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This thread is to post a photo of your pumpkins or squashes even if you don't feel they're worthy of entering the competition. Let's see everyones efforts so we have a gallery of all different varieties and sizes. :)

Here are the squashes from my allotment. The two Marina Di Chioggia's are still on the vine and growing and one more Padana is still growing so not photographed here.





The first picture shows my "giant" (hahahaha, it's large but certainly NOT giant!) pumpkin, Hundredweight, together with some marrows and Padana squashes from seeds of italy, apparently they're good for roasting...I'll let you know. :)

I spotted a fellow allotmenteer's pumpkin today, Atalantic Giant, he rekons it's around 70-100kg now, it's HUGE :o I'll post a photo if I can get one, he's been feeding it on liquid tomato food.

What a lovely sight :) Those Padana are very handsome Leonnie, tempted to try them next year ... let us know how they taste!

Quote from: Leonnie on September 17, 2006, 16:24:14

I spotted a fellow allotmenteer's pumpkin today, Atalantic Giant, he rekons it's around 70-100kg now, it's HUGE :o I'll post a photo if I can get one, he's been feeding it on liquid tomato food.

70-100KG, whats that in old money? I 'am still working in the good old imperail measurements ;D

1kg is approx 2.2lb, so that's approx 150lb - 220lb :)

that's 1.5 to 2 hundredweight ... rather impressive I will readily admit, since mine are probably about 30 lb max.

Wow! Leonnie those look really impressive  ;D 

How long after I pick them will my pumpkins start to go bad?

My largest pumpkin weighted 10KG I was quite chuffed.

i had pumpkins that nearly lasted a year

Half of our collection.  I will take some better snaps tomorrow.  I like your Padana squishes Leonnie - nice sturdy looking chaps!  ;D

thanks EJ, they've grown bigger than I expected them to be, the picture on the seed packet gave me the impression they were a smaller variety. What is the name of the squash in the front right of your picture, I like it's shape.

What are those green speckled ones in EJ's photo? Anyone have any info as they look amazing :o :o :o.Are they edible?

That green hooked neck is called a swan guord.  Originally I was told it was ornamental, however, I have since found out from an American that they are edible, HOWEVER, somethings in the US have the same names for different things, but all guords are edible (I believe) it is just some taste horrid.  I won't be eating these as I have already promised them to the urchins for them to decorate.

Thanks for the info I shall be growing some of them next year for my o/h and childrens as they are very impressed.Thanks.

Mine is 33KG
or 72.753lb
or 935.53 oz
or 5.1966 Stones ;D
Will try to get pic soon, have picked it cos trying to clear plot before honeymoon.

Harvest time for mine.... and I can just about benchpress it!

What a stunner belle!  Wotcha gunna do with him??

OK, here's some of mine:





Butternuts still growing.

I think I've had about 3 dozen in total (didn't know it was going to be such a good year - had 4 pumkins in all last year :))

Mine on the garden table - excuse the pic quality, was taken in the dark. 4 or 5 Spaghetti squash on the left, Thelma Sanders sweet potato squash on the left, the blue ones are Crown Prince, Lady Godiva is the large one on the right at the back, the small orange ones are Becky, the very small green stripey ones are ornamental gourds, there are some yellow courgette Orelia and Jemmer, Storrs green and also some long green ridge cucumbers.