Twarrow results

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

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.

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

• 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)

To sign up either tweet me @loiscarter with the hashtag, leave a comment below or email twarrow@hotmail.co.uk

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

What do you think?

BTW we have settled on #twarrow as a hashtag

Update - Sign up period extended to end of August :-)