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Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Don Young always ask me what three seeds I would plant in the coming year. So I'll ask you what three seeds would you like to plant in 2015. Now we all want Beni's three but what others would you chose?

10/21/2014 7:56:52 PM

British Columbia, Canada

1. 1730 Werner
2. 2032 Mathison
3. 1916 Barron

10/21/2014 8:03:09 PM

Freedom Is Just Another Word For Noting Left To Lose

1. 1738 Barron
2. 1947.5 Clementz
3. 1865 Harnica

Couldn't go wrong with any of these Michigan record pumpkins

10/21/2014 8:29:45 PM

Upa Creek, MO

359 Foss and whatever the big\orange one Bubba Homegrown grew.

10/21/2014 9:03:41 PM

Bottom of ohio

1730 Werner, 2009 Wallace, 2008 neptune

10/21/2014 9:47:11 PM

Wi

Any of the 2328 crosses. Toot toot.

10/21/2014 10:10:11 PM

Austin MN

1985 hands down!

10/21/2014 10:22:37 PM

Whitehall Montana

I like Marks grow product,fertilizer plan.I know genetics play a huge part in this but it seems so interesting that the products really carried him through his season.

10/21/2014 10:24:36 PM

Karns City PA

1947.5 Clementz
2009 Wallace
2036 Glasier

10/21/2014 11:02:48 PM

Littleton Co Usa

1676.5
50 todd
1312 weston.

10/21/2014 11:53:45 PM

Lodi, California

I don't have room, but I like all of the big and ugly ones lol

10/22/2014 12:02:43 AM

Ltb

1317 Clementz,1882 Gehweiler,1623 Wallace

10/22/2014 12:12:42 AM

Concord, CA.

No brainer,,
2036 Glaiser
1970 Globus
2058 Hawkley

10/22/2014 12:34:01 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Any seed that can tough it through nasty disease;)

10/22/2014 12:38:15 AM

Colorado

I like:
1479 zywiec
1873 steil
and about twenty others-lol.

10/22/2014 1:02:41 AM

Minnesota

Quite possibly, 1873Steel, 1374Engel & 247Graham (I always change my mind by the time the season comes around)

10/22/2014 1:36:38 AM

Nottingham, UK

1873 Steil (2009 x 2032)
1080 LaRiviere (2009 x 991).....Does anyone have one to spare?
288 Buglio (1662 x 912)

10/22/2014 7:44:29 AM

New England

I haven't decided yet lol

10/22/2014 9:57:16 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

2009, 1985, 1916,1623,....and ten otherZ

10/22/2014 10:04:08 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

1947 Clementz
1317 Clementz
1661.5 Werner

10/22/2014 10:44:15 AM

nOVA sCOTIA

2032Mathison
1756Lancaster

10/22/2014 11:24:14 AM

Ham Lake, Minnesota

1068 Wallace
845 Bobier
898 Knauss
;)

10/22/2014 11:51:40 AM

Ireland

1985 miller has to be the one id go for,
Micheál

10/22/2014 12:11:29 PM

England, essex

only room for 2, and still cant pick this year???

10/22/2014 12:12:32 PM

stoughton WI

1756 howell-jolivette 2009 Wallace 1692 mcmullen

10/22/2014 5:46:01 PM

Muddy Waters

1985 Miller 1317 Clementz 1947.5 I wont grow a Beni Meier seed.Only growers who support the GPC will find a spot in my patch.

10/22/2014 6:47:31 PM

Omaha, Ne.

1399 Christensen X 3 :))

10/22/2014 7:34:10 PM

Littlerock, WA

These three will be planted for sure next year in my patch: 1985 Miller, 1676 Daletas, and the 1471 Tobeck.

10/22/2014 9:45:20 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

uh oh?

10/23/2014 1:21:22 AM

Germany

Dear Mr. Clementz, who told you Beni Meier is not supporting the GPC ? Please check all facts before posting such an assumption. I also dont know all facts, but I know he always supported GPC in the past and that he said he wont go to NY because of his family. ( better : families addition )
At the bigger Weighoffs here in Germany the site owns the Pumkin until Halloween, so I think its a deal between Site and GPC.

10/23/2014 3:02:02 AM

Germany

GPC support?
Is it supportive to support growers who then will grow big pumpkins and bring them to GPC weigh-offs?
Is it supportive to make seeds available for clubs which then support these growers or clubs which can sell these seeds in auctions and therefore support themselves, thus supporting themselves as one of the foundations of GPC?
Is a direct flow of money right into GPC the only kind of support which can be called support?

Is it only about bringing a big pumpkin overseas (vs. not bringing a pumpkin overseas)? If that´s the case, then please make the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth a true world-wide thing, which would mean that the big pumpkins would have to be brought to the country where the biggest one had been grown (or something like that). And then see how many of the growers of the biggest pumpkins would want to bring their pumpkin overseas.

...just my thoughts.

10/23/2014 3:50:37 AM

Maui, Hawaii

2323 Meier
2102 Meier
2096.6 Meier

If I could get them I would love to grow them! :)

10/23/2014 4:29:44 AM

Eurasia

EST. 140 Rahe 14
612 Ammer 14 UOW
quadramble 14

10/23/2014 5:07:14 AM

norway , maine

Ludwig...enough with your 612 Ammer 14 fantasy.

10/23/2014 8:20:26 AM

Muddy Waters

3 pumpkins,None of them were released ,I heard for a fat fee,one of them would of been released.What is the truth??Does anyone dare tell??

10/23/2014 8:21:41 AM

Muddy Waters

I would like to know the truth??Is there a way to find out.Will this be like the church I left 2 years ago.They fired a youth pastor.No explanation was given?Are we all left in the dark?? Lets here the truth before I support anybody or anything??

10/23/2014 8:26:46 AM

Omaha, Ne.

start your own tread if you got something to say.

10/23/2014 8:34:34 AM

Muddy Waters

yes Darren is right.Sorry for hijacking,just very upset being left in the dark? Please tke your comments to the GPC News tread

10/23/2014 8:53:12 AM

Belgium

I'm wondering from who the pumpkins are? from the hijacking Bubba, the GPC or from Beni? still think it's the last one...... Every grower here knows if you make an agreament with the organizer of the weight-off to let it stay there for the people to be able to see a giant pumpkin you need to follow up on the agreement, there sure will be some extra money for it, but I do think it's more honnest to the organizor to get a bit more cash to let it stay there than to take the cash and the pumpkin back home, it's not like you see a giant pumpkin every day around here

10/23/2014 9:39:38 AM

Belgium

for once the people are able to see a giant pumpkin and than you would ship it to elsewhere where they have enough giants? families with children are thrilled to see one here, all 3 pumpkins on diffrent places and lots of families to see it , everyone should know that a smiling face from a child is more worth than a tv show or what so ever

10/23/2014 9:44:41 AM

Rhode Island

any of the top seeds in the gpc would be a great start- or the seeds that grew them. how can you go wrong with any of those?
pap

10/23/2014 11:08:28 AM

Stanwood, Washington

I already have my three. I am going to grow the 1791 Holland, the 1623 Wallace and my own 814.5 Radach.

10/23/2014 12:14:09 PM

Colorado

Trying to get back on trac. If I got my paws on a 2323.7 meier I'd try to grow that puppy.

10/23/2014 12:30:26 PM

I still get a kick out of asking bill that same question
that was 9 years ago

1 hours 2 minutes into video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voJ26zgR3jM

10/23/2014 3:02:26 PM

Omaha, Ne.

Your just getting old Don:)

10/23/2014 5:46:23 PM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

I like the 1870 Leiber ( 2009 x 2009 ), 1873 Steil ( 2009 x 2328 ) and the 1775.5 Sperry ( 1813 x 1676 )

10/23/2014 6:19:44 PM

British Columbia, Canada

Ahhh don I laugh so hard everytime I watch that

10/23/2014 7:12:57 PM

Belgium

Pap, what's a gpc seed?

10/24/2014 6:59:28 AM

Eurasia

Oh ETM, only a Gigantic Pee Cucumber grows out of such seed.

10/24/2014 3:31:57 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

1625.5 Gantner 13
1985 miller
1481 team Gantner / Bird 14
Figured I would help the thread...

10/24/2014 11:03:33 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

I like them heavy

10/24/2014 11:04:08 PM

Eurasia

If heavy means more weight then EST., then you should grow on the base of the 140 Rahe 14, because this worldwide sensation is out of the triamble/tristar pollinated by an AG.
When you grow the 140 Rahe 14 and choose a pollinator from the 1385.5 offspring (which includes 2009...), you might get a 700#er in 2015 and a 1500#er in 2016.
As vegetable breeders we must prefer discrete thinking and never hear the badmouthing of Richard Wallace, who does not want us to loose mindcuffs.

10/25/2014 11:20:35 AM

Pemberton, BC

Man oh man, I know something I would like to plant...

10/25/2014 1:42:03 PM

Karns City PA

lol

10/25/2014 4:05:12 PM

Deerfield, Michigan

1873 Steil
2009 Wallace
1738 Barron

10/25/2014 8:33:06 PM