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Marion,IN

I've been through most diaries looking for weigh-off pictures. What pumpkin did you see in person that was really impressive either for weight, % heavy, color or anything else that comes to mind. There always seems to be some impressive pumpkins that somehow slips through the cracks. I'm trying to get some ideas for what seed I would like to try to get for next season. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Mark G.

10/19/2016 12:44:56 PM

East Tennessee

Biggest kin ive seen in person at operation pumpkin...Quin Werner,s winning 1810 lber.

10/19/2016 2:27:55 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

John Barlow's 1929.5 was impressive, especially considering the weather. I heard his patch got flooded, and the stem was in terrible shape. It looked like he only had about 20% of the stem still feeding the pumpkin. That one could have easily gone way over 2000# with better weather.

Don Young's 1641.5 was also impressive. Great shape and grown under rough conditions too. He lost the stump in early August. It was another one with 2000# potential that the weather sabotaged.

10/19/2016 2:56:43 PM

Central NY

KARL haist 1969!!!!....tied his own state record...I tried to spit on the scale but I was too far away...bigbigbig

10/19/2016 4:04:20 PM

Hanson Ma

Steve Connolly 2075.5,Topsfield. Pap Wallace 2261.6, Frerichs RI. Russ Klowan 1646 18% heavy. Frerich's RI

10/19/2016 5:04:19 PM

Austin MN

I'll toot my own horn if I may? My 1153 was 14% heavy is a 1338 Martin selfed and grown off of 400sqft unbarried vines on a July 16th pollinated. I am growing it next year

10/19/2016 5:07:39 PM

Wisconsin

Sippels 2047 and Vanderwheilens 2004 were sitting side by side at cedarburg, two awesome kins!

10/19/2016 6:32:29 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Best I have seen...J&J Van Hook at Ky weighoff...New State Record 1489#. Of course they weigh them in order by estimations. Van Hook was weighed 4th from the last & stood up to all the competition...18% HEAVY!!!! 8 out of 11 kins entered in the weighoff went over 1K#...New state record for CC melon by Frank Mudd @ 305#. Superman Kent set a new world record for Black Diamond melon @ 205#!!! Attending weigh off is an incredible thing, even though I hauled my AG in the back seat of a Malibu!!! LOL Peace, Wayne

10/20/2016 1:00:25 AM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

seeing almost all of the 2000 plus pounders weighted in Wisconsin over the last 2 years has been vary impressive

10/20/2016 9:02:49 AM

Marion,IN

While watching the p-kins arrive at our weigh-off, I noticed 3 big ones that arrived together. Once they were unloaded I found out they were all grown by the same grower. After they were weighed, he had 2 that were 1600+ and one that was close to 1500 lbs. To get a single p-kin to a weighoff is one thing, but to show up with 3 of that size is amazing. I have never witnessed anything like that before.

Mark G.

10/20/2016 12:24:41 PM

Marion,IN

I'm looking to add something for 2017 to my line-up from a 1700+ that went 10% heavy or greater and had a decent amount of orange to it. Has anyone seen anything that fits this description?

Mark G.

10/20/2016 12:51:52 PM

Austin MN

1892 would be a great seed!

10/20/2016 12:54:07 PM

Griffith, In

Joe Adkins 1861 weighed in over 300 lbs. heavy and had great shape for a large pumpkin,,,its color was salmon colored,,,I'd like to say you did great this year Mark, congrats on becoming the new Indiana record holder. I know you worked hard to get there!!!!

10/20/2016 1:10:42 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

1795.5 McCracken grown off the 2145 and 17% heavy. Grown 100% organically. Alex is the king of organic gardening!

10/21/2016 2:05:04 PM

Brownsville, MD

It's been a while now, but the 1061 Ciliberto, 1097 Ciliberto, and 1469 Checkon were all incredible to see in person.

10/27/2016 11:12:37 PM