Picture taken on 7/25/05. Row of Bott's Strain sunflowers. Smaller, thicker sunflowers on right are Ripley's Giant Single. Tallest Botts is ~8'9" feet tall. richard Hope strain giant marrow below sunflowers.

tallest botts in picture:

direct seeded in first week in June.

date - height

6/24 - 19"

6/27 - 27"

6/28 - 30"

6/30 - 36"

7/5 - 49.5"

7/6 - 53"

7/9 - 57.5"

7/13 - 68"

7/19 - 84"

7/26 - 105"

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