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My tromboncino competition is over . A complete germination failure.
My pumpkin competition has officially started. I have a baby pumpkin. Obviously still early days because Fox could decide to still abort this one. But at the moment it’s definitely growing.
I need to work out a way of supporting baby in the next couple of days. So Fox’s stem doesn’t snap under the weight.
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That's a very healthy looking plant. I think you're onto a winner there with Fox. 
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Fox is definitely Forward. Piper's growing point isn't even travelling yet. The unnamed trombas however are romping away with lots of baby trombas.
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Baby is now supported. Going to have to come up with something different as it gets bigger.
Cut off a couple of side shoots. To concentrate the mind on pumpkin growth. Also to try to let some light into the DFB in the blue fish box underneath Fox.
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(28-06-2024, 02:37 PM)Small chilli Wrote: Baby is now supported. Going to have to come up with something different as it gets bigger.
Cut off a couple of side shoots. To concentrate the mind on pumpkin growth. Also to try to let some light into the DFB in the blue fish box underneath Fox. That's a bed fit for a princess. Do you remember the story of the Princess and the Pea? Will you let baby no. 2 grow up? I think you might be overwhelmed by Fox in months to come.
Piper has indeed started travelling to unknown places, I've yet to see progeny.
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I’m sad to say Fox isn’t doing at all well. Fox has been rapidly declining since the start of the pregnancy. I have come to the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy ( and eat it ) and remove Fox from the tunnel .
I’ll still do a final weigh in so we can all have a giggle  . I’m not surprised he didn’t do well, I know what his bed is made up of and it’s not nearly rich enough for big pumpkins.
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Compost well Fox. You were great for a while.
Very pleased I did remove it all today because after cutting the pumpkin off and seeing the under side of baby. It really wasn’t doing well. At least now I get to eat a bit of it. If I’d left it much longer none of it would of been edible.
As you can see. Definitely not a monster!
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Its the Winner so far, SC.
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Definitely a winner SC, I've not even got a baby and I'm not likely to either after my disaster. BTW I've got brilliant powdery mildew though.
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Piper is with child!
Unbeknownst to me she's having a baby. Baby, as yet unnamed, is about 6" 10cm dia.
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