Author Topic: 2006 Pumpkin Gallery (Read 15547 times)

supersprout · « **Reply #20 on:** September 29, 2006, 12:09:04 »

love these photos :)
Oo jenny! :o envy@thelma, none of mine fruited >:( :'(
oh for windowsills diana 8)

No.1 son carted the crop home this morning - he was afraid they'd get stolen from the greenhouse ::)
Blue hubbard, jaspee de vendee, yellow crookneck squash, turks turban, marina di chioggia, turks turban, sweet dumpling, uchiki kuri (?), delicata, and the rest done lost their labels ;D

Curryandchips · « **Reply #21 on:** September 29, 2006, 12:35:11 »

Fabulous pictures, winter squash is definitely a 'must do' next year, excluding the lady godiva as I know I won't like them, but everything else could be on my list.

supersprout · « **Reply #22 on:** September 29, 2006, 12:53:05 »

thank you curry :)
I've learned some lessons this year from all the things I didn't do - plant not less than 3 ft apart, nip off the shoots to encourage fruiting sideshoots, plant out earlier, don't leave seedlings festering in modules for months thinking 'oh, those can go in at the weekend ...' :-[ ::)

Travman · « **Reply #23 on:** September 30, 2006, 20:28:35 »

This years harvest with Number 1 son

Marymary · « **Reply #24 on:** September 30, 2006, 20:34:13 »

Absolutely amazing Travman, but what do you DO with them?

Travman · « **Reply #25 on:** September 30, 2006, 20:37:13 »

Still thinking about that one....... :)
Storing them untill i decide is my main concern ;D

Andy H · « **Reply #26 on:** October 01, 2006, 06:32:45 »

Very impressed! Do you have a field!

supersprout · « **Reply #27 on:** October 01, 2006, 10:20:15 »

:o wow travman, so you won't be storing those on the stairs then ;) ;D

mc55 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 01, 2006, 16:53:41 »

flippin' 'eck - how many plants produced that lot ?

Travman · « **Reply #29 on:** October 01, 2006, 17:53:48 »

These were from 7 plants that envoloped the entire allotment.
over the last few months i lost about 5 large pumpkins to rot :'(

Heldi · « **Reply #30 on:** October 01, 2006, 20:45:02 »

Travman I've been like a little kid here running off to find OH to show him your pictures. I LOVE them! Amazing and such fun ! ;D ;D

Erm...is there a competition category for "small but perfectly formed" ? LMAO!

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #31 on:** October 01, 2006, 23:11:23 »

Curry, why won't you like lady godiva???? I thought she was grown for a naked seeds which are tasty to eat??

Amazing pumpkins Travman! Really impressive! Yours also SS. Love the yellow crooknecks! ;D

woppa30 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 10, 2006, 09:15:32 »

No.1 Daughter with our 1 and only pumkin. First effort this year

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #33 on:** October 16, 2006, 14:50:14 »

Here is a selection of some of my squash. Have given some away, but didn't feel I did as well as last year. Lots of foliage but not as many fruit. I think it was because of the strange weather conditions. Loved growing them again - they always make me smile - such a cheerful looking veggie! :D busy_lizzie

Curryandchips · « **Reply #34 on:** October 16, 2006, 14:57:47 »

Quote from: EJ - Emma Jane on October 01, 2006, 23:11:23

Curry, why won't you like lady godiva???? I thought she was grown for a naked seeds which are tasty to eat??

Only just spotted this, since I am not as active on the forum as I used to be.
It appears that the seeds have an almond-like taste, to which I have a serious allergy. I did buy a packet from HDRA, with the intention of sharing the seeds, but in the end, when I found out about the flavour, I just gave the whole packet away. A shame really, since they are named after my home city ...

supersprout · « **Reply #35 on:** October 16, 2006, 17:46:30 »

Quote from: busy_lizzie on October 16, 2006, 14:50:14

they always make me smile - such a cheerful looking veggie! :D

great pictures woppa and lizzie ;D
love the orange monsters in lizzie's pic, proper cinderella pumpkins - what variety please? :P

cambourne7 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 16, 2006, 17:51:46 »

Travman why not give one to a local childrens ward for holloween? Or see if any businesses wants a pumpkin in exchange for ££

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #37 on:** October 17, 2006, 09:43:45 »

Love to see the pictures of them all too - such brilliant colours, shapes and varieties. Travman, I too was impressed with the quantity of yours - they must have covered all of your allotment. My OH draws the line at more than one large bed though as we wouldn't have space for anything else.

Hi SS, The big Cinderalla looking one of mine on the left of my pic is a cross breed - half jack o lantern, (I think) and one half Queensland Blue. The other orange ones are Jack O lantern, and the rest Queensland Blues. Can save some of the seed from the groovy one and the others, when they are finally cut into, if you are interested. :D busy_lizzie

supersprout · « **Reply #38 on:** October 17, 2006, 10:27:33 »

Does that mean the cinderellas were your own F1? Cor!
Thank you for the offer of seeds katy, may take you up on that next year at Seed Swop Madness time ;)

mc55 · « **Reply #39 on:** October 17, 2006, 18:11:17 »

here are two of mine:

They are not world record breaking ones, but I'm very pleased with myself. I managed to grow 4 - all big max. I've given 2 to the local schools that my firm supports - apparently they are very pleased and slightly bemused as to what to do with them. One is at home for us to enjoy and one is at the lottie - its been slightly damaged (not sure whether by me, or lottie visitors), but I don't think it'll last long. Not sure that I'll grow them next year as they took up quite a lot of space, but having said that, I did pick up several packets at the Wyevale sale ::)

This was my biggest:

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