Autumn in New England is the season with magnificent colors but it is also the time for gathering crops: apples, squashes, gourds and pumpkins. To celebrate these delectable harvests, growers organize a big country fair with a Giant Pumpkin Contest every year. This pumpkin from Wilson Farm of Lexington, weighs "only" 940 lbs, far behind the 2005 Topsfield pumpkin winner which weighed 1,314.8 lbs. All of this from a tiny seed!
L'automne en Nouvelle-Angleterre est la saison des couleurs, mais c'est aussi le temps des récoltes: pommes, courges, gourdes et citrouilles. Pour célébrer ces moissons, les fermiers organisent chaque année des foires avec un concours de citrouilles géantes. Cette citrouille de Wilson Farm à Lexington, pèse "seulement" 426 kgs, loin derrière celle de la foire de Topsfield qui pesait 596 kgs. Tout cela à partir d'une toute petite graine!
Oct 8, 2006
Growing big
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De bien belles citrouilles, c'est pour preparer Halloween ?
that's a very nice photo and the display is interesting!
Great Photo.
I planted giant pumpkins and had one that totaled 2 lbs. I guess my soil is different than in Lexington.
And what a fabulous display idea. Decorative and informative too.
Ca ferait une belle quantité de potage!
Sensational Alex, looks grand... although ( hopefully it's just me) I'm only getting half the photo! I'll try again later.looks terrific.
hmmm I get only half a photo too - it must have gotten corrupt during the publish process =(
Sorry about this inconvenience and thanks John and Kala for letting me know. It works fine on my side, but I know some of you are experiencing the same problem. I tried to fix it but nothing happened! Someone told me that if you click on the image you can see it completely.
Have a great day!
Clicking on the photo works. But early on in the week I was able to view the whole photo just fine. It's incredible. The colors, the angle, the expanse, the scene with the fake-men, the height, creativity, and of course the bit of history.... This one by far, so far, is my favorite, Alex!
I actually thought they were real men (with stuffed pants ... then realized, duh, they're set there intentionally!)
I'm glad you told me to click on the photo because then I could see the whole thing. Unbelievable! Can anyone calculate how many pumpkin pies one can make with a 940 pound pumpkin? Great shot Alex...as usual!
P.S. I JUST figured out that the men weren't real! How cool is that!
Do you make pumpkin tarte in the U.S? A really super photo Alex!
That's one freaking big pumpkin. Very cool. :-)
Do pumpkins actually grow till that big? Genetically modified? :-p
Great shot with a New England feel to it!
cool, i can't believe how big they can grow, 940lbs - almost impossible, amazing, great display on the wall.
Hi everyone,
This giant punpkin is not a genetically modified one. Indeed getting such a big result requires a combination of things including good soil. If you are interested to grow such massive heavy pumpkins you can check out this link:www.backyardgardener.com/secert.html
Yes, it's quite popular to make pumpkins pies here in the US, especially during Thanksgiving.
Don't let OSHA see this picture :)
LOL Bill. Do you think OSHA would be upset even though they are not genetically modified? Just a little bit "obese" that's it ;-)
Great shot Alex! Thanks for visiting my site today!
Do you know the rhyme "Peter Peter Pumpkin eater?" I'm not sure where it comes from, but I guess Peter would have a lot of pumpkin to eat here!
Woah, ça isole bien? :)
Nursery Rhymes, now that I think about it, aren't really meant for kids.....How do they allow these to be rated G?
Peter , Peter , pumpkin-eater,
Had a wife and couldn't keep her;
He put her in a pumpkin shell,
And there he kept her very well.
Thanks Liddlelulu...I had forgotten the rest of the nursery rhyme.
Alex I have never seen a sight like this before!
Thanks.
Curly's Photoshop
La photo est superbe: beau mur fait d'éléments vivants !
Et c'est vrai pour la graine, j'ai un composteur et les potimarrons (boston marrow) se ressèment tous seuls cer les graines survivent au compostage.
J'ai eu 4 potimarrons cette année.
Pas bien gros, mais rigolos et décoratifs dans le jardin.
Ah oui, c'est drole, boston marrow !!!
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