Monster veggies - any recommendations?

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Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« on: October 07, 2010, 08:47 »
I decided to have a go at growing some "monster" (or should that be monstrous?) veggies up here on my windy hill in Shetland next growing season. I am inspired by a gardening programme my wife taped for me.
I have had very limited success in the local agricultural show here but want to have a go at the leeks, onions, cabbages, carrots and shallots to see if I can manage some really decent-sized ones.
I looked at a number of websites and have ordered the following seeds:

Leeks - Mammoth Blanch Leek RHS AGM (from Robinsons)
Onions - Mammoth Improved Onion (from Robinsons)
Cabbages- Robinson's Champion Giant Cabbage (stonehead)
Carrots - Sweet candle
Shallots - Ambition

Anyone here had experience of growing these large veggies and, in particular, these varieties?
If I can grow things in Shetland, then you can certainly grow things where you are!

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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2010, 08:53 »
This sounds more suited to "The Show Bench", so I'll whizz it there.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2010, 08:40 »
Anyone here had experience of growing these large veggies and, in particular, these varieties?

I take that as a no, then.
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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2010, 08:50 »
Veggieman - i will be having a go aswell this year for the first time, i can tell you that i will be growing sweet candle carrots in raised beds full of sand with holes bored for compost, ill show you a link to the site i am copying :D

http://www.allotment-diary.co.uk/Exhibition-long-show-carrot.html
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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2010, 14:36 »
Thanks, Jamie.
I found that excellent website the other day. Some really good pictures there although I didn't spot where the guy stated which varieties he was growing.

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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2010, 16:51 »
I've been going to, although not showing at the National Gardening show in Shepton Mallet for the past couple of years.  Well worth a visit to anyone interested in growing giant veg - all the names are there... Mr Glazebrook, Mr Atherton, the Forteys etc.     

As for giant seeds I would recommend you do an internet search for Clive Bevan and order some seeds from him.  He supplies a lot of the giant veg growers and is a realy nice bloke too .... I managed a 10kg marrow and a 55cm runner bean last year with his stuff on a first attempt  (nowhere near the whoppers at the Giant veg show but we all have to start somewhere!)         Just don't enter my local show with the results:)

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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2010, 17:30 »
Have a shufi at "Medwin's of Anglesy",  Very knowledgeable and helpfull.   Cheers,   Tony.
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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2010, 17:37 »
It's Medwyn, with a "y" not "i" and "Anglesea" not "Anglesy".

I think we've heard of him before.
« Last Edit: October 24, 2010, 17:42 by DD. »

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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2010, 00:31 »
google  john soulsby of  kibblesworth gateshead  he has the  heaviest leek  world record  think his  web site  is  ( www.johnsoulsby.com)  not  100% tho  and  a good  bloke to deal with   has  giant  veg seeds and plants  along  with  quality leeks onion plants  etc  :) :)

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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2010, 20:26 »
Clive Beven is a showman from Northants-think he has a website

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Re: Monster veggies - any recommendations?
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2010, 18:11 »
Clive Beven is a showman from Northants-think he has a website

This is the one:

http://www.gardening-answers.co.uk/monster.php
« Last Edit: December 10, 2010, 18:12 by Crusty »



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