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It was a lousy weather year for my gardens, but not for those growing giant cabbages...138 1/4 lbs! |
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| Doesn't seem possible, does it? |
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| Nice going Scott! |
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Here is a link that might be useful: 138.25 cabbage
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- Posted by emgardener 9 BayArea CA (My Page) on Tue, Sep 4, 12 at 16:17
| Wow! When visiting my brother living in Alaska, I was amazed by how good the soil was. Very rich, black, spongy aerated. No rocks or sand. With just my hand, I easily dug down to the full length of my arm and still great soil all the way down. I can see how cabbages would love it:
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- Posted by Slimy_Okra none (My Page) on Tue, Sep 4, 12 at 23:24
| Imagine the number of jars of sauerkraut you could make from just that one cabbage! Enough to feed a few families for the winter. |
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| But how would you grate it?? Aside from winning contests, I wonder what is commonly done with cabbages that size. And what variety the growers use. |
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| >But how would you grate it?? 2 teens, 2 pots of coffee, 2 machetes. |
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- Posted by albert_135 Sunset 2 or 3 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 15:45
Posted by ltilton I once grew a 275 pound pumpkin, scrawny little thing, nothing of note really, and a woman of our acquaintance decided she would like to eat the whole think. It took her about a year. She has never asked for another pumpkin in the succeeding 25 years. Do you want to get into the record growing headlines? I think strawberry's are ripe for your attention. Get one of the varieties that produce all year and see how big a strawberry you can grow. Guinness needs a new category. |
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| No thanks, Albert. I really hate those huge mutant berries. |
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| Pumpkins that big are excellent for pigs and chickens. |
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- Posted by farmerdill (My Page) on Fri, Sep 7, 12 at 16:50
| Apparently the giant growers develop their own secret varieties.http://www.adn.com/2009/09/04/923340/127-pound-cabbage-break s-world.html OS Cross is the standard that is readily available for growers being in the 70 lb class in Alaska. http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/nature/heaviest_cabbage_Scott_Robb_b reaks_world_record_113059.html |
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