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Any hints or tips on growing the above. We have a competition in our
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On 5/11/2010 3:07 PM, harry wrote:
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Believe it helps to live in Alaska. If not, put out grow lights
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On May 11, 3:07*pm, harry wrote:
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Try rec.gardens.edible. If you google "growing giant pumpkins" you get
over 6 Million hits, like this one:

http://www.backyardgardener.com/wcgp...s/10steps.html

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Any hints or tips on growing the above. We have a competition in our
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Believe it helps to live in Alaska. If not, put out grow lights


Maybe start out with Giant Pumpkin seeds, also.
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On May 11, 9:34�pm, Oren wrote:
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Any hints or tips on growing the above. �We have a competition in our
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Believe it helps to live in Alaska. �If not, put out grow lights


Maybe start out with Giant Pumpkin seeds, also.


I got hold of the North Atlantic Giant variety seeds which is of
American descent.


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Any hints or tips on growing the above. We have a competition in our
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Careful, US giant pumpkins have a history of violence. You might want
to stick to UK-centric garden groups.

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Kill all the coons in your area.

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harry wrote:
On May 11, 9:34�pm, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 11 May 2010 15:14:58 -0400, Frank

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On 5/11/2010 3:07 PM, harry wrote:
Any hints or tips on growing the above. �We have a competition in our
village............
Believe it helps to live in Alaska. �If not, put out grow lights

Maybe start out with Giant Pumpkin seeds, also.


I got hold of the North Atlantic Giant variety seeds which is of
American descent.


Only one tip I remember is to grow a bunch of vines and when they
flower, snip all except the largest flower on each vine. So it's 1
pumpkin per vine.
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On May 12, 1:08�pm, LSMFT wrote:
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Kill all the coons in your area.

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There are no coons in the UK. Unless you are a KKK member and are
referring to other coons. We have plenty of them.
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On May 12, 4:02�pm, Tony wrote:
harry wrote:
On May 11, 9:34 pm, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 11 May 2010 15:14:58 -0400, Frank


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On 5/11/2010 3:07 PM, harry wrote:
Any hints or tips on growing the above. We have a competition in our
village............
Believe it helps to live in Alaska. If not, put out grow lights
Maybe start out with Giant Pumpkin seeds, also.


I got hold of the North Atlantic Giant variety seeds which is of
American descent.


Only one tip I remember is to grow a bunch of vines and when they
flower, snip all except the largest flower on each vine. �So it's 1
pumpkin per vine.


Hmm I know that one. I was thinking of some secret formula or
something.
I have downloaded some stuff off the net.
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