The race is on . . .

. . . and six seedlings have germinated in our shed nursery.

Sunflowers are fun to grow and produce seed for birds or to eat.

So join in the competition and see who can grow the tallest sunflower.

Follow on twitter at @twunflowercomp and on facebook.

I go away for three days and look what happens . . .

Were these the beans that Jack swapped for the cow?

These are the first sunflowers I've grown successfully so I'm quite pleased. The fun of the @twunflowercomp is watching the sunflowers grow . . . and grow . . . and grow . . . and grow . . . 

Can't wait for the flowers!

Three days away and the sunflowers have shot up . . .

They obviously enjoy the combination of warmth, light and rain . . .

. . . although I'd like to know who is munching away at the leaves.

Who else is growing sunflowers? Have you entered the sunny sunflower @twunflowercomp on twitter? It's just for fun.