Mark and his monster!

19th July 2005


This pumpkin weighed
in at 855 lbs

855 lb pumpkin


This cabbage weighed
in at 107 lbs

107lb cabbage


You could require a trailer to get you to the show!

You could require a trailer to get you to the show

Clive Beven's Monster seeds

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Giant Cabbage

Giant vegetable seeds now available to you direct from Clive himself.These seeds are produced by Clive from his own giant vegetable plants.

If you are keen on growing giant veg. then you will probably know the name Clive Beven.

It is his seeds and his growing methods that you see year after year around the giant vegetable shows, like Malvern, Llanharry and Bath and West.

Clive is will known around the country for his apperances on TV and in the newspapers. Whenever giant vegetables are mentioned, Clive is the one they talk to as the expert grower.

Now you can gain a head start on all the rest of the competition by growing Clive's Giant Vegetable Seeds.

Last season was a winning one all around the country for not only Clive but the many giant vegetable frowers who grew from his seeds.

 

Sarah Raven of The Daily Telegraph wrote:

"There were various miraculous things about this pumpkin. The show was early in the autumn 4 in the first week of September - and so this fruit had swelled to its magnificent size in just six weeks from pollination. It had been grown by Mark Baggs, an 18-year-old farmer, who had been growing veg for only two years. Mark had an even bigger pumpkin still growing in his garden, which he was sure would outdo the first come harvest time, just before Hallow'een. And sure enough it has, weighing in at 388kg (855lb) and about the size of my my VW Beetle."

Giant Pumpkin

Anyone who wants to grow a pumpkin on this scale needs the help of a giant veg expert such as Clive Beven, who is Mark's mentor. He has been growing pumpkins for 20 years and is keen to pass on his knowledge to anyone who wants to do the same.

The key thing, he says, is getting the right seed. Clive has selected every year from the biggest and best in his and others' gardens. He doesn't grow one named variety (such as 'Atlantic Giant'), but has crossed three or four different cultivars over many years.


Giant vegetable seeds are only available direct from Clive Bevan
All seeds are just £4.00 per packet.

Click here to print off an order form.

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