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Oak Grove, Mn

Flat Norm sent me a list of the top ten of all time in the Team Pumpkin 150 sq ft challenge. I thought the growers of this year, might be interested....

Top Ten Average =    706.2





year    weight    handle
1    2014    814.5    captain97
2    2016    793    flatnorm
3    2016    791    Tiger Girl
4    2015    763.5    PeePee
5    2016    704.5    bnot
6    2015    685    nathan K
7    2014    671    VTWilbur
8    2015    665.5    flatnorm
9    2014    617    Zappa
10    2015    557    smalltownusa

5/5/2017 6:05:10 PM

bnot forgot to point out that his 704.5, while a nice effort is below average and needs improvement.

5/5/2017 7:16:57 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

i knew i shouldn't have picked my 704.5 the day before the weigh-off and then drive 200 miles to the weigh-off without shrink wrapping or stems in water. Must have lost 1.7 pounds on the trip. This year...shrink wrap for sure...i need to get to average.

5/6/2017 7:04:39 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I will take a moment to point out that the 814.5 was grown off the mighty 811 gerhardt and also won a Howard dill award. Them's some big shoes to fill with only 150 square feet guys and gals!

5/6/2017 10:34:09 AM

Australia

I grew my 684 pumpkin in 85sq ft this year. Hydroponic though. Next year I'll have the same space but double the secondary roots.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwYzQFYHLzm7bkM0YUdEZVR2QkE/view?usp=sharing

5/7/2017 2:10:08 PM

Australia

edit...worked that out incorrectly, more than 85sq ft

5/7/2017 2:20:56 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

There may have been bigger pumpkins grown in 150 sq ft..but this is the list from the open competition in Team Pumpkins 150 sq ft challenge. To make it on this list, have to be an official entrant. The entries closed April 15 so if you are not in it this year make plans for next year.

5/7/2017 7:51:11 PM

Rapid City, SD

the weighs go up this year fellers..we had 1120 pounder on 150 plant few years ago....look out

5/8/2017 12:35:42 PM

Essex, UK

If the talk is gonna start talking then let me tell you that this record is coming to the UK ;)

5/8/2017 1:43:06 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

sorry...the new record 150 team-pumpkin is going to be weighed in Rapid City, SD....sorry matt-man...i am hoping it isn't yours

5/8/2017 6:08:39 PM

Tinykinville

List is wrong it excludes the original winners!!!!!

5/9/2017 9:20:25 AM

Wallingford,CT

the 'original winners' were in a closed contest(morning chat) which was not open to all so I consider them separately. No different than anyone else who may have grown a pumpkin in 150 square feet but not part of this contest series. Your not alone Pumpkin JAM as Matt-man has also grown in a similar area but not part of the contest. He is in the contest this year.

For those who don't know, yes Pumpkin JAM was the winner of the closed Morning chat contest for the heaviest pumpkin and FlatNorm won for the prettiest pumpkin.

5/9/2017 9:57:05 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Who is this Pumpkin JAM guy anyways?

5/9/2017 11:36:38 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Is that the same guy that blows up all his fruit each year?

Or someone different?

5/9/2017 11:37:28 AM

Tinykinville

Post says 150 sq/ft all time top ten. It does not use words contest. So does that not mean a reference to all pumpkins grown on 150 sq/ft?

5/9/2017 5:06:47 PM

Tinykinville

Ahh never mind I see the rest in the first post.

5/9/2017 5:07:37 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

Next year pumpkin jam you need to get back into the official 150 competition. By then I will have figured out how to potentially blow up a 150 plant. I have been taking notes from you for the past few years on how to push a pumpkin past it's limits. I still have 5 pounds of UreaMate left to spread. By the way Joe congrats on you 1700 pounder last spring. Expecting you to be the next Wi grower to break 2k.

5/9/2017 6:21:31 PM

Tinykinville

Thanks Bob, I hope you are right and good luck this year!

5/10/2017 7:28:37 AM