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Bellingham, WA

I am in a 3 way competition this year, to see who can grow the big one. This is our first year, and we're having a blast with it, doing terrible, and learning a lot. We've already got 6 more poor folks signing up for next year.

Any of you guys have any good suggestions for a prize at the end of it all? So far all we've got it a goofy hat embriodered with names and such. Reach down deep, I'm looking for something good....

7/14/2007 8:57:29 PM

Ohio

Everyone pick a great seed from there collection and donate it to the prise fund.

7/14/2007 9:49:52 PM

Ohio

and prize

7/14/2007 9:50:19 PM

Denver, CO

take one of the small pumpkins ( say at about 5 days old) pick it and have it bronzed. Pass this around each year to the person who has the biggest pumpkin.

7/14/2007 11:04:11 PM

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Bronze pumpkins huh? Great idea. Here's a twist on it.

Take that cull, cut it in half & scrape out the middle. Bronze the halves as ghopson suggests. Make a bra out of it.

Loser wears the bronze pumpkin bra & a tertiary vine grass skit & marches down Main Street in Bellingham WA at rush hour.

7/14/2007 11:27:06 PM

Minnesota

A bottle of fish emulsion
winner gets served beer all night long while siiting in front of his prize winning pumpkin, might as well have a fire also.

7/14/2007 11:34:27 PM

hamilton,Ontario

I did this a few years back we all put in 10 bucks and bought a trophy..winner had his name engraved...We did a big bbq with everyone involved "pumpkin day" weighed in front of everyone and had a shirt made....It was alot of fun...the cash was small enough it didnt hurt paying the bills....lots o fun

7/15/2007 11:31:14 AM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

The loooooser has to clean the winners house for a year.

7/15/2007 3:11:06 PM

Ohio

or the loserS has to weed the winners patch the following year,LOL!!

7/15/2007 8:14:51 PM

Bellingham, WA

Some great ideas. Think my favorite so far is the bronzed culled pumpkin. Maybe we'll put that on top of the trophy, and pass it around each year.

The bra is good too, but keep in mind this is Bellingham. Nobody would even notice.

7/16/2007 11:09:29 AM