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Taber, Alberta

Ok, I learned the hard way yesterday. My squash off of the 1165 Holub was taping at 1165 pounds and was picked this past Thursday. A 720km one way trip, which I have done 13 times before with no problems, caused the squash to split.

http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=267039

I have never had anything this big before. My personal best is my 825.5 squash back in 2009 (which Eddy, still is the Alberta record!) I figured a 4x4 pallet would still be ok with a few inches overhang.

It weighed light at 965 pounds, but would have still been an Alberta record and first place in Smoky. I know the walls in some spots were very thin and where the crack occurred was one of them. I was actually surprised this one made it out of the patch and didn't split on the vine.

Anyways, we learn from our mistakes. Just thought I would let everyone know about mine so others may not make the same one I made.

If anyone has any other suggestions how to avoid this problem, please let us know here.

Even though I bug Eddy, we all know he's the nicest guy in the world and felt really bad for me. He passed on a strap he picked up a few weeks ago to help transport future big fruit. Thanks, Eddy. I feel your pain about your squash not making it to the scale as well.

Eddy, next year........bring it on!

10/2/2016 11:19:57 AM