GIANT Pumpkins

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With the world record Pumpkin getting bigger and bigger, is anyone here growing a giant this year?


Current world record 1,725 Pounds





I've bought some seeds from Marshalls of the variety that grows these monsters (Dills atlantic giant) to grow some for fun value, I wonder if anyone else is growing one of these giants? When my seeds have germinated I'll take them down to the allotment and "challenge" some fellow plot holders to a "grow off".



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[Florence Fennel]

I've got a few of these seeds from the Seed Swap last year, so my granddaughter and I are having a contest to see who can grow the biggest, but I doubt we'll get anything as big as that!

[maytreefrannie]

I'll be happy if my few pumpkin seeds germinate - I sowed some for the third time this morning. Nothing showing from the other two sowings, still I'm hoping to produce a couple for my grandchildren.

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I'll be happy if my few pumpkin seeds germinate - I sowed some for the third time this morning. Nothing showing from the other two sowings, still I'm hoping to produce a couple for my grandchildren.

I sowed some "Spellbound" a while back, all came up apart from one. I dug the seed out (to check it) popped it back in..gave a bit of water...two hours later it was coming out of the compost!

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[maypril]

With the world record Pumpkin getting bigger and bigger, is anyone here growing a giant this year?

I would be tempted, just for fun, but I wouldn't know what to do with the thing. I don't have access to a fork lift truck to move it. I have visions of it standing on the plot for a couple of years rotting away!

I have seen a few big ones on the allotment, I'll have to ask them how they got them moved.

[vicky]

I'm trying out Hundredweight for the first time this year, I don't want the world's biggest, just biggest in our autumn horticultural show....(competitive - me?)

With any luck there will be a pumpkin class in the Grapevine show too (pretty please!)

[SMT]

I'm growing giants again this year. I have my fingers crossed to improve on last years PB.

[greengas]

The wife and myself are having a competition in back garden

[jackie j]

I have Jack o Lantern growing nicely, Atlantic Giant are a no show for the second year running.

[chris]

The wife and myself are having a competition in back garden

That'd be too tempting for me to sabotage hers!

[COMPOST CORNER]

My seven year old neice is planning to plant her Dills Atlantic Giant in the side of a massive old manure heap near her pony's stable. Can't wait to see the results.

[lottie dolly]

have got 2 plants going great,i am giving 1 to the grand children to grow on,but not till the weather comes right,

[Dave & Kate N Wales]

We bought some of these for novelty value for the kids, also have jack o lanterns but last years hundredweight seeds haven't germinated at all this year, mind you the 1 pumpkin we got off them last yr was smaller than the shop bought one we carved.
Katie

[Llamas]

I've staked out the poo-piles on the farm and have 5 of these bad boys in the greenhouse as we speak. OH is a farmer so (little does he know) I'll have him carefully fork down the biggies for giant jack-o-lanterns and maybe host a jack-o-lantern party. With pumpkin cupcakes. And pumpkin costumes. And pumpkin soup.....wanders off muttering.

[smallfrog]

Atlantic giant are a no show at the mo. Have some smaller ones to plant out as well think there jack'o'latern. DS already planning halloween party as we speak. Like the idea of having a HUGGGGEEEEE one and craving it out like a cage and then keeping him in it.
(I know i'm a bit of a dreamer)

Halloween Central Pumpkins
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