Posts Tagged ‘pumpkins’

Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 1 July 2019

Monday, July 1st, 2019

A few weeks have passed, and they’ve taken, although one of the plants is deformed.

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Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 16 June 2019

Sunday, June 16th, 2019

Time to plant out, a little late in the year really for a giant pumpkin, but I’ve had issues with germination, batches of seeds, and today when planting out we had the heaviest hail storm for years, and I got very wet!

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Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 4 June 2019

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

I’ve been preparing the location at the allotments to transplant the young plants.

Allotments

Allotments

Allotments

Allotments

Allotments

Allotments

and here are the latest photos of the plants

Giant Pumpkin plants

Giant Pumpkin plants

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Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 31 May 2019

Friday, May 31st, 2019
Pumpkin plants

Pumpkin plants

Pumpkin plants

Pumpkin plants

After some fettle-ing, the seedling on the left has emerged, and hopefully it’s real leaves will appear.

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Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 29 May 2019

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
Pumpkin Day3

Pumpkin Day 3

Pumpkin Day 3

Pumpkin Day 3

I’ve had to “fettle” with one of the seedlings carefully because it’s leaves were stuck in the tissue paper.

I’ve moved the seedlings into to the greenhouse this morning, because the glass porch gets too hot (45 degrees C) and burns the seedlings.

The greenhouse is also more humid, so better for the emergence of the first leaves.

Pumpkin Day 4

Pumpkin Day 4

Pumpkin Day 4

Pumpkin Day 4

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Happy Halloween 2015

Saturday, October 31st, 2015

In an Andysworld yearly tradition, Happy Halloween, and Welcome To The Great Pumpkin Massacre of 2015. I’ve been growing my large Atlantic pumpkin this year, which weighed just short of 10kg, I’m afraid I lost to my work colleague, who’s pumpkin weighed in at 17kg! So freshly picked from the allotment this morning, and slaughtered and carved this evening!

Fresh pumpkin on the allotment

Fresh pumpkin on the allotment

Fresh pumpkin on the allotment

Fresh pumpkin on the allotment

It has been rubbish weather this year for growing pumpkins, and very few fruits, set correctly, this was the only one, early in the year.

Slaughtered, and carved!

Slaughtered, and carved!

Slaughtered, and carved in the dark!

Slaughtered, and carved in the dark!

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Happy Halloween!

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Happy Halloween folks, and in usual Andysworld! tradition, Carved pumpkins this year!

Carved Pumpkins for Oct 31 2011

Carved Pumpkins for Oct 31 2011

I’m in the middle of stripping the Fish House door!

Carved Pumpkins for Oct 31 2011

Carved Pumpkins for Oct 31 2011

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Andysworld! wishes you a Happy Halloween for 2010

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

And in a traditional Andysworld! style – Happy Halloween 2010 readers where-ever you may be in the world tonight – take care.

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ps I hope you put your clocks back!

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