Wes is shown above seemingly putting the boot into his "puny pumpkin"- which he admits is only about 70-80 kilos. As he can no longer drive because of the disputed loss of his licence , he recently bought an Ebike, not designed for transporting farm produce .
Needing to get a lift to the showground, Wes asked a friend with a station wagon to come to his rural property and help load the awkward pumpkin aboard. It seems the request for the two-way lift date got mixed up as his friend responded by saying he was to have a hernia operation on or about that day.
Therefore it would not be advisable to go rolling and lifting the blessed pumpkin all over Darwin . Wes informed his mate operation pumpkin uplift would not clash with his hernia op . In any case ,the mediocre melon will end up being donated to an organisation which supplies meals for locals in need of tucker.
On display above is a variety of motley melons Wes grew in the past. Needless to say, none of them won a prize at the show .
