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Post by Pharmer Phil on Oct 7, 2005 8:37:37 GMT -6
Larry Checkon, Pa. 1469 pounds! Congratulations Larry   |
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Post by jeanette on Oct 7, 2005 13:50:31 GMT -6
wow that is some pumpkin!!
how did yours do this year?
the vine borers got mine, at least i know what the problem was all this time..
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Oct 7, 2005 15:01:21 GMT -6
Well, sadly to say, Ours developed a small hole in the stem end, We did the Last measure today, Un-official est. weight, 528 pounds, I will post some pics as soon as I get the darn download cable hooked back up  |
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Post by mckenzygirl on Oct 7, 2005 15:12:44 GMT -6
WOW! That'sa lota pumpkin!
:catpump:
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Post by douglas on Oct 8, 2005 5:36:19 GMT -6
I was able to move mine to the front yard next to the front steps along with a few ity bity ones for the kids  |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Oct 8, 2005 7:15:05 GMT -6
I was able to move mine to the front yard next to the front steps along with a few ity bity ones for the kids So...where R the Pics? :  : |
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Post by GrannyG on Oct 8, 2005 17:27:54 GMT -6
They were showing a pumpkin on the news tonight from Ohio, weighed 1300 pounds and stated it was still growing .WOW, and double WOW. ! :catpump:We could cook alot of pie with that .
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Post by mckenzygirl on Oct 8, 2005 23:47:50 GMT -6
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Post by ceres on Oct 10, 2005 17:55:37 GMT -6
That's alot of pies, bread, bars, soup. Yum, yum.
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Post by Willow on Oct 13, 2005 5:57:43 GMT -6
Courtesy of Sterling at AGV...
Half ton pumpkin snatches world champ title
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A giant pumpkin weighing more than half a ton has snatched top place in a world championship competition of giant vegetables held in the US state of California, organisers said.
A retired firefighter from the northwestern US state of Washington won Monday's World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off for the second year running with his humongous 557.47-kilogram (1,229-pound) entry.
"It turned out to be a good seed for defending champion Joel Holland, who tied his own Half Moon Bay record (set in 2004) with a 1,229-pound Atlantic Giant," organisers said in a statement received Tuesday.
The 56-year-old Holland's giant gourd measured 3.9 meters (12 feet, 10 inches) in circumference -- and earned him 6,145 dollars in prize money, calculated on the basis of five dollars per pound.
"It's just phenomenal. Who would have guessed it?" Holland told the San Francisco Chronicle after receiving his prize, which marked his fifth first-place finish at the event that has been held annually for 32 years.
The contest pitting the oversized vegetables against one another was played out in the central California hamlet of Half Moon Bay and drew pumpkin enthusiasts from across the United States.
Holland's pumpkin beat out more than 50 heavyweight contenders vying for the world championship title but failed to snatch the coveted "Most Beautiful Pumpkin" prize, awarded by the audience based on color, shape and size.
Another veg fan, John Muller of Half Moon Bay, unveiled the world's first-ever square-shaped pumpkin at the show.
Holland's winning entry will be put on display in the coastal town where the contest was held.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2005 5:40:03 GMT -6
Yea Willow, i saw that also.  |
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