2014 The GC Pumpkin growing and carving challenge

Wow!!!!!!...These pumpkins are Monsters...Impressed!!!!!

 

Just about all of the giant pumpkins grown are Atlantic Giants, so I doubt it's a variety problem. But there are two other varieties I have seen called Sumo and Hundredweight.

Steve...

 

I grew Sumo last year but they didn't do very well for me (no surprises there then) but they do look like a monster

 

Yes I think that you have most chance with Atlantic giants they just need a lot of love

 

Measured again quickly this morning, 3 days after the last one, but about 8 hours short of the full 3 days. Growth on my biggest 'kin continues as before at around 10b per day. The 978 plant that was growing at around 4lb per day has stepped it up to around 10lb also.

427 Plant, 1 Fruit

118lb Fri
146lb Mon
28lb Increase

978 Plant, 1 Fruit

69lb.3 Fri
99lb Mon
30lb Increase

1271 Plant, 2 Fruits

Main vine

56.1lb Fri
77.4lb Mon
21.3lb Increase

Side Vine

74.7lb Fri
88lb Mon
13.3lb Increase

The 1271 has 2 fruits and I was unsure which one to cut off, its clear above which is growing faster so tomorrow I will be cutting off the side vine fruit, even though its the biggest. Hopefully then all growth will be concentrated on the other fruit and it's growth rate will rise.

Steve...

 

Growing well Steve lets hope we get a bit more warm weather
Im still feeding like crazy getting 8 lb a day average ish but hard to get a weight on it as it's a really odd shape

 

I'm only feeding a little comfrey feed every couple of weeks...when I remember..lol I put everything into the soil instead. Maybe I should give it some feed.

What are you feeding yours on Richard?

Steve...

 

Just want to say this is a marvellous thread,I'm loving seeing everyones results....

 

Nettle tea and comfray mainly
I do have some bio grow but don't it that much it's mainly for toms fed some liquid se weed last year but not this year

 

I had better go and check on mine ive not been up for almost 2 week i will take my camera

 

This is getting ridiculous, this morning I have cut a 94lb pumpkin from a plant to allow the other fruit to get bigger!!!!!

Here she is now at home in a builders wheelbarrow.







Nice clean fruit though!

Steve...

 

Brilliant that is steve...Huge
My biggest big max i found earlier is twice the size of a football but all the other are smaller than,jack o latern are growing well though.
Not the best picture.. its look small on it

 

Thats a nice looking pumpkin Joolz68...Well done you

 

Lovely and clean that Steve mine has had some right hammer with all the noisy people on my allotments it's soooo annoying that people can not keep away