This year's PUMPKIN competition

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• Guest 700

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  14 May 2012     06:14172268
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  Tilmanstone Pumpkin Competition 2012
  
  Special Plants are now ready - and available from me, Kath Hollingsbee, at Tilmanstone, (Tel: 01304 611665 to arrange to collect)
  
  Cost, as before will be £5 per entry into the competition; Money raised will go towards prizes. Any profits to village hall.
  
  Why not have a go this year? We have got a good supply of good plants available. Competition is open to all !
  
  Keen pumpkin-grower and forumite Ray Newsam has already obtained his pumpkin plant ! - Good luck Ray -
  
  NOTE: The Weigh-In for the HEAVIEST PUMPKIN will be held on Saturday 27 Oct, at 11am in Tilmanstone Village Hall (following market).
  
  ----------------------------- Here is a photo from last year's contest:--------------------------
  
  

  
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• Guest 653

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  14 May 2012     06:32172271
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  Wow - can't believe the size of some of them.
  
  What's the heaviest to date Kath ?
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 700

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  14 May 2012     06:57172273
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  Last year's winning pumpkin weighed 37 kilos.
  
  My pumpkin weighed 36 kilos. I hope I can beat this weight this year. It is not big in the pumpkin world !
  
  
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  14 May 2012     09:15172288
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  i remember last years competition, good luck this time kath.
• Guest 703

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  14 May 2012     09:17172289
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  My best ever was 51 kilos. My plant has been fed already, the competition's on!
• Guest 700

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  14 May 2012     09:27172293
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  The challenge is on !!
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• Guest 684

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  14 May 2012     14:14172319
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  That's a lovely photo of Eric Pickles with his family, but what's all this about a pumpkin competition?
• Guest 657

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  14 May 2012     18:03172363
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  Good luck
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• Guest 653

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  15 May 2012     08:04172445
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  Nice one Andrew.
  
  
  
  Roger
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  15 May 2012     17:28172551
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• Guest 703

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  15 May 2012     17:29172552
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  Just been in the greenhouse, I'm sure I heard mine saying 'Feed me!'
• Guest 700

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  15 May 2012     17:31172553
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  You must have got a greedy one, Ray !! Mine is still silent !!
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• Brian Dixon

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  15 May 2012     19:14172584
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  oh dear pumkin wars.what ever next.
• Guest 698

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  17 May 2012     16:54172924
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  Having picked up my pumpkin plant today I decided to do a little research and came across this: http://countylive.ca/blog/?p=18563.
  
  Thanks for the plant Kath, what variety is it, I forgot to ask?
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
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  17 May 2012     17:05172929
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  Peter -
  
  the pumpkin lineage is good, I am assured, seed all came from one of the winning pumpkins of last year, I think it was something like 'American Giant' ??
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• Guest 700

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  17 May 2012     17:08172933
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  Oh my !! This is certainly something to aim for: http://countylive.ca/blog/?p=18563
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• Guest 700

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  23 May 2012     17:17174178
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  I hope Peter and his friend are feeding their pumpkins every day! Like I am. Quite a few being grown in our own village.
  
  The remaining plants have been put in larger pots, fed and growing well, and will be available at our village market this Saturday in the village hall 9.30am - 10.30a.m.
  
  or obtained from me, by anyone else wanting to compete.
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• Guest 698

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  24 May 2012     19:05174421
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  Mine has tripled in size in a week and has a growbag all to itself. I shall not start feeding until fruits appear but then it gets some serious nourishment.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
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  24 May 2012     19:30174430
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  Taken yesterday.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Guest 703

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  24 May 2012     19:56174436
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  You've got some catching up to do Peter, this is mine nearly hiding a growbag
  
  

  

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