Pumpkin Growing Challenge !!

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  1. JWK

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    Well done Ziggy, its a beaut!
     
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      [​IMG] I didn't do anything apart from feed it, its, its own entity





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      Well done Ziggy...whats the OTT table give you now? Ask the keeper of the tape...

      Steve...:)
       
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      Well done Ziggy, looking very good, everything my little squishy mess aspired to be but sadly lacked the ambition :D
       
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      She's gone to Bristol to visit her Sister, if I try to do it i'll only mess it up.
       
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      That Pumpkin Zigs is making that bottle look kinda silly now it's works done! Where's cinderella when you need her? Bet you got the six little mice. Are you going to be the Prince Zig, with a pumkin that size you can name your price.:heehee:
       
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        Just back from the Allotment and having measured the Pumpkin it's now at 105lb. I have a photo on my phone but now cannot find the cable to connect to pc, if I cant find it today I'll take a proper camera with me tomorrow.

        Steve...:)
         
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          Number 1 pumpkin is gradually turning into mush, just measured number 2, it has managed to get onto the lower rungs of the OTT table, now it's 25.8lb :)
           
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          As previously related, one of my plants grown from the seed provided failed to produce any female flowers, and my 'giant' pumpkin on the other one only got to 35mm dia before dying.

          I also had a 'Halloween' pumpkin plant, but even that only produced this tiny specimen that narrowly avoided being beaten by a tomato!

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            Has your phone got a memory card in it ?
             
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            I finally found the lead to my phone, here is the 105lb (so far) monster I have growing...

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              Your leaves still look healthy Steve, so it still has some growing to do!
               
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              Exactly what I thought when I saw it, and I went back to previous posts and see it's grown 22 lbs last week, 23 lbs the week before that, it looks like a youngun and there's almost 3 weeks to go.......
               
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              Great going guys with your Giant Pumpkins :thumbsup:

              Here is the end result of my first ever grown Pumpkin, it measures 21 inch around and weight is 3.825 lbs :D

              Just needs a little more ripening before i make soup out of it :stirpot:
               

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                I wont be here to update my progress so Ziggy is declared the winner.

                Well done Zig!

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