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Saturday, October 02, 2010 Dutch Brad Netherlands

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Some of the giant veg on display at the Dutch Giant Vegetable Weigh-off today.

My year has drawn to a close and in general it wasn't too great. A beautiful spring and early summer and one of the coldest and wettest August and September months.

SQUASH - 622 lb - very disappointing - ribbon vine
BEETROOT - 24.4 lb - less than 1/2 of last year
CARROT - 2.49 lb - much less than 1/2 of last year
CORN - 18 ft 2 in - 2nd tallest in Europe ever
CUCUMBER - 27.8" - 1st time growing
CUCUMBER - 10.8 lb - 1st time growing
KOHLRABI - 7.7 lb - 1st time growing
LONG GOURD - 61.4" - worst ever - plants drowned
MARROW - 156.6 lb - 3rd biggest in world ever
PARNSIP - 5.9 lb - pathetic but PB
PEPPER - 1.03 lb - better than last year
RUNNER BEAN - 24.6" - 1st time growing
SUNFLOWER - 16 ft 2 - PB
SUNFLOWER (HEAD) - 22.2" - about same as last year
TOMATO - 4.63 lb - Dutch record
 



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