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South Dakota

I would be interested in some statistics about our pumpkin growing members.

1: How large was your first giant pumpkin?
2: How many years have you been growing GP?
3: What is your personal best?
4: How many plants do you grow on an average year?
5: How many sq ft per plant do you allow?

8/4/2018 8:44:53 PM

Central NY

601
7
1543
2
900
Good question

8/4/2018 8:57:45 PM

stoughton WI

about 100 to 150 lbs
12
1756
6
800 sq ft

8/4/2018 9:05:11 PM

Westmoreland, KS

about 150 - 200
9
938
2
800 - 1000

8/4/2018 9:16:12 PM

Westmoreland, KS

about 150 - 200
9
938
2
800 - 1000

8/4/2018 9:16:12 PM

Topsfield, MA

539.5

3 years

2 plants

1,000 SF for one plant then the other 400-500

8/4/2018 9:16:42 PM

San Diego, Ca.

440
15
1082
1
300 in soil + 600 on cement (see my diary to understand) LOL

8/4/2018 9:48:08 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

423
12
1217
4
400 - 600

8/4/2018 9:58:33 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

176.6
15 years
1047.5
6 to 7 (grow with my son)
700 to 1100

8/4/2018 10:23:28 PM

Austin MN

80
11 years
1170 pounds
2-3
As much as I can before day 20

8/4/2018 10:31:57 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

109 lbs
31 years
1258
3 plants
650 sqft

8/4/2018 11:02:50 PM

Colorado

746.8
20
1685.5
5
700

8/4/2018 11:06:20 PM

Central NY

12, 15, 20,31 years??...u people are insane...

8/4/2018 11:16:03 PM

Peosta, Iowa

393
15 seasons since 1994
1587
4
900 sq ft

8/4/2018 11:25:54 PM

Fullerton, California

415 lbs.
4th year
672 lbs.
3 plants
500 sq ft

8/4/2018 11:35:55 PM

Torrance, Ca.

167 pounds
7 years
1533 pounds
2 plants
1000 sq ft per plant now

8/5/2018 12:19:42 AM

Pittsburgh, PA

586
3
704.5
4 this year but never again. Too much work.
400-800 sqft per plant

8/5/2018 12:29:18 AM

British Columbia, Canada

330 lbs
11 years
506 lbs (lol)
1 plant
500 SF, 1000 next year though

8/5/2018 2:15:44 AM

Jericho Vermont

Under 100 pounds
23 years
1297.5
4-5
150-600 sq feet

8/5/2018 7:31:46 AM

Oak Grove, Mn

580
7 years
1109
0-3 average 2
900 * number keeps changing 1st year 300 ,this year 900 and 150

8/5/2018 7:35:22 AM

New Berlin, PA

892
4 years
1501.5
1-3
750-800

8/5/2018 9:44:12 AM

Westmoreland, KS

I really hope some first time growers that might be struggling read this post.

8/5/2018 9:55:24 AM

Wixom MI.

Lol....Porkchop you are well on your way to insanity !!!

8/5/2018 10:32:11 AM

Walhalla, ND.

1164
3rd year
1629
4-5
550-800

8/5/2018 11:20:20 AM

Ontario

1094, 4 , 1476, 2 , 650 to 800 , this year it's 1,250 sq ft

8/5/2018 7:42:54 PM

Plymouth, MN

150ish lbs
2
536*
1
~400**
*pumpkin in progress
**total space allowed by better half for pumpkin growing purposes

8/5/2018 8:11:49 PM

Sw Wi

760 something
5 or 6 years
1651.5
3-4
1000-1200

8/5/2018 8:22:02 PM

Johnston, Iowa

150 pounds
24 years
903 pounds
1 Plant
600 sq feet

8/6/2018 12:42:13 AM

Wisconsin

1716
3 years
2106
3
900-1000

8/6/2018 1:01:58 AM

Anchorage Alaska

around 100lbs
11 years
1723 lbs
3 plants
700 sq ft

8/6/2018 1:40:37 AM

Streator ,Illinois

125 on a bathroom scale

18 yrs.

2145

2 now

700 sq. ft.

8/6/2018 2:11:09 AM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

151 Pounds
20 Years
1449
3 Plants most years
800-1000

8/6/2018 5:34:00 AM

South of Buffalo

1079
7
1427
1-2
1 at about 600 and 200 on the other

8/6/2018 8:39:08 AM

50 Acres

400 approx.
23 yr
757 sq
start 2 finish 1
600 max.

8/6/2018 9:54:58 AM

Lexington, Ky

I am noticing that the growers on this site that do the most talking haven't responded yet....lol. Popcorn!

8/6/2018 1:12:33 PM

Alex, IN

36 Pounds
19 Years
1418.5 Pounds
5
900 square feet

8/6/2018 1:36:12 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

425
12 years
1386
2
500sf

8/6/2018 3:57:29 PM

NE Arkansas

416
4 years
416
2 or 3
500 sq ft

8/6/2018 3:58:14 PM

Bloomington, IN USA

585
4 years
1051.5
2 or 3
800-1100 sq ft

8/6/2018 4:49:05 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

619 lbs
6 yrs
1,156
1-2
500-600 sq. ft.

8/6/2018 5:13:45 PM

North Pole,Alaska

758 lbs
12 years
1231
2
500-750 sq. ft.

8/6/2018 5:37:59 PM

Grittyville, WA

uh oh wexler is calling me out... All my info for better and worse is in my 2 diaries.

8/6/2018 6:02:43 PM

Grittyville, WA

my excuse for commenting too much is... I dont use other social media... BP is it for me. Now thats an interesting stat for ya...

8/6/2018 6:07:29 PM

Littlerock, WA

579 lbs
9?
2002 lbs
6 plants usually
1000 sq feet

8/6/2018 7:27:41 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Lol

8/6/2018 7:28:34 PM

777
14 years
1662
6 plants usually but 4 fits better
900-1000 ft

8/6/2018 8:31:05 PM

Rapid City, SD

387
13 years
917
150 square feet or less

8/6/2018 10:07:38 PM

Tyngsboro, MA

482 lbs
3 years
482 lbs
3 plants
1000 sq ft on one, 400 on each of the other two

8/6/2018 10:17:27 PM

Beaver dam ky

888
3 years
1278
3-4 plants
700-900

8/6/2018 10:37:33 PM

Dillonvale, Ohio

290
3 years
~355 and growing... slowly
2, then 3, this year 4. 4 is Max
750-900 sq ft

8/6/2018 10:51:10 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

577 lbs
14 years
1126 lbs
2 previously now 4-6
500-600 previously 750-1000 now

8/6/2018 11:19:26 PM

Lloydminster/AB

60 lbs
19 years
1652 if you mean solid fruit
2 most of the time
750 - 900

8/7/2018 1:37:53 AM

Bethlehem CT

218 pounds
12 years
1063 lbs.
3- 5 plants
600 square foot

8/7/2018 7:41:07 AM

South Dakota

This is great info. After the thread slows down, I'll figure some averages and post.

8/7/2018 11:29:17 AM

Winnipeg, Manitoba

519.5 pounds
4 years
1348.2 pounds
2 plants
600-700 sq. ft.

8/7/2018 2:58:30 PM

Honesdale, Pennsylvania

797
18
1134 pumpkin 1082 squash
7 (2 patches,5 and 2)

8/7/2018 3:14:03 PM

Honesdale, Pennsylvania

varies... 600 sq.ft.

8/7/2018 3:14:59 PM

Commack, NY

301
19 years (would have been 20 but I didn't grow in 2017)
1623
2 plants
750 sf each

8/7/2018 9:41:16 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

374
19 seasons
1374
2 plants
500sqf each

8/8/2018 7:41:51 AM

Vancouver Washington

545
20
1460
4 plants
650 sq ft

8/8/2018 1:03:23 PM

Zimmerman, Minnesota

763 pounds
1 year ( This is my second year)
763 pounds
4 plants
800 sq. ft

8/8/2018 9:13:12 PM

aurora, IL

About 114 lbs
6 years
504 lbs
2 plants
600 to 800 sqft.

8/13/2018 2:03:10 PM

Benson, MN

531 lbs
6 yrs
1577 lbs
2 but upped to 4 this yr.
600-900 sq ft

8/13/2018 2:30:20 PM

Mn

1918.5
3rd year
1918.5
3
500 to 900

8/13/2018 2:38:31 PM

Ontario, Canada

80#
26 yrs
1678# official - 1724# unofficial Lost to BES in late Aug.
2-3 plants
600+ sq ft. Will increase that to 800-1000 sq ft in 2019.

8/14/2018 7:47:22 AM

Richmond, BC

505
10 years
1339 lbs
2 to 3
700 to 900 sq ft

8/14/2018 2:25:21 PM