2018 Tromba Competition

[SarrissUK]

Looks good Sarriss, now what are you going to do with it, how will you handle it, bake, boil or fry

I've given the biggest one to a friend of mine! The trombos are becoming a bit famous at work LOL This one raised a few eyebrows when I brought it in this morning LOL

[Small pumpkin]

No one say anything or look in Jeremy's direction................I think he might be growing proper fruit

[Sylvan]

Poor Barney Mac had the end of his big fruit damaged by wind (being banged against the outside rim of the pot) so I lifted it and made it rest inside the pot. Now his end is going brown.

[Snoop Puss]

^Maybe there should be a prize for best post. So far, Sylvan above gets my vote!

[Thelma Sanders]

The lowest of my pollinated fruits had got long enough to sit on the weed control fabric this morning. Where the storms had moved it about overnight it had got scraped, so I've brought it home for tea tonight.

Certainly wouldn't get any prizes but will taste good

[veggiechicken]

^Maybe there should be a prize for best post. So far, Sylvan above gets my vote!

The lowest of my pollinated fruits had got long enough to sit on the weed control fabric this morning. Where the storms had moved it about overnight it had got scraped, so I've brought it home for tea tonight.
Certainly wouldn't get any prizes but will taste good

I hope you don't think there are "prizes".

We're in it for the Glory....................and the laughs.

[Thelma Sanders]

I was hoping it would get big enough to enter at our allotment show on the 11th August, it would have raised a laugh if nothing else - but never mind

[Snoop Puss]

I hope you don't think there are "prizes".

We're in it for the Glory....................and the laughs.

Not prizes in the form of cups or rosettes, no. But the recognition of our fellow tromba growers, yes.

Out of interest, how many of us are members of the Nutters' Club?

[veggiechicken]

Quite a few are Members and those that aren't, should be.

Join here - https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...s%27+club.html

[Small pumpkin]

Quite a few are Members and those that aren't, should be.

Join here - https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...s%27+club.html

I'm not a member, for obvious reasons.....................I'm perfectly normal .



And to be perfectly honest, I thought becoming a member was by invitation only Don't know why I thought that

[rary]

^^^^^ Possibly because you wasn't invited, which alters now small pumpkin would you like to join the Nutters Club, having read a lot of your posts I think you are more than qualified

[Snoop Puss]

Plus, I think VC issued a general invitation to anyone contributing to this thread.

[veggiechicken]

Another Nutter has joined the Group - you're very welcome, Thelma.

[Gillykat]

The ones I sowed didn't show so rather than chuck the compost away I used it to pot up a few canna lilies which were slightly pot-bound....so imagine my surprise when I found this in three of the pots yesterday! Obviously my trombos needed company! Perhaps with the heat forecasted to come back I may get a teensy trombo or two yet

[Snoop Puss]

Sid is struggling today in the heat. He had nine litres of well water for breakfast, but he's still having a hard time. I haven't told him that temps are due to rise later this week and we'll be into the 40s (ºC, that is). Nights will also be warm, around 25 ºC, so not much respite for him, or for us for that matter.