Update from Chris Packham

'The behemoth liveth ! Look at my triffid ! I know its just the start , just a few leaves , but it seems to be prospering under my loving care . Whatever , my confidence is currently high . I wonder how long it will be before its visable from space ? '




'Here it is - the first picture of my baby monster . I now know how a proud parent feels with one of those scans ! I fertilized it two days ago using pollen from the male flower and I reckon its begining to swell already . And if one of the badgers that visit my garden even looks at it . . .

Chris Packhams Giant Pumpkin

I received this e-mail from Chris today who is really getting excited about our pumpkin challenge and he has every right to be excited it is a real whopper:
Chris Packham says:

" I was worried to start with as there seemed little progress from my seedling . . . but now its off to a flying start . Ive been pretty fastidious with the watering and giving it a little root food to get it started . I feed my Badgers about 2 metres away from where its planted and Im begining to wonder if this was such a good idea given their very cosmopolitan diet ! We shall see . Theres still a long way to go but my confidence is growing as fast as my potential giant ! "

Chris

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