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[Alis girls]

Went to allotment tonight having been away and courgettes are marrows and pumpkins are well BIG. For some reason I used the whole packet of seeds and despite givng loads of plants away I have about 6 left and at least 5 pumpkins growing. picked the biggest a 12 pounder and hauled it to the car. Cinderella would've been pleased with it. Now how do i store it, i cant see it lasting till Halloween. I have a lovely recipe for Pumpkin soup and can do a mean pie. may also chutney it too. Any ideas gratefully received. The squashy type veg have gone mad this year, my friend has 7-8 marrows on her plot! i know someone had a fridge of courgettes on forum so will wait and see if you lot come up trumps

[Couperwife]

We have 7 pumpkins, all larger than your average basket ball

 

so, we are working through friends and family to push them off to people. anyone will take them off you for halloween

with regards to storing, we just have ours in carboard boxes in the conservatory , they do keep rather well

 

so...note to self...dont plant a whole packet of seeds??

I planted 5 seeds, put in 4 plants and we've lost 2 pumps to rot and brats breaking into the allotment , so 4 seeds would have been fine

 

cathy

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[Snowy]

I read that after picking, you are supposed to leave them out in the sun to go really golden. My neighbours gave up their alottment plot and they have a couple of large pumpkins that have crept onto my plot and developed fruits. Stolen pumpkins! They are coming along nicely!

[Lesley]

Freebies - how lucky!

 

Yes, Snowy, you need to leave them for the skins to ripen so that they can be stored through winter, same for marrows.

[Snowy]

Ah that was it - the reason given was that they would keep for longer, thanks Lesley! If we get damp weather, would they be OK in the greenhouse do you think?

[Alis girls]

Eh what sun? mines in garage which is warm and has perspex roof so I hope it will think its in the sun. This was in danger of rotting. the others I will leave

[Snowy]

Eh what sun? mines in garage which is warm and has perspex roof so I hope it will think its in the sun. This was in danger of rotting. the others I will leave

I know, it's a bit optimistic isn't it?

[sjp]

they keep better if they're ripened natually I've still got one that was harvested 12 month ago that ripened on the vine this one isn't even a very good keeper the others that I know are capable of lasting 2 or 3 years were ripened under cover in the greenhouse 2 rotted before christmas one in January the other 2 whent before Febuary

[sjp]

Went to allotment tonight having been away and courgettes are marrows and pumpkins are well BIG. For some reason I used the whole packet of seeds and despite givng loads of plants away I have about 6 left and at least 5 pumpkins growing. picked the biggest a 12 pounder and hauled it to the car. Cinderella would've been pleased with it. Now how do i store it, i cant see it lasting till Halloween. I have a lovely recipe for Pumpkin soup and can do a mean pie. may also chutney it too. Any ideas gratefully received. The squashy type veg have gone mad this year, my friend has 7-8 marrows on her plot! i know someone had a fridge of courgettes on forum so will wait and see if you lot come up trumps

 

got any this big:-

I think the one in the middle won first prize for the heaviest

non are mine

the marrow was the heaviest but didn't get entered for some reason

It was grow by a local school

 

the oversized courgette just behind the onions,the light with green strips and the dark green one are mine. the formed part of the diplay I help to put on of the allotment

photos taken at the Sandwell Show this weekend

[Alis girls]

Very nice SJP - what was the weight of your heaviest pumpkin?

[TAJ]

The first year on the alloment we had two over 50lbs - beginners luck - nothing that size since. I made chutney, soup, roasted with cumin seeds and placed cubes of pumpkin in the freezer for use later in the year.

 

Tracy

[sjp]

Very nice SJP - what was the weight of your heaviest pumpkin?

I forgot to check but in my defence I had been on the go since 6am Saturday

but it was well down on previous years I know the marrow was about twice the size of the winner