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What turns out to be a better pumpkin in the end. One under the flower thats football shaped, or golf ball shaped. Last year had a patch golf ball shaped and produced a nice round orange one and a big orange chunky one my heaviest. Other patch had footballs more long yellow orange in the end. Whats your thoughts on this?

7/5/2005 10:50:44 PM

Eugene,OR

I like football shaped fruit. I think a long fruit has a better chance of weighing more than a round one. On the other hand "wheel" shaped fruit tend to go heavy.

7/5/2005 11:34:51 PM

Rhode Island

round fruit usually means heavier because of the thickness in the shoulders and blossom area ( my thoughts only )
but in the end round , egg, birdbath or beatle shaped are ok by me so long as they are healthy and stay growing to the end
if i could pick out the perfect pumpkin considering shape, size and color it would be the 1200 plus 2003 joe jutras pumpkin
the most beautiful pumpkin ive ever seen

7/6/2005 5:48:46 AM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

yeah, Joe's fruit was a real beauty. The only other one in the 1000/+ range that can hold a candle to it is in my opinion the 1101 Northrup 04.

7/6/2005 9:17:02 AM