Reqular readers with a long memory may recall that this year I’m attempting to grow a tromboncino squash or two with a view to entering the inaugural Suttons Cup competition. Just a bit of fun, like, and as it turns out, a rather useful comparative growing experiment as well.
There are two plants on the go, both grown from plugs sent by Suttons. One I’m growing at home, in a compost-filled air-pot container, which I’m feeding on a regular basis with a high Potassium solution. The other is planted in open ground down on Plot #59. Here’s how they were both doing recently:
Tromboncino @Home
A week or so ago, I took a couple of pics:
And then just yesterday, I snapped another:
Definitely a little longer and with more girth. Coming along nicely.
Tromboncino @Plot #59
Alas, I can’t say the same for the tromboncino that I planted in the ground down at the allotment:
Although the plant is in good soil and was given a compost boost when it went in, the weather has been poor – wind, rain, repeat – and the foliage has clearly suffered. Perhaps if conditions improve it might turn a corner, but so far, not so good…
Looks like all my hopes will be resting on the home-grown fruit(s). Judging by some of the pics posted to the Suttons Cup Facebook page mine are a little way behind at the moment. But the final judging date is September 30th, so it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
Again though, just a bit of fun, I’m not taking this at all seriously. (No, Sir. Not at all.)