Winning the smallest pumkin competition

[Jeannine]

I am moving my previous chatter from the BIG MAX thread as this is more for the tinies..
Carolinej and I have contest going on between us as to who will grow the smallest pumpkin,we have thrown down the gauntlet on the other thread and we re both determined.

So Caroline do you conceed before we start or do you accept the challenge on the tinies own thread.

We then thought we could sell our prize winning seeds on e bay like the big pumpkin growers do.

I am looking for help to grow the.........smallest pumpkin in the world,no doubt Caroline will be on here too to get you expert advise.

Does anyone to join us in this valiant dedicated quest to show the world what we can do.

Tips on fertiliser, soil, sun etc will be appreciated,we mean business and welcome the challenge of others joining us

This not an easy job to bonsai a pumpkin.

XX Jeannine

[carolinej]

So Caroline do you conceed before we start or do you accept the challenge on the tinies own thread.

Conceed.....CONCEED Never! Consider the challenge on!

Here's hoping for lots of entrants, and lots of ickle, lickle pumpkins.

What can we have as a prize? I will get my thinking cap on. I suppose we could use that , as it is virtually unused

Well Jeannine, what are your reccomendations for the best type to grow for mini pumpkins.........and DONT say, 'Atlantic Giant'!!!

cj

[Jeannine]

No Caroline , that would be unfair,isn't there one called something Max !!


HEE HEE HEE



Here, ittle bitti baby, Mommy's gonna make you a star. XX Jeannine

[carolinej]

Here, ittle bitti baby, Mommy's gonna make you a star.

Better cool your heels a little , Jeannine! I have already made a significant start to the competition. My seeds have been well and truly left in the packet, so no chance of an early start leading to better growth.

I hope you have been as keen as ever, and have your plants soaring away in your greenhouse under the growing lamps. Best thing for 'em

cj

[Jeannine]

Ah yes, you are right but.......what you don't know is, I have been growing bonsai for 50 years, you should see my oak tree that is growing in a thimble, it even has acorns XX Jeannine

[Robert_Brenchley]

Show us a pic then!

[Jeannine]

Shan't. She might get some tips. XX Jeannine

[Leonnie]

I'm going to enjoy watching this thread My tip would be to pamper you pumpkins as much as possible, I always do and end up with 'ittle ones

[Mrs Ava]

I grew the worlds smallest watermelon last year, about the size of a tennis ball!  It was perfect for me to scoff all alone on the allomtent though and it tasted just devine!  Planning on the worlds biggest watermelon this year!! 

[Jeannine]

Oh Emma Jane, is that another challenge my dear!!! XX Jeannine

[carolinej]

Oooh, that would mean 3 entrants. How exciting

cj

[cambourne7]

make it 4 entrants curtisy of SS seeds

[potterfanpete]

Is this for the smallest pumpkin competiton? What are the rules - does the pumpkin have to be orange?

[Marymary]

I'm in too if only cos this thread made me laugh. 

[Jeannine]

Oh you guys.. I was supremely confident, now I am getting scared. Maybe we should ask the powers that be to make it official, I don't know how that goes??

So Ok who do we have, lets make up our own rules.

1. Has to be a pumpkin, not a squash. And I can hear you saying the names are interchangeable sometimes,  but we can figure that one out as we go.

2. Doesn't have to be orange, but it does have to be ripe.

Ok so I have made a start, after that could  we not just follow the rules for the big ones??

Help me out here folks.



Sounds like fun.

So who is in??

Oh dear... RSPCPK  needs to be formed to protect our little  darlings.

Can Pumpkins suffer from  marasmas ??

 I am getting excited now XX Jeannine

[carolinej]

Wow! Now things are really hotting up! I wonder who will be the first to start a thread in the swap shop asking for tiny pumpkin seeds. Mmmmm....now there's a thought.

Jeannine, if someone does, you are NOT allowed to offer them  Big Max seeds under a different name eg. Big Dissapointment Max.

Keep those entries coming

cj

[potterfanpete]

Count me in then - it looks like I'll be growing giant and mini this year!

[Jeannine]

Caroline really, I am crushed,would I do that..no honestly I would not but then you know that.

I think the fun here is that we are not going to take ourselves too seriously like the big boys do, well I'me not anyway.

Mind you, I do know your address Caroline,in fact I know them all so far except yours Cambourne, maybe a wee walk in big boots one dark night!!!

I did once read that big Pumpkins are often  vandalised, isn't that awful.

Who would kill a baby.

You would be safe anyway Cambourne, I could not stomp on Supersprouts pumpkins.

This is going to be an interesting season.

XX Jeannine

[TheGrowingFamily]

Can I enter my 8 yr old son.
Out of all the pumpkins he's picked "jack be little" pumpkins.

well thats what he wanted to grow.

TGF 

[Jeannine]

Of course you can, but we are not an official competition like the big one, it is just a bit of fun. I am sure the others will welcome him in  XX Jeannine