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Post by Pat on Oct 11, 2016 11:33:18 GMT -5
Fun stuff!
The World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay (California ) has a winner.
1910 pound pumpkin grown in Washington.
Largest pumpkin in the Half Moon Bay contest history was a 2058lb pumpkin grown in 2014. ALL pumpkins grown outside.
World record was 2625 lbs. entered by s Belgian grower in Germany. Grown in a greenhouse.
Thought you ought to know! Lol.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Oct 15, 2016 10:23:07 GMT -5
Pumpkin time of year is fun! Anybody have any jack-o-lantern photos?
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Oct 15, 2016 10:23:40 GMT -5
Pumpkin time of year is fun! Anybody have any jack-o-lantern photos? Or pumpkin rocks?
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Post by oregon on Oct 15, 2016 15:13:05 GMT -5
Fun stuff! The World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay (California ) has a winner. 1910 pound pumpkin grown in Washington. Largest pumpkin in the Half Moon Bay contest history was a 2058lb pumpkin grown in 2014. ALL pumpkins grown outside. World record was 2625 lbs. entered by s Belgian grower in Germany. Grown in a greenhouse. Thought you ought to know! Lol. No crown for Oregon this year Interesting to look at the history and speculate how large pumpkins can get - Looks like no sign of stopping yet! Past history data - cut/paste that into excel:
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 15, 2016 15:16:26 GMT -5
Lots of pumpkin pie.
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Post by greig on Oct 16, 2016 22:50:06 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Oct 17, 2016 1:29:23 GMT -5
You know, it just seems uncivilized to shoot a pumpkin!
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Post by wampidytoo on Oct 17, 2016 5:47:58 GMT -5
You know, it just seems uncivilized to shoot a pumpkin! Sure look better when they are stabbed to death. hohoho Jim
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2016 9:19:18 GMT -5
Holy cow-moley !!!!!
Look at the growth curve for size vs years. It has to meet a shoulder soon. They cannot get to infinity!!
I did some reading over lunch. The seeds of the swiss/German giants are 2" long! Wow!
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