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Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: welsh boyo on August 26, 2008, 17:27
well i thought id make this a bit different as its my 100th post.
So heres my pumpkins that ive managed to grow this year., (2litre bottle for scale)
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i231/Big-Dees/tackle/pumpkins2008002.jpg)
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i231/Big-Dees/tackle/pumpkins2008003.jpg)

(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i231/Big-Dees/tackle/pumpkins2008001.jpg)


Im really happy with the size of these,i`m hoping that they may get a bit larger as well,but we desperatly need a bit of sun down here to help ripen them.
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: Alex 98 on August 26, 2008, 17:29
C'mon, thats one of those minature water bottles.....
You can't kid us.

Alex
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 26, 2008, 17:57
Brilliant post for your 100th Welshie :D

(Ignore Alex :wink:)
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: Yabba on August 26, 2008, 18:02
Wow, they really like pepsi they drank the lot!

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Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 26, 2008, 18:13
Ignore (inane) Yabba too Welshie  :roll:   :lol:
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: Alex 98 on August 26, 2008, 18:18
Just envious
All the things you plan for......
Its always the unplanned that do best, in our case
Fennel, wow
Yellow courgettes, sweet mother of mercy!

Nice work boyo

Alex
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: Yabba on August 26, 2008, 18:44
Quote from: "Aunt Sally"
Ignore (inane) Yabba too Welshie  :roll:   :lol:


heheh, it was the "ShoP that We Cant menTion" post wasn't it ? :tongue2:

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Title: Pumpkin,s
Post by: paul meese on August 26, 2008, 23:24
Very nice pic,s those, very nice
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: peapod on August 26, 2008, 23:27
Im green with envy over other peoples pumpkins

Well done!

Paula
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: FCG on August 27, 2008, 00:05
Ruddy hell, brilliant pumpkins! How long from flower has it been to that size?
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: Bombers on August 27, 2008, 15:36
Yaki Da boyo! Nice pumkins, should see some sun this next week too. 8)
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: rawbinood on August 27, 2008, 15:41
nice pumpkins!   What variety are they? :)
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: welsh boyo on August 27, 2008, 16:42
thanks for the replies everyone.
the pumpkins are atlantic giant.the time from flower to that size is about 6-8 weeks i think.
I had to play cupid and hand pollanate the female flowers, only got 3 to grow form 2 plants, lost over 40 odd i reckon.

the 1st pic shows a fruit from a plant that is planted in a mass of 3yr homemade compost.
but the 2nd pic shows friut from a plant that is planted in the soil on the plot.
there was no visable difference to the plant(health wise), rate of growth was the same and it seems the size of fruit is the same.
the only difference is the one on/in the compost managed 2 pumpkins and the main stem was green,
whilst the other had one fruit and a yellow main stem.
I reckon the amount of fruit is down to the bad weather and not being pollenated.nothing to do with what it was planted in.
so in my little experiment i dont think that planting in lots of compost did anything at all.
Title: pics of my biggest ever pumpkins for my 100th post.
Post by: SnooziSuzi on August 27, 2008, 17:00
I forgot I even had a pumpkin plant - it just disappeared it was so small!  :cry:

Well done on yours though Welshie; next year I WILL grow one that big!