New Year Plans!
Happy New Year bloggers!The seed catalogues have started dropping on to the front door mat already! Matron has been thumbing through the pages and making plans for the New Year. My favourite company Thompson and Morgan have a really extensive vegetable seed range, and I just couldn't resist a very, very special opportunity. In 2010 the Paton twins from Hampshire grew an enormous pumpkin of 1504 pounds and broke the British record! Well, seeds are available (at some expense!) and Matron has decided to grow a giant pumpkin this year. I'm going to start piling up the horse manure in an attempt to beat my pathetic effort with this Dill's Atlantic Giant a few years ago. Here goes!
posted by Matron @ 8:14 AM
13 Comments:
Happy New Year to you!!
A big slice of the pleasure of gardening is anticipating the next season.
Hope you have a great one!
Rob
Happy New Year and Good Luck with your giant
Good luck! I love growing squash and pumpkins but have never tried to grow a mega one. Maybe you should start on online pumpkin-off? ;)
I've got a couple of seeds from a 550-pounder to try. It's going to be interesting to see what they turn into.
Liz - what a brilliant idea! an online pumpkin-off!
Happy New Year, Matron! Good luck with your pumpkin. :-)
Happy New Year and good luck!
Happy New Year to you and Leo! I'm filled with anticipatory excitement, waiting to see your progress with growing the biggest, heaviest pumpkin your countrymen have ever seen! Count me in as a fan of Matron's Giant Pumpkin Quest...I'm ready to cheer!
Happy new year Matron
£9.99 for 2 seeds ! But then it does hold the world record..
Fingers crossed for germination time
Jane
Matron, I am very partial to the Dill's Atlantic Giant pumpkin as it was developed just near here in Windsor, Nova Scotia. A thrill every year was to take our child to the farm, and see the many many pumpkins as well as the giant ones, often covered over with fabric, kept cosy, just one on the vine so it grew without competition from the others. Good luck Matron!
every best wish - hope it's HUGE! x
Hi Matron, We work a few miles down the road from the legendary Phillip Vowles, giant veg grower. Here's a link to a story about his endeavours - if you send him a letter, you might even get some seeds? 11st cabbages are a speciality!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303872/The-8st-giant-marrow-make-monster-mash.html
PS - Sorry this is from the Daily Mail, but only online article I could find...!
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