GC Pumpkin Growing Challenge 2013

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  1. nFrost

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      hmmm, strange I thought I posted this yesterday:

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        Those potatoes on the right are in containers, I've moved them a bit further away to let more light at the pumpkins.

        One Pumpkin is Atlantic Giant, the other is from Steve R a couple of years ago :dbgrtmb:
         
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        Is the wine bottle somehow related to Steve's 'magic feed'??? Ha!

        Also, are those two 2 litre bottles next to the plants for watering straight to the roots? That's what I'm planning on doing too.
         
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          My "Magic Feed" comes in 6 pint plastic bottles...and I've about 16 of them...:)

          Steve...:)
           
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          Ahhhh...so you feed them wine ey John:thumbsup:...worth a go:biggrin:
           
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            I thought you did too, as I was thinking about the usual comments about the wine bottle:snork:
             
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              Yes, the caps is screwed on with a few small holes so the water seeps out slowly :dbgrtmb:
               
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                No the wine is for me, just happen to have a lot of empties around the garden :)
                 
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                  I use 2 - 3 litre bottles without caps so I can quickly get a gallon of feed straight to the roots, and also push a cane down into the bottle and through the neck into the ground so I can see where it is after it's been smothered with leaves.
                   
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                    I think I'll use JWK's method as I'll be using a hose to water them sp I wont how much I've put in. Thank You.
                     
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                      It also depends a bit on your soil. I'm on really light chalky soil, so a gallon of water poured in one place would just drain straight away washing out nutrients at the same time, I have to water little and often.
                       
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                        I found a couple clay pipes behind my shed so put those in:blue thumb:
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                          Great idea loli.

                          What an inventive lot we are!
                           
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                            I planted mine out last night hopefully they didn't get too battered by the over night wind and rain. Ill get a picky today if I go up lottie later
                             
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