Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 11 Entries. Saturday, January 1 View Page Sverige-Persson presentation: My culture, Colonial Sjöviken 26/27 surface = 800 sqm. (872 yards) is located in Trelleborg, southern part of Sweden. I was here at Growers Diaries in 2010 with, Giant Amaranthus, it was 7:42 m (24.42 ft) and the highest in Europe according EGVGA (European Giant Vegetable Growers Association), this herb, I will grow this year, there are still a world record of 8:48 m (27.82 ft) to beat. I will also try to cultivate Time Rank (Cobaea scandens) beetroot and pumpkin, of course, hope to get good seed, so that there will be a record, and I hope it to be a warm wonderful summer.   Saturday, January 1 View Page Here wounds I Amaranthfrö under the control of the smallest grandchild David, here in the picture we plant some seed from the 2007 Giant Amaranthus Australis., 2008 I planted seeds in March, Amaranten was then 6.0 m (19.68 ft) but was broken by the storm. This year I planted another 6 varieties, among other A giant Amaranth Amaranthus Australis and Cannabinus + Tidelmarsh Amaranthus, seed has been given to me by my friend Brian Moore. My problem is that the plants can not be higher than 7 ft. home and the colony is a major risk frost in late March   Saturday, January 1 View Page Here wounds I Amaranthfrö under the control of the smallest grandchild David, here in the picture we plant some seed from the 2007 Giant Amaranthus Australis., 2008 I planted seeds in March, Amaranten was then 6.0 m (19.68 ft) but was broken by the storm. This year I planted another 6 varieties, among other A giant Amaranth Amaranthus Australis and Cannabinus + Tidelmarsh Amaranthus, seed has been given to me by my friend Brian Moore. My problem is that the plants can not be higher than 7 ft. home and the colony is a major risk frost in late March   Saturday, January 1 View Page Here wounds I Amaranthfrö under the control of the smallest grandchild David, here in the picture we plant some seed from the 2007 Giant Amaranthus Australis., 2008 I planted seeds in March, Amaranten was then 6.0 m (19.68 ft) but was broken by the storm. This year I planted another 6 varieties, among other A giant Amaranth Amaranthus Australis and Cannabinus + Tidelmarsh Amaranthus, seed has been given to me by my friend Brian Moore. My problem is that the plants can not be higher than 7 ft. home and the colony is a major risk frost in late March   Thursday, April 28 View Page Now this year's pumpkin crop planted on the site, the seeds were set in pots April 9 and is a EGVGAseeds 1360 Ghaye 09 (1309 Hebb +1689 Jutras). Other plants awaiting planting out are corn, sunflowers, amaranth, and others. Of the seeds of amaranth sown January 1 was not very few, an A giant Amaranthus Australis 4 ft and few Cannabinus, the highest amaranth is now 6.5 ft, it is by cuttings of Amaranth last year, and new cuttings January 1, I hope, of course, the new record this year Now this year's pumpkin crop planted on the site, the seeds were set in pots April 9 and is a EGVGAseeds 1360 Ghaye 09 (1309 Hebb +1689 Jutras). Other plants awaiting planting out are corn, sunflowers, amaranth, and others. Of the seeds of amaranth sown January 1 was not very few, an A giant Amaranthus Australis 4 ft and few Cannabinus, the highest amaranth is now 6.5 ft, it is by cuttings of Amaranth last year, and new cuttings January 1, I hope, of course, the new record this year   Wednesday, October 19 View Page New European Giant Amaranth record! Height: 8,1 meter Grower: Bo Persson, Trelleborg, Sweden Date: 2011-10-13 The same procedure as last last year. Here you can see when we putting up the bar for measuring.   Wednesday, October 19 View Page Together with one of the witness I draw a line on the bar, using an L-square.   Wednesday, October 19 View Page Here we are bringing down the bar for measuring.   Wednesday, October 19 View Page The line on the bar and the measuring: 8,1 meter. Only 38 cm from the world record, and wich I hope to beat next year.   Wednesday, October 19 View Page Here’s the certificate, attested by two wittness.   Wednesday, October 19 View Page Here you can read about my Giant Amaranth in Trelleborgs Allehanda (I hope you can translate it with Google): http://www.trelleborgsallehanda.se/trelleborg/article1562477/Nara-varldsrekord-for-jatteamaranth.html