2020 Tromba Competition

[Thelma Sanders]

We’ve all experienced that disappointment

Splutters tea over keyboard lol

[SarrissUK]

We’ve all experienced that disappointment

haha indeed - very relateable

[rary]

I will give it a try again this year, I still have a big one that we didn't use over Christmas, as my OH was not feeling well but I intend to use it shortly for if its not used it will just shrivel up

[veggiechicken]

So true, rary. Old things do shrivel and shrink - just look at your Avatar.

[rary]

Mine didn't grow to 3" long and it wasn't even perfectly formed.

We’ve all experienced that disappointment

I haven't

[veggiechicken]

I expect Mrs rary has though!!

[rary]

I expect Mrs rary has though!!

I will have you know she has never been faced with disappointment

[veggiechicken]

Just amusement!!!

[jayjaybee]

Having read 2019 tromba exploits I have been spurred on to buy seeds, not really knowing anything about growing them. I've not yet planned how to give them a climbing frame but the hilarity of the posts made me realise I'm not the only daft person out there. So I expect I'm in on the 2020 session. First time entering a growing competition, treat me kindly!

[veggiechicken]

Of course we'll treat you kindly - jayjaybee - as long as you don't get upset when we laugh at your trombones.
You're in at Number 11.


I think 2018 produced some classic specimens https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ion_95762.html
There's a Rogue's gallery at https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...8-a_98089.html

[jayjaybee]

Everyone else laughs at me, why should the grapes be any different, and that's just how I like it. I often tell the OH that the only time he talks to me is to take the mickey (note how polite I can be). Last years trombo posts had me rolling in the aisles.

[SarrissUK]

haha we did have a good laugh lol The year before that was even more hilarious! It's a fun plant, and it's even more fun to see people's faces when you take some with you to work to share

[muckdiva]

Sounds like fun. Hopefully I’ll have more success than I did with last year’s courgettes

[SarrissUK]

Sounds like fun. Hopefully I’ll have more success than I did with last year’s courgettes

Last year was awful for courgettes, squashes, pumpkins... the lot! I didn't have many successes at all!

[Small pumpkin]

4 tromboncino seeds are now sown.
I definitely want to grow 2 but if all 4 germinate I’ll probably find room for them somewhere.
Let the fun begin