What is the best variety to grow for giant marrows? And is it too late to sow them?
Many thanks. :)
Hey cc, a family friend used to grow the monsters and they were (from memory) trailing rather than bush. Here's Medwyns selection:
http://www.bazaarbuilder.com/cgi-bin/grifam/myshop.php?merchant=grifam&catparid=58 - they do growing tips for prize veg too.
Don't know about planting times, they may need the 100 days from transplanting (most of my squash do) to get ripe.
Good luck :)
Edit; oops!!! misread the title, don't know what made think of pumpkins
I generally grow a variety called 'hundredweight (see below)
All of mine were over the half hundredweight last year, I think if I had cut my fruiting down to one per plant, fed and watered more I would have quite possibly achieved the proverbial 'hundredweight'
As it was I left them to their own resources on top of the compost heap.
(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Misc.Photos/Pics/Pumpkin%207.JPG)
Nice work TeeGee!
;D