Wow, Big thanks you guys for the kind comments, mucho appreciated.
mark
LOL I didnt get any on my this years Frankenstein, everyones to scared to comment
Nice Lynton look forward to this years
Hey Dave, sorry I got slow band the pic never loaded. The Franky is Amazing, well done. that must have taken an age of careful cutting. Brilliant work.
Mark
4 hours, I can well believe it. Can you do them by post ? Lol. I reckon theres a market for those.LOL 4 hrs, I carved the ones that Dawn posted as well, Ive been a busy bee I love this time of year
4 hours, I can well believe it. Can you do them by post ? Lol. I reckon theres a market for those.
This year's attempt from me - just shot on iPhone.
hmmm, maybe I need to grow bigger pumpkins lol, I didn't have room on mine for anything elaborate, I am jealous of all these
Oi you saying Im a retired oldie :boxer:
cracking thread by the way love your artistic bent ( Oh Matron)
Les
is it just me Kenny, or is that a witch merging into a moon? tis very clever
as for the insides, I made some soup but it was vile so the compost heap can have it in future lol
I started the seeds in late March (far too early, but I have a smally greenhouse to move them into until after the frosts) and harvested them about a month ago. Some of the others are even odder shapes but one plant produced reasonably normal fruit (but these look like they'll store better than the oddballs and so are saved from carving).Ta Alastair, how long did it take to grow?
Hi
Heres how to for anyone interested in carving their own pumpkin
Cut the top off
Pumpkin by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr
Hollow it out
Pumpkin by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr
Draw your Silhouettes
Pumpkin by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr
Pin it to your pumpkin and prick with a needle to transfer your pattern
Pumpkin by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr
Draw on the pumpkin fillowing the prick marks
Pumpkin by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr
Carefully Cut it out with scalpel
Pumpkin by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr
Dave
Pumpkins are a doddle to grow. They need a bit of space, some feed and water. But unless you're trying for one of those inedible giants, the normal sized ones are very straightforward and forgiving. Pretty much every seed you sow (inside) will germinate and grow, and they're nice big seedlings that even children can handle easily. And they grow quickly. Very quickly.
and you can eat the flowers, stuffed, picked at dawn - a greek dish I'm told...
Thanks this is very useful