Pumpkin Growing Challenge 2012

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    Up, up and a wahey!:hpybtd:-----'ignore the happy birthday'.
     
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    Soup for twenty two two then Steve, :dbgrtmb:
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    My dog Fred would chase it. :doggieshmooze:
     
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    Here's your other glove Steve :)
     
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      Find another one like that, and you could go in for boob implants!:huh:
       
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        It was slightly colder this morning than I expected and I got some of pumpkin leaves frosted:

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        Nothing else was affected, no sign of frost damage on tomatoes or french beans, although it got my outdoor cucumbers a few weeks ago.
         
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          Scrungee, your plants still look a healthy green colour, apart from the frosted bits.

          It didn't get above 5 deg C until midday, so I still had mine fleeced over till then. My leaves have started to go yellow though, not a good sign.
           
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          lol...very good John...I knew I'd left it somewhere!

          Steve...:)
           
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          Looks like it'll be going down to around freezing at the weekend at my pumpkin patch, so I'll probably be cutting it today so I can concentrate on covering up tomatoes.
           
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          I cut it a short while ago. Mrs Scrungee is not happy with my suggestion we keep it indoors until Halloween.
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          I thought I'd delay weighing and posting weight a while to create a little bit of suspense.
           
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            Wow Scrungee....that's amazing:hapfeet:hurry up and weight it...i can't wait...Well done champ:dbgrtmb:
             
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            Looking good Scrungee :)
             
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            Slightly off topic......but with my head held low I went and bought one from Tesco today (after the unfortunate end of my potential giant earlier this year :frown:). It is a beauty and cheap too for the size (it's a biggie :snork:) - £3, they also had smaller ones at 2 for £3. Considering the bad year commercial pumpkin growers have supposed to have had I would have expected the prices to higher, they were £5 at Tescos last year.

            Well it won't hold the same satisfaction but I'll keep it dry and cool ready for the night of terror in a couple of weeks :heehee:
             
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              Not a bad idea to buy one now Bilbo, before they all sell out. Apparently the commercial growers have 20-30% less than last year.
               
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              Don't forget that there's a second stage to this compo - pumpkin carving?

              From post #1
               
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