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Tallest Sunflower in Yolo County
Contest Details

Can you grow the tallest sunflower in Yolo County? Then, polish your green thumb and enter NAMI-Yolo's contest.  If your sunflower is tops, you will win a check for $100 and bragging rights for growing the tallest sunflower in Yolo County.

Entry Deadline:  September 30, 2010

How to Enter

  1. Take a photograph of you beside your sunflower.
  2. Measure and record its height in feet and inches.
    (see:  How to measure your sunflower)
  3. Send the photo and measurement along with your name and phone number to:
                   NAMI-Yolo
                   P.O. Box 447
                   Davis, CA  95617
    or send all by email to friends@namiyolo.org.

For more information phone (530) 756-8181 or send email to friends@namiyolo.org.

Someone will phone you to let you know if your sunflower is a contender for Tallest Sunflower in Yolo County.

The prize for the Tallest Sunflower ($100) will be awarded during the first week of October during Mental Illness Awareness Week.

Sunflower Seeds
Although sunflowers entered into the Tallest Sunflower Contest can be grown from any sunflower seeds, NAMI-Yolo is raising funds and mental illness awareness by selling special "Seeds of Hope" sunflower seed packets for a $3 donation per packet or 2 for $5.  Where to buy Seeds.