Ooops. A couple of days late but I'm sure none of you will mind.
Results as follows (remember that a couple of these are fairly subjective and it's a bit of fun!)
Congratulations to all who took part
Winner in the Weight category is @Allotment_Man with a whopping 6100g
Winner in the Length category is @Allotment_Man with 55cm
Winner in the Girth category @AllotmentAli with 45.72cm
Winner in the Attractiveness category @NorfolkKitchen (Her photos were lovely)
Winner in the Funniest Category @SmallCurator
There you go, I hope it was worth the effort. Email or DM your address and your prize preference which in keeping with the #localfood theme is locally produced real ale or local honey and I'll make sure they get out to you.
Lo
Twitter Marrow Competition
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Monday, 16 August 2010
First Entry - Setting the bar high
Drum roll please ......
Our first entry in three categories is Tracey @NorfolkKitchen with a stunning courgette entry.
Longest Cougette at 51.5cm
Widest Cougette at 37.5cm
Heaviest at 6lb
I feel a spreadsheet coming on!
Update - I did a rough and ready spreadsheet at
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ag1sBfLbJiG3dDNVSTlHeWxQLVBtcFlZdnUtTmFWYXc&hl=en&authkey=CIzdkb8B
If you wish to enter your own results (verifiied with a twittered photo) then please feel free. Elsewise, twitter your results with the hashtag #twarrow and maybe, just to be on the safe side email them through to twarrow@hotmail.co.uk.
Our first entry in three categories is Tracey @NorfolkKitchen with a stunning courgette entry.
Longest Cougette at 51.5cm
Widest Cougette at 37.5cm
Heaviest at 6lb
I feel a spreadsheet coming on!
Update - I did a rough and ready spreadsheet at
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ag1sBfLbJiG3dDNVSTlHeWxQLVBtcFlZdnUtTmFWYXc&hl=en&authkey=CIzdkb8B
If you wish to enter your own results (verifiied with a twittered photo) then please feel free. Elsewise, twitter your results with the hashtag #twarrow and maybe, just to be on the safe side email them through to twarrow@hotmail.co.uk.
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Competition Time
Pondering on last years mammoth courgettes and looking at this years ones heading in a similar fashion I thought maybe we, the green fingered people of twitter should maybe have some fun and have a little competition.
Now, considering that we are scattered to the various ends of the planet I am assuming that meeting up will be impractical, I therefore suggest that we go for looks, weight, girth and length as judging criteria, all of which can be verified by a quick photo or video posted to twitpic or flickr (where we could form a group) or some such place. There will be an element of trust but I think we're all trustworthy people (except of course you, yes you know who you are ;-) and as the prizes will be of relatively low value to cheat would be nonsensical! It's just a bit of fun but maybe a picture of the marrow/courgette on the plant may be a good idea too, we wouldn't want you nipping off to Sainbos to pick up your prize winner would we!? As I will be entering courgettes I think it's only fair that we allow mammoth ones (or I'll take me ball home!)
Suggested Judging Criteria
Timeframe? I suggest:
BTW we have settled on #twarrow as a hashtag
Update - Sign up period extended to end of August :-)
Now, considering that we are scattered to the various ends of the planet I am assuming that meeting up will be impractical, I therefore suggest that we go for looks, weight, girth and length as judging criteria, all of which can be verified by a quick photo or video posted to twitpic or flickr (where we could form a group) or some such place. There will be an element of trust but I think we're all trustworthy people (except of course you, yes you know who you are ;-) and as the prizes will be of relatively low value to cheat would be nonsensical! It's just a bit of fun but maybe a picture of the marrow/courgette on the plant may be a good idea too, we wouldn't want you nipping off to Sainbos to pick up your prize winner would we!? As I will be entering courgettes I think it's only fair that we allow mammoth ones (or I'll take me ball home!)
Suggested Judging Criteria
- Heaviest
- Fattest (girth at fattest point)
- Longest (measured with string to account for curvature?)
- Most attractive (a bit subjective)
- Funniest (even more subjective)
- Overall winner (HxWxG)
Timeframe? I suggest:
- sign up by 14th August
- submit measurements and post pictures/video by 31st September
- judging completed by 9th October
- Winners published by 12th October
BTW we have settled on #twarrow as a hashtag
Update - Sign up period extended to end of August :-)
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