The Pumpkin growing and carving challenge 2015

It'll be on terra firma this year,I can't keep taking my steps to bits ,my windows won't get cleaned

I still haven't decided on a plot for it yet as I haven't got much space but it has to be well protected from the killer chickens Where there's a will there's a way

 

Just don't cut it "early" for a show this year...let it grow!

This seed I have either take two older parents and then remake a famous seed or they already have a famous parent, either way they are all part of the genetics that went forward to make the famous giant Wallace. It'll be interesting to see what happens, providing I can germinate some of them..lol

Steve...

 

Yaaaaay, my seeds are in and I have sown 4. Got help me if they all germinate. LOL

Found out that my already sown ones which are around 4 inches high now are 'conneticut field'. Whatever the hell that is. Hopefully they'll grow and we can use them for Jack olanterns

 

30 Hours after sowing and placing in a 50w propagator. I scraped away a bit of the thick edges with a rope knife before sowing. Got a bit of catching up to do!

 

My green manure on the patch has reached 3ft+ so yesterday I strimmed it down the middle, dug it in by hand and today I rotovated over the top of it and added some soil amendments. Then put the hoops up. Ready for plants now and the rest of the manure will be dug in as the plant starts to fill the space.



I have a few plants that have germinated, so we are off and running now. (finally!)

Steve...

 

A couple of young 'uns

 

Nice one Lolimac, from little acorns....

Steve...

 

A couple of young'uns (at the front in 90mm pots, they're marrows at the back for comparison). The one on the left is 10 days after germination, and the other 9 days.

 

Potted on from 90mm dia pots to 100mm square deeper pots

 

It's looking good John, much, much better than either of mine. Scrungees look good and healthy too.

Steve...

 

Reckon I might be only 48 hrs behind you:

Mine were like that last year, but I potted them up in some contaminated potting compost and lost them all, together with my Marrows, early Courgettes, all my beefsteak Tomatoes and my Tomato hanging baskets/containers.

 

Looking really well everyone mine are rubbish this year I 100% agree with you Steve about the Paton seed they are weak plants and really stugeled I have just got some better ones going but they don't even have a true leaf yet

 

Hi Richard. Hope this isn't cheeky but any chance of some seeds from your giant? I can Paypal you some cash for postage if you want?

 

cracking looking plant @Scrungee ...

Mine look nice and strong but only diddy...