• Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
0 Items
Giant Pumpkins NZ
  • Home
  • Contact
    • About
    • Email
  • Blog
    • Latest Blog Entries
  • F&Q’s
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • How To
    • Before Planting
      • Life cycle of a giant pumpkin
      • Sourcing Giant Pumpkin Seeds
      • Patch Selection
      • Soil Preparation
      • Seed Starting Guide
    • Early Season
      • Transplanting
      • Watering your Giant Pumpkin Plant
      • Fertilising your Giant Pumpkin
      • Pollinating your Giant Pumpkin
      • Giant Pumpkin Vine Managements
      • Positioning your Giant Pumpkin
      • How many?
      • Shade
      • Diseases/Problems
      • Picking the best
    • Late Season
      • Transporting
      • Saving Seeds
      • Weight Estimation Charts
  • Free Stuff
    • Free Downloads
    • Pumpkin Post Archives
  • Shop
Select Page

GPC Common Ground Winter 2021 Newsletter Overview

Feb 15, 2021 | Blog Update | 0 comments

The latest issue of the GPC Common Ground Newsletter has been delivered to inboxes all around the world.

In this post I touch on what is in the newsletter, and what I liked.

What’s In this Issue

  • Ian & Stuart Paton, 2020 Growers of the Year
  • GPC Hall of Fame Inductees 2020
  • Green squash in 2020
  • No Dig
  • GPC Category Champions 2020
  • The Challenge of Growing in Colorado
  • GPC 2020 rookie of the Year
  • Pre season tomato prep

What I Liked

I liked the mix of topics this issue. It was interesting.

Interesting to see what the Patons have been up to, and what they will do next year in their quest for the world record.

All the inductees into the GPC Hall of Fame get covered, and amazing group of growers. You’ll get the rundown on green squash and what the top seeds are if your keen to grown your own.

What were peoples reaction to the no dig movement early on in the UK?

The challenges of growing in Colorado is covered, and what a top tomato grower is up to in pre season prep work.

What I Didn’t Like

I was in 2 minds about writing this. But I will, so I can get it out of my head.

I don’t mind blurry photos, I know that there are some great photos out there at low resolution. When enlarged they are blurry.

I do not like the blurry text in articles, or the blurry charts. We are in 2021 and this should not be happening.

The GPC really needs to sort this out. This is how:

  • Make sure everyone submits their stories in either plain text, or a word doc
  • All charts etc need to be high resolution images, or recreated into high res (these could then be kept and reused, or as part of an archive on the website)
  • The submitted stories are converted into PDF’s (single PDF’s are OK)
  • You then use one of many free tools, even online ones to join all the pages into the one PDF you send to people
  • Compress the PDF down in size. Making emailing easier.

Information is good, presentation not the best.

Make Sure to Sign Up

So make sure to check it out, and get other growers signed up if they aren’t already receiving their copy.

GPC Common Ground Sign Up Page

Submit a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Featured Products

  • Jack o Lantern Pumpkin Jack O Lantern Pumpkin (5 seeds per pack) $5.00
  • Wonder Weeder Garden Tool Wonder Weeder $6.00
  • 1313 Harris 2019 on scales 1313lb (596kg) Harris (2019) 1 seed per pack $8.00
  • Mill Fabric for Giant Pumpkins Mill Fabric 1.5m x 1.5m $30.00

Tags

150sqfeet Apps Books Changes Competition Corona Cover Crop Early Protection End of Season Equipment & Products Event Events Fertiliser Fieldays Giant Pumpkin Growers GPC GPNZ Update Interview Miniature Pumpkins New Growers Newsletter NZ Record Patch Update Phone PH Test Planning Pollination Protection Pumpkin Thoughts Random Pumpkin Stuff Record Record Breaking Results Seedlings Seeds Shade Soil Tattoos Tool Transport & Moving Travels Watering Websites Weeding World Record

Search Posts by Date

Categories

Recent Blog Posts

  • GPC Common Ground Winter 2021 Newsletter Overview
  • GPC 2021 Virtual Awards Presentation Info
  • Shade is Good
  • New Southern Hemisphere Record 867kg

Support GPNZ

Become a supporter on Patreon to show your support and get rewards. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE

Twitter

This week’s throwback is something I saw down at the Little River Country Bumpkin Giant Pumpkin Festival. Try saying that 10 times fast. ⠀ #pumpkinhandle #speights #tbt #throwbackthursday #blastfromthepast #giantpumpkins #giantpumpkin #giantpumpkins… instagr.am/p/CLsIU2SIoFT/ pic.twitter.com/MK1OlsfUeA

Last week

This is a throwback to Fieldays, the largest Agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere. With amazing machinery, the latest technology, suppliers of all sorts of things. ⠀ And I find this thing, and find it amusing. ⠀ #amusing #sausageperson #tbt… instagr.am/p/CLZ51vdoiA5/ pic.twitter.com/RLzoY0xQhh

About 2 weeks ago

What can you find in the winter edition of the GPC common gourd newsletter? Find out in my quick overview of the latest edition. Plus I have a little rant. ⠀ ift.tt/3b4VT09 ⠀ #pumpkinnews #gpc #newsletter instagr.am/p/CLSlWJioH5C/ pic.twitter.com/3MvKy7fTn1

About 2 weeks ago

Throwback to downhill pumpkin rolling. ⠀ The trick is to make sure you use the largest pumpkins you can. Sometimes they don’t break as easily as you would think, but most times they come apart in a spectacular way. ⠀ One time a pumpkin split complet… instagr.am/p/CLH95EVoFjQ/ pic.twitter.com/imEbjUb9yH

About 3 weeks ago

The GPC 2021 Virtual Awards Presentation have been announced, they are starting on the 19th of Feb. But what day and time is that for us here in NZ? 🗓️ ⏲️ ⠀ Well you'll have to head on over to the website (link is in my bio) find out all the details… instagr.am/p/CLBHzMsIiUr/ pic.twitter.com/Jlhf04lFv3

About 3 weeks ago

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
© Giant Pumpkins NZ 2010 - 2019