Pumpkin Growing Challenge !!

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  1. Bilbo675

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    I'm definitely up for another go :thumb:; I started late this year and unfortuntely my pumpkin turned to mush.....
     
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      I will give it a go ; always wanted my own giant !
       
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        I'd love to give it a go next year...the best one i grew this year escaped through the fence into next doors garden and became a 'football' for thier very LARGE dog to play with:mad: i was too scared to ask for my 'ball' back:gaagh: So yes i'm up for it....:dbgrtmb:
         
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          Me too, I've grown them for a few years but never taken any care. I've learnt some things on here which will be useful for my other veggies too, so it's been really useful for me to find out how the rest of you do things :-)
           
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          I've learned that it might be a good idea to put straw under the fruits as they form, stop em going pummy.

          Will be growing Pumpkin Nuts next season, Cucurbita Pepo var. styriaca.

          Will send some to Steve when I get them.
           
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          John, perhaps you should keep them away from the booze next time, Mr. Big, drunk and incapable methinks! :heehee:

          Well done to everyone! :dbgrtmb:
           
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            I'd like to give it another go, and this time I'll be better prepared by being able to get a big pit of muck started well in advance.

            Stick a sheet of perforated expanded polystyrene under it, mice are too fond of straw and burrowing into pumpkins to get at the seeds.
             
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              I'd love to give it a go ...... :fingerdrum: I'm just wondering if my tiny town garden has room for a giant pumpkin. Could we hold a competition for the smallest?
               
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              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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              This is how mine has ended up.
              [​IMG]

              Not sure yet if I'd be interested in growing one again next year, its too early to say, I tend to make my growing decisions after Christmas.
               
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                Let's just skip Christmas Pete and get on to the new growing year. :)
                 
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                  Brilliant job!

                  He looks wonderful!
                   
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                    Thanks Melinda, but not my work, a mate of mine has done it with the help of his kids.:D

                    Well I think he enjoyed doing it and he let the kids watch.:)
                     
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                    That is very good pete. I don't think the photo does it justice, given it's huge size that must be quite imposing. :dbgrtmb:
                     
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                      Just carved mine, got to say I've never grown a pumpkin that was completely full, no hollow and only a tiny pithy bit in the middle, it certainly took a bit of scraping out. And I only found one seed, usually there are hundreds.

                      As mine was hadn't really formed properly so was an odd shape, it reminded me of the cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland:
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                        Well done Pete and John, I must get mine done today...it wont be long till the trick 'n treaters get here!!

                        Steve...:)
                         
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