Giant veg tips???

[Nicos]

Anyone thinking of growing giant veg this year?

Which are the easiest to try??

[chilli_grower]

I am hoping for a big kelsae onion.


I sowed the seeds at the beginning of December (I think)!

[Aberdeenplotter]

If anyone is inclined to grow a big anything, a must read is -How to Grow Giant Vegetables
by Bernard Lavery . There are second hand copies available from Amazon but you may even find a copy in your local library.

[stevekentuk125]

im going to have a go at growing giant jersey Kale :-) And got some chinese asparagus bean seeds that apparently grow up to 3ft long!

[Glutton4...]

Can Sycamores be classed as a Veg?

Ruddy things...

[chilli_grower]

THanks for the recommendation AP

[Aberdeenplotter]

For those with aspirations to grow the world's heaviest onion, you only have to beat Peter Glazebrook's record of 18lbs 1oz set in 2012. See a pic of the beastie here Harrogate Flower Show - Heaviest Onion Competition

[Alison]

Blimey, but did it taste nice?


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[Aberdeenplotter]

p.s. prize money at Harrogate for heaviest onion £500 +an extra £1000 if the world record is broken. http://www.flowershow.org.uk/downloa...%20version.pdf £500 doesn't even cover the cost of heat and light over the winter months.

Alison, the world record onion wouldn't have been eaten. It would have been put down to seed as the seeds sell from £5 for 50 and that's just for the strain, not necessarily the winning onion.

The big onion is just that, a big onion and tastes like an ordinary onion. One helluva lot of onion rings

[Alison]

I'm sure it does taste like an onion but not all onions taste the same and it's been my experience that larger veg often doesn't taste as good as the normal stuff but that could be the varieties I grow are meant to be say tennis ball not beach ball sized and things will always taste best at the "correct" size for the variety. Suppose some of it is that I can't get my head around growing veg or fruit for any other reason other than eating.


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[Rosee]

My eyes water cutting up normal onions, that one would probably blind me lol


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[Aberdeenplotter]

coincidentally, today I went to a local hydroponics shop to try to buy some unsulphured molasses to add to my first effort at compost tea. The shop owner kindly gave me a packet of giant pumpkin seed. (was supposed to be sown by last september buy hey, it will be fine). So apart from my normal exhibition veg, I'll be having a real go at a big pumpkin.

[Bill HH]

If your looking for the easiest i would have thought pumpkins, squash or marrows would fit the bill.
But it seems to be the onions that attract most attention. I religiously watch this mans vidios.....



Allotment Diary Feb 9th : Repotting the Large Exhibition Show Onions - YouTube

[Potstubsdustbins]

My seeds form Mr Glazebrook have already been planted.

Not that I want a giant just something large enough not to look a dope when my mate shows me his. T'was declared a draw last year.

Potty