Category Archives: Video
Patch update 03/01/2012
Hi guys, this is just a quick update on the patch.
The plants are still looking pretty good with the vines going out quite a way, I haven’t pruned any of them, an I probably should.
With all the rain and the good soil, the weeds are growing crazy as, and need to be taken out.
Here is a video showing the plants.
Christmas Eve Update
Hiya
I thought I would get this update in before Christmas and before I head off around the different places catching up with people.
It has been a strange old end to the year, but I am looking forward to next year, with more stuff happening on all fronts, I am sure it will be a busy one.
Weeds, weeds, weeds
You don’t check on the patch for a little while, and it soon becomes hard to spot the pumpkins for the weeds, well for me it wasn’t too hard, but it sure was crazy seeing the growth of the … Read the rest
Compost Tea Brewer – What you need
Hi there
In my every growing quest to grow the biggest pumpkin I can, I have been reading a bit about organic gardening practices, and have mentioned the books I have been reading on the website, you can check that post out here.
One of the things that comes up in the books I have read, and is a method of providing plants nutrients, is the concept of compost tea brewing.
In this post, I am going to talk about what you need to make your own compost tea brewer, and also cover briefly the concept of compost tea brewing, … Read the rest
Another Great Book to Check Out
In this video I talk about another great book to check out
I do however forget to mention where you can get, How to grow world class giant pumpkins the all organic way book from, so here is a list of places.
Growers Diary
Hi there
One of the cool things you can do while growing is to have a growers diary, which keeps track of what you are doing, and is a place where you can add photos as well.
Now you can do this in a variety of ways, and use a few different services online to achieve this. From building your own website like I have, or using a free blogging type service.
But one of the easiest things to use, and one of the coolest, is creating a growers diary over at www.bigpumpkins.com
Having a growers diary helps track what … Read the rest
Location – Where to plant your giant pumpkin
Hopefully you have an idea of where you are going to put your giant pumpkin this year.
As a general rule of thumb, the more space you have the better, but don’t let this put you off if you have a small garden. I’ve grown in a very small area a few years ago, and grew a nice sized pumpkin.
One of the biggest things to think about is where the vines will run, and if there is enough room for this to occur, also keep in mind if you are planting near or around animals, you don’t want them … Read the rest
Hamilton Gardens Giant Pumpkin Carnival 2011
Apologies for this being a little bit late, would of loved to have it up earlier, but you know, life gets in the way of this internet thing sometimes.
So this is the post covering the Hamilton Gardens Giant Pumpkin Carnival 2011 held at the Hamilton Gardens. It was a great day, with a lot of people checking it out, and partaking in different events.
For those people looking for the results, I have posted these on the forum and can be viewed here.
It was great talking to people, meeting a lot of new people, and also catching up … Read the rest
One Week Until Competition – Free Giant Pumpkin
Hi there, who else is getting excited about their local competition? I know I am, with the Hamilton Gardens Pumpkin Carnival only a week away.
In this video I talk about a couple of the events, and also if anyone wants one of the NZ giant pumpkins, and they can come and pick it up. It is theirs, a free giant pumpkin.
So if you want the pumpkin, get hold of me, first person to do so can have it. Remember it is one of the two NZ giant pumpkins, not my big one.
Something else I forgot to mention … Read the rest
New Pumpkin Forum is up and Running
The new giantpumpkins.co.nz forum is up and running, here is a short video of me talking about it.
The main reason for it are:
- Easier way to share information between growers
- Easier for growers to get to know each other
- A new way to have the information displayed for everyone
You don’t need to register to read the forum, but you need to be registered to reply or start a new conversation. The link is up the top in the menu.
I’m Back, and the Pumpkins Have Grown
Hi there, how is everyone going? I am back from Wellington and have had an awesome time down there with awesome weather, I am beginning to think people make up the bad weather thing down there, but as one person put it, I went during the only week they have sunshine.
Back to the pumpkins, how are yours growing?
I’ve heard from a lot of people this season, and it seems to be two cases of extremes, almost depending on where you live, up north things aren’t going too well for some growers, and down south some of the sizes … Read the rest