing tips: fertilize every weekend, water every day, use mulch and plant the seed where there is sunlight. Here is a good website to get you started: http://namisunflowers.org/tall-grow.html For additional advice, feel free to contact local resources like Master Gardeners of Santa Clara http://www.mastergardeners.org/scc.html Prizes awarded for: Tallest Sunflower Largest Sunflower Bloom Garden with the Most Sunflowers Runners-up will receive recognition too Entry Deadline: September 30. Entries accepted any time between May 1 - Sept 30. Prizes Awarded: October 10, 2008 Cost: $2 per entry per person How to enter: email (or snail mail) your name, telephone number, photos, approximate height of the sunflower and/or sunflower bloom and/or the number of sunflowers grown. RULES FOR TALLEST SUNFLOWER: Measure the sunflower from the tip of the tallest petal along the stalk, following any curve, to the bottom of the stalk as it enters the soil. Submit a photo by email or snail mail it to me. RULES FOR LARGEST SUNFLOWER BLOOM: Measure across the entire head including the petals. Submit a photo by email or snail mail it to me. RULES FOR GARDEN WITH THE MOST SUNFLOWERS: Count the sunflowers on your property; they can be in various places if you do not have a single plot for them. Submit a photo(s) by email or snail mail it to me. I need a photo of all entries. I will display all photos unless I'm told otherwise. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Aimee |
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Thank you so much for participating in the 2007 Sunflower Contest. God is truly amazing! He blessed this project with successes and challenges! I still cannot get over how our broken sunflower grew from the only two strands that were keeping it together. I'm sorry for those that did not have success this year. My family's sunflowers grew, but not as spectacular as the others mentioned here. I asked the successful families, "What did you do?" They did not do much except plant the seeds and water them. As you look at these photos, remember it is the hand of God that provides. If He can make these spectacular sunflowers grow, how much more will He shower upon your homeschool! "Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!" Luke 12:27-28 **************************************************************************************************************** Winner: Most Sunflower Blooms: 447 Blooms: Aubin Family Winner: Tallest Sunflower: 175 inches: Aubin Family Winner: Largest Sunflower Head: 15 inches: Presley Family
Honorable Mention: The Shertle Family for a large sunflower head Honorable Mention: The Lee Family for a large sunflower head and tall sunflower Honorable Mention: The McNally Family for a not-so-tall sunflower Honorable Mention: The Geiger Family for the best sunflower photos and most variety! Good job you guys!
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