Royal Horticultural Society - London Harvest Festival Show 2013 - (What a mouthful!)

Oh! what a beautiful pumpkin - Oh! what a beautiful day! A fantastically-sized, heavy-weight 9 stone pumpkin. A brilliant, uncommon though beautiful, yellowy white beast of a vegetable won the show! As you might have already gathered, I was bowled over by the sight of this freak of nature - Was it fed Baby Bio? - and if so how many bottles did it need before it was savagely cut away from its veggie-ambiical cord? I believe shows such as this annual should be shown to children in schools. Of course attending the actual show, where possible, would be the ideal situation. There is no better way of promoting healthy food and not only capturing the attention but the imagination of our youngsters. A 9 stone pumpkin may plant the seed of thought (excuse the pun!) of just how gigantic a fruit or vegetable could be/have been if it had been left to continue growing! Let's face it most children probably believe that vegetables are all usually of the same size and shape. The well-loved story of 'The Enormous Turnip' encourages the idea of fictitious, massively-sized vegetables. 'Campaign for School Gardening' is a promotion of the R.H.S.. They offer free support along with some free resources to schools. IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY PART OF THE CAMPAIGN - LET'S GET STARTED!