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Aberdeen

Just curious to know what their weight was of first time kin growers.

1/28/2016 8:54:06 AM

Connecticut, USA

My first was around 125 pounds back in 1999.

1/28/2016 9:16:52 AM

Santa Rosa, CA.

726lbs back in 2005. I've been infected with the pumpkin growing disease ever since.

1/28/2016 9:21:10 AM

NE Arkansas

416 last year...had 9 kinds of issues...

1/28/2016 9:53:40 AM

Johnston, Iowa

150 Pounds, way back in 1994

1/28/2016 9:59:49 AM

Pei Springvale

217 back in 1994 .That was my first year doing this sport.

1/28/2016 10:13:14 AM

Waterville,Ohio

598 last year. It was a squash

1/28/2016 10:21:27 AM

Kansas

My First was 2001 and 118 pounds

1/28/2016 10:43:31 AM

Nova Scotia

My first was 129 lbs in 2003. My second and first Gpc weight off was 579 lbs in 2004

1/28/2016 10:49:57 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

423 pounds in 2006.

1/28/2016 10:51:45 AM

Alex, IN

First time I tried I was 12 and the pumpkin weighed 68 pounds.

1/28/2016 10:56:35 AM

Walla Walla Wa.

2015 was my first pumpkin weight was 920

1/28/2016 10:57:27 AM

New Berlin, PA

892 last year

1/28/2016 11:12:40 AM

Eganville, Ontario

2000 was the first year I could get my hands on about a 1/4 of my parents garden to use for one plant. Got lucky with a good one splitting in the 800's half grown on the lawn. Didn't grow again until 2011.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=251086

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=233210

1/28/2016 11:25:25 AM

Austin MN

101 back 7+ years ago.

1/28/2016 11:35:54 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

176.6 about 13 years ago.

1/28/2016 11:43:15 AM

Ontario

1094 last year with good luck, good weather and good advice from this site

1/28/2016 12:00:08 PM

Peosta, Iowa

393# 1994

1/28/2016 1:11:12 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

374lbs Back in 2001. I had grown 80-100lb prizewinners prior

1/28/2016 1:36:17 PM

Spring Hope, N.C. - USA

1296 2014

1/28/2016 2:36:36 PM

Torrance, Ca.

166 from a seed I received in a box for my birthday " how to grow a giant pumpkin " 2011 was the year.

My life has been a mess ever since.

1/28/2016 2:53:18 PM

Italy

1082 this past year, agree with Orv,good luck good weather good advices! Don't know about good soil, time will tell!

1/28/2016 3:23:47 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

first one rotted away before i could weigh it 1988
first one to the scales at Topsfield 109 pounds 1989

1/28/2016 4:20:52 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

212# in 1984, been trying to beat that ever since. lol

1/28/2016 4:22:43 PM

Sissonville wva

138 in 2005

1/28/2016 4:35:25 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Iceman's first pumpkin was 110 pounds...in 2000....last years was smaller....he is going backwardZ....

1/28/2016 4:39:17 PM

Ireland

211lbs , 2007

1/28/2016 5:04:05 PM

Plainville, Connecticut 06062

1981-225 pounds!

1/28/2016 5:45:10 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

577.5 lbs & 511lbs on the same small plant back in 2004...been hooked ever since.

1/28/2016 5:57:39 PM

Peru

2014 - 990lbs

1/28/2016 7:20:28 PM

Midway, UT

755 pounds in 2008.

1/28/2016 7:29:25 PM

North Smithfield, RI

162 in 1986 , one of 3 over 150 on one plant

1/28/2016 7:55:46 PM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

585 pounds in 1998

1/28/2016 8:50:27 PM

BC, Canada

Howard Dill seeds, about 10 or 12 years ago, around 325 lbs.

1/28/2016 9:35:22 PM

Slovenia, Europe

1042 last year.

1/29/2016 3:06:02 AM

Netherlands

195lbs - 1985

1/29/2016 4:35:12 AM

Central Illinois

at least Brad is coming in earlier than me,110 pounds in 1991

1/29/2016 1:56:31 PM

Sparta, NC

177 lbs 1st year

1/29/2016 7:29:04 PM

Anchorage Alaska

323 lbs in 2008

1/30/2016 1:56:00 AM

Partlow,Va

487 lbs in 2012.
About this time that year I was looking online for regular pumpkin and garden seeds and stumbled onto Bill's Big Pumpkins video and seeds.

1/30/2016 10:04:25 AM

Colorado

746.8 in 1997-was a state record/helped by pete glasier

1/30/2016 6:17:55 PM

Kentucky, U.S.A.

We wasted a lot of great seeds my first year and didn't get squat! So I read the grower's bible and got on this site five years ago. I won the skunk cap at bear Wallow my first weigh off! I think it was 168lbs.! Taken home the skunk cap twice more since! Haven't stopped me yet!

1/30/2016 8:55:01 PM

Hanson Ma

First weighed 393 lbs.

1/31/2016 5:37:55 AM

norway , maine

319 est 2009

1/31/2016 8:31:47 AM

huntsburg,ohio

59 lbs 1978 haven't missed a year yet

2/2/2016 10:59:16 AM