2011 TEG Giant Pumpkin Contest - JOIN US BY AUGUST 1ST!!

I would recommend picking that cabbage and enjoying it with dinner tomorrow night. Once they split, they do not keep growing , in my experience. Instead they are open to more bugs and disease. I just ate my first split one tonight, stir fried with hot sausage...
 
heres the 22 incher (that was 2 days ago so its bigger now)
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heres the 21 incher
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I used an ant trap as a comparison (all I had in the garden at the time haha)
 
Looking good!! All my vines were invaded by vine borers. I really hate to stop growing pumpkins- but this does get depressing....
 
I started my garden way to late this year ... my pumpkin "vine" is only a few inches big. Maybe next year because we'd LOVE to have a giant pumpkin beside our driveway.

Loving the pix and stories!
 
MyKidLuvsGreenEgz said:
I started my garden way to late this year ... my pumpkin "vine" is only a few inches big. Maybe next year because we'd LOVE to have a giant pumpkin beside our driveway.

Loving the pix and stories!
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WELCOME!
(saw it was your first post)... you're still welcome to "hatchalong" with us if you want...
 
I appreciate the invite but with all that's going on in my life, this isn't a good year. Love looking at garden pix and such. My garden is really sucky this year but I just don't have time for it. Those of you who know me through BYC and SS understand why! I've been meaning to join this forum and for some reason thought I did but ... today I checked then took the plunge. Guess I should have done a "newbie" thread!
 
Going through my garden today I noticed I've got a lot of little pumpkins setting on. Wish they were bigger varieties. Maybe next year I'll get to join the fun! :)
 
Here's a picture of my pumpkin as of today. It actually was a volunteer pumpkin, don't have a clue as to where the seed came from. I wasn't planning on planting any pumpkins this year but I'm very appreciative that one came up. There were a few vine borers attacking the vines a few weeks ago, I managed to get them out and bury the vines so more roots would form, I didn't want the plant to die since theres a nice pumpkin growing on it. It seems to be doing well so far :fl .


 
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