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Netherlands

Today a heavy storm with hail and a twister hit my village and wiped out my patch. A lot of trees got blown over and a few cars, houses and stuff got damaged.

My patch got hit dead on. Wiped out all of the pumpkin plants and some of the sunflowers. Two of the three greenhouses will need repairs. The twister ripped open the one side of the big greenhouse and took everything out (except the plants) and dumbed it in a ditch.

I'll post pictures in my diary. I think several of the plants will bounce back but the competition element is gone. The growing tip of the 1297 is gone. The other plants still have growing tips left.

6/22/2008 10:10:57 AM

Knopp, Germany

Hang in there Brad, it is a never ending fight, sometimes I am not sure if we really have an influence on what happens, mother nature seems to have the upper hand with growing these giants.

6/22/2008 10:26:41 AM

Netherlands, Rotterdam

Good Luck Brad!
Maybe i can see the results on the news tonight?

SC (kop op en hou je taai)

6/22/2008 11:04:50 AM

United Kingdom

More bad luck Brad. Really sorry to hear that.

Pete.

6/22/2008 11:14:39 AM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

Cant win everytime. Sory to hear Brad.

6/22/2008 1:32:38 PM

Hollum,Ameland,Netherlands

Sorry to hear Brad,
I hope tomorrow things look a littlebit brighter
The storm did not hit ameland so here everything seems to be allright over here.
Willem Kiewiet

6/22/2008 3:05:18 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

That truely sucks Brad. The most important thing is that hopefully nobody was injured. Carl.

6/22/2008 3:12:21 PM

Germany (Bavaria)

Sorry Brad, but do not give up!!!
Season is ending in october not in june!
Your plants will recover, I`m sure.

Good luck!
Raimund

6/22/2008 3:23:23 PM

Louth , Ireland

Jeeze keep fighting

6/22/2008 7:56:16 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

This trouble will it sweeter for you when you weigh something in the fall. Hang in there Brad, we have faith.

6/22/2008 10:55:27 PM

Somerset,Ky

So sorry to here the bad news! Hope for the best.

John Van Hook

6/22/2008 11:09:49 PM

Dorset UK

Very sorry to hear that brad

6/23/2008 4:12:05 AM

Dummer Twp - Ontario

Sorry to hear about your village and the patch Brad. I think this year is going to be about who did not get a storm that destroyed their patch. Kirk

6/23/2008 5:53:02 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Ohhh, sorry, Brad, this is really bad luck!
I could not know this when posting that e-mail.

Here it is ongoing drought, wind and low temperatures.
but that is not so bad.
I saw Jos' plants these are twice as long as mine, and I was so proud I had 3 meters inside the greenhouse. :D:D:D

I'll check your diary and see what is left over.
Other parts in Arnhem, Veendam and between is was extremely too, hailcrums of 5,6cm big!
dangerous for your kids, if it happens, many dead birds too.

All the best whatever you can make of it

Theo.

6/23/2008 10:09:43 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Thank God no one was hurt or worse. Best wishes for what remains.

6/23/2008 12:08:31 PM

Brittnau , Switzerland

Sorry to hear Brad,
I hope it's not so bad as it looks at first
all the best Roger

6/23/2008 5:32:20 PM

Austria

Sorry to hear Brad. I second what Steve said. With a storm that bad thank God nobody got harmed. Still of best of luck.

6/24/2008 3:44:12 AM

Ireland

just looked your messages today. BAd luck, but this game is keeping going until the weigh-day. There is always tomorrow

7/11/2008 12:21:42 PM

Southern Sweden

very sorry to hear Brad,
but thats no problems for you
to get a giant pumpkin,
don´t give up, patience

7/11/2008 5:00:09 PM