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Title: how are youre marrows growing
Post by: slyfox-mal on August 17, 2011, 15:33:32
 my marrows seem to be doing ok this year even with all the poor weather here are a couple the yellow one is at 72 lb and still going and the green is about 60 lb
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Title: Re: how are youre marrows growing
Post by: Squash64 on August 17, 2011, 16:23:36
Not as big as yours, but much bigger than my pumpkin!  I am really pleased with it - how do you work out how heavy they are?

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Title: Re: how are youre marrows growing
Post by: Alex133 on August 18, 2011, 07:50:04
Huge and handsome! Are they for showing rather than eating? I just grow boring, but nice, Tiger Cross and only to about 10lb max - couldn't cope with more than that.
Title: Re: how are youre marrows growing
Post by: Squash64 on September 07, 2011, 14:44:00
My three marrows seem to be doing well but I'd love to know how to estimate their weight.

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Title: Re: how are youre marrows growing
Post by: Squash64 on September 07, 2011, 14:47:12
Quote from: Alex133 on August 18, 2011, 07:50:04
Huge and handsome! Are they for showing rather than eating? I just grow boring, but nice, Tiger Cross and only to about 10lb max - couldn't cope with more than that.

This is the first year I've grown this type of marrow and they are for our 'Heavy Pumpkin & Marrow' show in October.  Don't know what they will be like for eating but an Indian neighbour already has her eye on one of them!
Title: Re: how are youre marrows growing
Post by: tricia on September 07, 2011, 17:33:38
I don't even know if these are marrows or pumpkins. They are self-sown in the area where I grew Black Futtsu last year and they are huge!

Tricia

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Title: Re: how are youre marrows growing
Post by: strawberry1 on September 07, 2011, 17:45:41
wow  :)

my bush baby has produced 10 marrows to date and all have been around 2lb and very tender to eat. It is a very obliging plant and has produced one ready at a time. Only sown as an afterthought and now top of my list