2014 The GC Pumpkin growing and carving challenge

Think i've lost then

Nice one Steve

 

Looking sweet Steve any idea how to weigh it

 

Brilliant Steve....

 

I've used bathroom scales previously, most weigh upto 28 stone (392lb) and you can use two sets in tandem for weights bigger than that.

Steve...

 

Mine have begun to suffer :(

 

Caption Me



Caught this little blighter the other day, thought it would be fun to have you all write captions for it. Here's mine.

"Oh my, you've got a big shell"

or

"Oxygen! I need Oxygen up here! "

Over to you now.

Steve...

 

"Bring it on small fry"

 

Hey lads I can see the lettuce patch from here

 

This isn't a caption but by jove I think I've got it...when was the last time you saw a snail climb a ladder....

 

I started full time work 2 week back so ive not been able to check on mine,so today finally i harvested mine because i wasnt sure when i would get chance again,here goes
My big max..

I tried weighing it on wilkies scales ,it said almost 6 stone but all the pumpkin was on there so doubt thats accurate
And i got 5 jack o lantern

 

Thanks john, i put little effort it to be fair It amazes me how well pumpkins grow!,everyone has done so well!
I need to put more effort in next yr .... plus more plants x

 

I cut one of the smaller ones off the plant yesterday, just to see how easy or hard it was to move and take home, a practice run so to speak.

With help from a friend, we put a wheelbarrow on its side next to the fruit and managed to "rock it up" then get it in the van. Unfortunately, the wheelbarrow tipped up inside the van and the fruit rolled out, so now it has a fist sized gouge ripped out of it.



I taped it up at home and its 220lb!







I'll have to rethink my strategy as the two remaining growing fruit, are bigger!

Steve...

 

@joolz68 ....Brilliant

@Steve R ... that's huge,you did well to get it in the barrow in the first place