Week 3

I'm sorry to begin this week's update with the sad news that George and Karen's sunflower is no longer with us. One mourner has left a wreathe of daisies in its place. RIP.

Gone but not forgotten.

What else is new this week? Well, as predicted, many competitors have chosen to support their stray seedlings with a stick. It doesn't always work out though....

Rob might want to invest in some string.

In other news, Shaun Killen has returned from his jaunt in Japan (with an array of unusual and disturbing gifts). Will this homecoming spell a change for his (equally unusual-looking) plant? Meanwhile, a couple of competitors are going to new measures for that extra inch. Do sunflowers prefer tea or coffee? Maybe Eilidh/Louis and Emma/Leoni hold the answer!

A tea-rrific idea?

Since I neglected to set any rules at the start of the competition, the use of teabags etc. is acceptable. I would like to make it clear now, however, that fertilisers are strictly banned... so put that MiracleGro away!

Here's a run down of this week's scores (with the exception of Matt, who has taken his sunflower to the vet school... it's GK Vs Garscube now!):

George/Karen	0
Shaun	85
Lesley	174
Natalie	175
Adam/Gemma	195
Justyna	225
Rob	272
Zara	272
Roman	273
Iain	275
Caroline	278
Willie	280
Sunny	282
Nick	295
Donald	300
Emma/Leoni	319
Eliza/Vic	340
Florence/Roger	365
Amy/Lyndsey	405
Eilidh/Louis	445

Special thanks to Nick "the underdog" for his excellent photography.