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9/27/2018 8:41:44 PM

Maine

Way to go Steve!

9/27/2018 8:44:04 PM

So. Maine

Congrats Steve !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/27/2018 8:46:09 PM

Putnam Ct.

Wow Great job Steve Congratulations!

9/27/2018 8:47:55 PM

Bottom of ohio

Congrats

9/27/2018 8:48:15 PM

Ontario

Absolutely amazing. Congratulations Steve.

9/27/2018 8:49:27 PM

Congrats
Thanks for the picture Henry
http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=298419

9/27/2018 8:49:41 PM

Salem, Ohio USA

Henry's picture shows 2525#- US Record. Nice job, Steve!!

9/27/2018 8:49:51 PM

Walhalla, ND.

Wow that’s incredible. Great job Steve..

9/27/2018 8:50:57 PM

Bloomfield, Iowa

Congratulations Steve! Abosolutely blew the North American record away! Well deserved.

9/27/2018 8:52:29 PM

Grittyville, WA

Awesome! (Pic in henry's diary)

9/27/2018 8:54:03 PM

Wooley Swamp N.Y.

Congratulations Steve

9/27/2018 8:55:27 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

Congratulations!

9/27/2018 8:57:23 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

is that a pumpkin or a squash?...looks really green on henry's picture

9/27/2018 8:58:13 PM

Parker, Co

Wow! We saw it live on FB. Beautiful pumpkin! Great shape! Congrats!

9/27/2018 8:58:53 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Good lord, is 2500 gonna be the new standard?

Congratulations on moving into the unknown!

9/27/2018 8:59:52 PM

Wisconsin

Congrats, somehow got lucky and caught the live feed, awesome!

9/27/2018 9:03:05 PM

Zimmerman, Minnesota

Unreal....this is so amazing.....congrats on such an amazing accomplishment!!!!

9/27/2018 9:03:13 PM

Edinburg

Congrats Steve incredible

9/27/2018 9:03:30 PM

East Tennessee

WoW!! Congrats!!!

9/27/2018 9:08:39 PM

Tennessee

Congrats

9/27/2018 9:09:04 PM

Griffith, In

I saw it live too, thanks for posting, Congrats Steve!!!

9/27/2018 9:14:28 PM

Western Massachusetts

Wow!!!!

9/27/2018 9:16:20 PM

Partlow,Va

Congratulations Steve!! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy!

9/27/2018 9:16:50 PM

50 Acres

Congratulations.

9/27/2018 9:21:48 PM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

sweet nice job Steve

9/27/2018 9:25:51 PM

Northville Ny

Way to go STEVE ! That was a monster pumpkin!!

9/27/2018 9:27:04 PM

Ct

Congratulations Steve! That's awesome.

9/27/2018 9:41:11 PM

South East

Awesome sauce, great job!!!

9/27/2018 9:48:53 PM

Home of happy lil plants

congrats steve!

9/27/2018 9:49:08 PM

Santa Rosa, CA.

Holly Cow!!! Congrats Steve.

9/27/2018 9:50:06 PM

Prestonsburg,ky

Wow. Congrats

9/27/2018 9:51:18 PM

Pittsburgh, PA

Awesome job Steve. What’s the cross?

9/27/2018 9:58:25 PM

Hamilton - New Zealand

Congrats, awesome stuff.

9/27/2018 10:02:22 PM

Georgia

Oh My!!!!!! Way cool to see the everyday growers kicking butt and showing the way.

9/27/2018 10:07:14 PM

Georgia

And thanks to Henry for documenting history, and it looks like the first place prize was 5k- not too shabby.

9/27/2018 10:13:51 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Wow, congrats.

9/27/2018 10:17:27 PM

Cheyenne,WY

WOW and congratulations!

9/27/2018 10:28:31 PM

Peosta, Iowa

Simply incredible! Nice job Steve!

9/27/2018 10:30:56 PM

Mi.

Congrats

9/27/2018 10:40:11 PM

Georgia

Totally missed the $2500 bonus for a New England grown pumpkin and another $1000 for a New Hampshire grown pumpkin. That could be a North American record and $8500. What a night!

9/27/2018 10:41:55 PM

Rapid City, SD

HOLY...way to grow STEVE!

9/27/2018 10:48:15 PM

Torrance, Ca.

what the!!!?????

congrats!!

9/27/2018 11:04:16 PM

Georgia

Any word on the cross and OTT +/- ?

9/27/2018 11:25:24 PM

stoughton WI

congrats steve

9/27/2018 11:29:58 PM

Alex, IN

Amazing Job!!! Pretty exciting to see what still lies in wait for these next few weeks!

9/27/2018 11:37:46 PM

Bloomfield, Iowa

It's the 1911 Urena x 1803 Gadberry

9/27/2018 11:38:04 PM

Lasalle,mi

congrats steve!!!

9/27/2018 11:45:44 PM

Greenbrier Valley, WV

Conrats Steve. Not only is it massive; it's also a very nice looking kin.

9/27/2018 11:51:12 PM

Littlerock, WA

Wow Steve! I'm blown away....congratulations!!!!

9/27/2018 11:58:41 PM

Georgia

After little research, what do the 1911 Urena and the 1803 Gadberry have in common? 2145 McMullen as the seed and not the pollinator. The legendary 2145 grows stronger.

9/28/2018 12:02:47 AM

Anchorage Alaska

Holy moly.. thats unreal , thats got to biggest ever grown outside of a green house .. every year he seems to get better and better

9/28/2018 12:14:34 AM

Colorado

Unreal Steve-congrats on your giant

9/28/2018 1:01:45 AM

Croatia

    
Congrats!

9/28/2018 2:11:26 AM

British Columbia, Canada

Awesome Steve congrats!

9/28/2018 2:22:06 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Col. I think it was 497" ott.

From the day that thing started growing it must have never stopped!


Just insane!

9/28/2018 2:47:29 AM

Netherlands

Great achievement!

9/28/2018 3:07:54 AM

Johnston, R.I.

Congrats

9/28/2018 4:29:52 AM

Central NY

Omg...exciting!!..,hUGE cOngRats!!!

9/28/2018 4:40:31 AM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

Incredible!! Congrats Steve

9/28/2018 4:40:33 AM

Lymington

Great growing Steve fantastic achievement Stewie

9/28/2018 5:11:16 AM

Cheshire Ma USA

Great Job Steve

9/28/2018 5:29:01 AM

Saegertown Pa.

congrats and very nice shaped pumpkin, and looks like a very nice cross. any one now if it was grown inside a greenhouse or out side ?

9/28/2018 6:14:38 AM

Pittsburgh, PA

I heard outside Quinn

9/28/2018 6:48:48 AM

huntsburg,ohio

congrats nice pumpmpkin Jerry

9/28/2018 7:02:20 AM

Sparta, NC

Congrats Awesome Job

9/28/2018 7:40:27 AM

Northern Cambria, Pa.

Congrats! Great job.

9/28/2018 7:49:48 AM

Bethlehem CT

Congratulations Steve! WOW!

9/28/2018 7:49:48 AM

Georgia

If 497 was the OTT, it looks like it went heavy by 5.2% according to the GPC 2018 estimation chart. But, math was hit or miss with me.

9/28/2018 8:21:39 AM

no.scituate R I

Congrats Steve that is one monster of a pumpkin and great looking stem great job.

9/28/2018 8:26:40 AM

Leicester, NY

Awesome Steve, congratulations!!

9/28/2018 8:36:19 AM

Sharon, MA

Congrats Steve Geddes. That is an amazing pumpkin. And grown outdoors!!. Outdoor growers rejoice we are back!

9/28/2018 8:48:51 AM

Pittsburgh, PA

WR ott was 496". With Steve's measuring 497" I can't imagine the butterflies he must of had. What an awesome job. Can anyone confirm whether or not this was grown outdoors or in a greenhouse?

9/28/2018 8:48:58 AM

Topsfield, MA

Grown outdoors

9/28/2018 8:50:35 AM

Coventry RI USA

Great job!!!! Congrats!!

9/28/2018 8:58:17 AM

Central Illinois

Amazing accomplishment

9/28/2018 9:11:55 AM

Boscawen, NH

Thanks for all the congratulations and kind words, very humbling. And a special thanks to Leonardo for the 1911 seed and to Dave Davis and Gerry&Dani Gadberry for letting me grow their seeds (had 2 very large pumpkins that did not make it to scale from those seeds). As mentioned above it was grown outdoors. The OTT was 490.

9/28/2018 9:14:04 AM

Massillon, Ohio

So exciting!!! Congratulations Steve!

9/28/2018 9:15:25 AM

Italy

Congratulations Steve! Just incredible! What a pumpkin... Perfectly shaped, nice colored and heavy!

9/28/2018 9:25:09 AM

Morgantown, WV

wow! :)

9/28/2018 9:26:35 AM

Ohio

What a ride!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

9/28/2018 9:29:54 AM

Benson, MN

Congrats!!! What a Beast!

9/28/2018 9:56:06 AM

Rhode Island

Congrats

9/28/2018 9:58:03 AM

Ontario, Canada

Awesome beast. Congrats Steve

9/28/2018 10:09:41 AM

nOVA sCOTIA

Very determined man!! Congrats Steve :)

9/28/2018 10:22:38 AM

Westmoreland, KS

Amazing!

9/28/2018 10:28:27 AM

Weatherman

Grown outdoors, no greenhouse, no CO2 Steve "You Da Man"

9/28/2018 10:37:26 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Steve, Fantastic weight and what a beast. CongratZ, this is going to be hard to beat... New NA Record....Very nice@!

9/28/2018 10:39:46 AM

Tyngsboro, MA

Awesome!! Congratulations Steve!

9/28/2018 11:19:07 AM

NE Arkansas

Congrats! Awesome pumpkin!

9/28/2018 11:25:32 AM

Georgia

I re-read this thread when I get a chance at work, and it makes me smile. That is just such an awesome non-flat tire looking pumpkin. Size is size so I am not overly judging, but man, who knew that a 2500 lb pumpkin could retain such a traditional shape.

9/28/2018 11:54:12 AM

Honesdale, Pennsylvania

congrats... a monster!

9/28/2018 12:21:21 PM

Brownsville, MD

Wow- heaviest ever grown outdoors by a mile. Very impressive. Congratulations

9/28/2018 12:24:49 PM

Grittyville, WA

There has to be a secret or two here?! Unless you do a tell-all Steve... I give up. Totally mind-boggling and I do think someone could hit 3,000 using whatever technique you used... Can't believe it. Obviously a good seed... but what a tremendous grower.

Steve-- You did something right... Or you did everything right. Congrats!

9/28/2018 12:51:15 PM

Belgium Europe

Congrats Steve!

9/28/2018 1:28:32 PM

Mission Viejo, CA

So great!! Super happy for you Steve!!

9/28/2018 2:17:23 PM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Incredible! What a true monster! Great job!

9/28/2018 2:26:25 PM

Germany

Wow!!!

9/28/2018 4:28:25 PM

Germany

congratulations Steve from me too.
greetings from germany.

9/28/2018 5:23:29 PM

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Wow! Congrats!

9/28/2018 5:25:18 PM

SW Ohio

Awesome pumpkin Steve!

9/28/2018 6:04:34 PM

Wixom MI.

Wow congratulations steve !!!

9/28/2018 6:31:53 PM

Georgia

Just realized a downside to Steve's new record. A GPC bomber jacket is going to require growing a pumpkin over 2200 lbs.

9/28/2018 6:50:45 PM

Georgia

My bad, you need to grow a pumpkin over 2300 lbs, to get a bomber jacket. Maybe it is time for bomber jackets for setting state records at a GPC event.

9/28/2018 7:04:37 PM

Mn

Oh baby!

9/28/2018 7:05:38 PM

Muddy Waters

Nice Congrats!!

9/28/2018 7:24:37 PM

Michigan

Wow what a kin

9/28/2018 8:15:30 PM

sevierville, Tn

congrads, what a pumpkin

9/28/2018 8:25:17 PM

Mulino, Oregon

Nice job Steve! What a great job!!!

9/28/2018 8:48:37 PM

Circleville, Ohio, USA

Congratulations--Awesome!!

9/28/2018 8:49:46 PM

Barrington N.S. Canada

Congrats Steve

9/28/2018 10:39:54 PM

Bloomington, IN USA

Way to grow Steve!

9/28/2018 10:54:44 PM

Team Munson

congratulations Steve!!!

9/29/2018 9:43:03 AM

Rhode Island

did not think it was possible to accomplish this much weight outside and in a cooler area as well.
steve proved we can do it and lead the way for all growers who questioned just how big we could grow in the elements.
monster job
pap

9/29/2018 12:45:52 PM

Lymington UK

What a fantastic achievement Steve my hat is well and truly off to you.
Ian

9/29/2018 5:37:06 PM

Nova Scotia

Congrats Steve!

9/29/2018 6:21:23 PM

Colorado

Wow Congrats!!

9/30/2018 10:55:56 AM

Muddy Waters

Great Job! This gives hope back to all the outdoor growers who were starting to loose faith in a WR goal

9/30/2018 12:03:20 PM

Deer Park WA

Steve that is so cool! Congratulations on the new North American record and second heaviest pumpkin ever grown!

Gerry & Dani,

9/30/2018 10:19:21 PM

Ellwood City, PA, USA

That is an awesome accomplishment! Congratulations!

10/1/2018 12:03:58 PM

Cologne Brescia Italy

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10/2/2018 7:35:06 AM