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Title: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: lorna on October 07, 2006, 18:13:37
This is my entire crop :'( Never mind always next year :)

Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: Georgie on October 07, 2006, 18:19:29
Well I'm not laughing, Lorna, I think you've done really well for a first attempt.   ;D  I've never grown squash/pumpkins myself but I'm sure the conditions this year couldn't have helped. 

G x
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: supersprout on October 07, 2006, 18:19:33
they look gorgeous lorna, you going to let grandchildren at 'em for All Hallows?
if you calculate the lb of punkin per sq ft of growing space bet you've got a lot to be proud of ;) ::)
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: Hyacinth on October 07, 2006, 21:52:11
Lorna....

;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: rosebud on October 07, 2006, 22:30:02
Hey Lorna, diden`t  ;D you do well.
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: lorna on October 07, 2006, 22:47:12
Well I did find it fun. SS they  didn't take up much space as I made a frame and grew them up the frame. Neighbour couldn't believe that the big one didn't come crashing down :)
Joshua was impressed.
Lorna
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: shirlton on October 08, 2006, 09:47:15
they are better than mine. I didn't grow any. Well done Lorna
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: MrsKP on October 08, 2006, 12:38:14
yours and mine were the same shirlton ........ still in someone elses packet !!!   ;D

next year i have some butternut to try though, so will be reading up with interest.

and Lorna .... would we ?   :P
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: wahaj on October 08, 2006, 13:08:59
they look fine to me! i've only managed to get one off each plant....so i got 2 of them. mine still aren't ripe....but i cut them off a few weeks ago when they just started to turn. i was worried about the frost and the powdery mildew that had taken over the plant.

they're nice and tough and clean looking and turning orange pretty quickly now.
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: angle shades on October 08, 2006, 15:50:49
they look great to me Lorna :)

I've got one ghost pumpkin on one plant ::)

One Atlantic giant on one plant ::)

and lots of Munchkins on one plant ;D/shades x
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on October 08, 2006, 16:50:04
You got more pumpkins than I did. I'm blaming the drought.
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: lorna on October 08, 2006, 17:14:53
Oh well as it was my first year doesn't look so disastrous ;D ;D
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: robkb on October 09, 2006, 10:28:39
I'm not laughing - you got 5 more than I did! :( All my plants died, and I'm not sure why... must try harder next year.

Cheers,
Rob ;)
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: bennettsleg on October 09, 2006, 11:17:14
You did well, Lorna!

I got one off each plant I didn't manage to kill (5 in total) my butternuts all failed and everything went in late after being started off too early.

Good growing on your part, you should feel proud!  :)
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: lorna on October 09, 2006, 14:59:10
 ;D After all the nice comments I am feeling quite chuffed!!!!
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: Hyacinth on October 09, 2006, 15:34:34
...and so you should, gal 8) Now...what are you going to do with them?
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: lorna on October 09, 2006, 17:23:13
Lish... Grandchildren?? 
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: Money_Bunny on October 09, 2006, 23:33:31
Quote from: robkb on October 09, 2006, 10:28:39
I'm not laughing - you got 5 more than I did! :( All my plants died, and I'm not sure why... must try harder next year.

Cheers,
Rob ;)

Snap!!

Not one pumpkin here, although some of the other stuff grew well.

Well done Lorna. I'm sure the grandchildren will love them.
Title: Re: Please don't laugh!!!!!
Post by: GREENWIZARD on October 11, 2006, 14:31:43
excellent L :)........you'll be giving them away next year  ;) ;D