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Abbotsford, B.C

If I have a pumpkin here in southern B.C, being the northern-most part of the area called 'the Pacific Northwest', and I have a pumpkin with an OTT of 227 inches growing about 23 lbs a day currently, what (barring any major accidents, windstorms, early frosts, disturbances in growth, and other dangers) can I expect (approximately) my weight to be come October? I know that the climate here is such that we have a lot longer growing season that other areas, and I am wondering how long a pumpkin growing at the rate it is now will continue to grow for, and what I can expect in general. Non-pumpkin growers who see my pumpkins keep saying, 'How big do you think it is going to get?' and I can't answer them, as I have never grown a pumpkin here before. So I hope maybe some local growers are able to help me out on this.

Cameron

8/8/2005 12:50:29 AM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

You didn't say how old it is,if it is 30 days could end up about 800 this is of course just my not very local guess.

Mark

8/8/2005 4:33:33 AM

Abbotsford, B.C

Oh, sorry, it is about 35 days old or so. It got pollinated somewhere between July 2 and July 4th, just before I got back from a trip, so i am not sure of the exact day (open pollinated).

Cameron

8/8/2005 5:04:10 PM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

probably not over 500 lbs, most likely 400 to 450.

8/8/2005 6:21:37 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

The closest records I have to that are for my 575 03 it was 99 ins c @ 35 days and carried on gaining 2ins c per day for another week.

8/9/2005 2:29:51 PM

Abbotsford, B.C

I emailed Dave Pley, and he thinks it could get well over seven hundred at that rate and age. Hope he's right, and I must admit, his estimate is way, way more local. It's actually on this continent!! Anyways, thanks for replying anyways,

Cameron

8/10/2005 9:54:44 PM