{"id":10491,"date":"2018-04-11T09:53:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T23:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=10491"},"modified":"2018-04-13T11:05:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T01:05:51","slug":"pumpkin-patch-kid-grows-a-big-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/pumpkin-patch-kid-grows-a-big-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin patch kid grows a big one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WHEN it comes to pumpkins Grace Collins, 3, said she\u2019s a fan of growing them but not eating them, which is a shame considering the size of one in her backyard.<\/p>\n<p>Grace and her father David Collins planted the pumpkin seed several months ago and watched on in anticipation as the vegetable continued to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Grace\u2019s mum, Bronwyn Merritt, said the family moved from Melbourne to Torquay a couple of years ago looking for a sea-change and gardening has been one of many advantages a larger property offers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a massive zucchini from the garden last week. We\u2019re not sure how much bigger it\u2019s (the pumpkin) going to get but we do know there\u2019s going to be plenty of pumpkin soup, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10491 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Grace-Collins-2.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Grace-Collins-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10472\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10472'>\n\t\t\t\tDespite not liking pumpkin personally, Grace said she\nloves gardening and worms are her favourite creature.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHEN it comes to pumpkins Grace Collins, 3, said she\u2019s a fan of growing them but not eating them, which is a shame considering the size of one in her backyard. 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