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Ossining, NY

Well, I wasn't expecting this to happen this morning...

My pumpkin is completely bursted open. I've never really seen anything like this. I'll post a pic later, but....has anyone ever had this happen, and what would cause it??

7/31/2007 10:35:52 AM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=70672
This was posted earlier today.

7/31/2007 10:46:44 AM

Greene County, Pa.

wow! now thats a split

7/31/2007 11:06:24 AM

Austria

Ouch, I guess not even Dan could fix that one.

7/31/2007 11:22:30 AM

Ohio

Thanks Steve for making me relive the horror. lol Dont know what i did but it went boom.

7/31/2007 11:29:10 AM

Georgia

D=Reeb that is the craziest thing ive ever seen a pumpkin do. Im kindoff scared now I have a big one going with what appears to little cracks or veins if you will. I hope it holds but ya never know. Sorry about that blow out.

7/31/2007 11:41:42 AM

Buffalo, New York

if you ask me, that picture is nasty........completely sick.

7/31/2007 1:01:31 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

D=Reeb, I would like to add that pic to my website do I have permission to do so? Purty Please......
TheWiz

7/31/2007 1:17:20 PM

Western NY

Danny - my 125 did the same thing last year:

http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=54622

First time since 2000 or so that I had it happen to me.

7/31/2007 1:52:58 PM

[email protected]

Wow, both of those are great. I wish someone could get one of those on video when it happens. I wonder if it makes a sound?

7/31/2007 4:21:44 PM

Ohio

What the,,,,,! I have never seen nothing like that before, wonder what causes that? Do you think that the inside of the fruit is starting to ferment(sp?). When making wine alot of pressure builds up untill it explodes.

Did you smell kinda a sweet smell after that exploded Dan?

I have had a pumpkins insides start to ferment on me before, and I could smell the alcohol type smell when I cut it open. Smells like wine.

Brooks

7/31/2007 4:21:56 PM

canal winchester ohio

Same thing happened to me in 2003. By the middle of August I blew up at least 7 pumpkins on my 845 Bobier.
http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=12094

7/31/2007 5:20:45 PM

Ossining, NY

I am very curious as to what causes this. The only thing I can think of is an abrupt drop in temperature which would make the pumpkin expand. But this seems so unlikely.

7/31/2007 5:34:19 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Same explosion happened to me a few years back.....overnight... kaaboom!!

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=25068

7/31/2007 7:01:48 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

rapid water intake......

7/31/2007 9:44:51 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

A few years ago I had 3-4 that I really poured the 0 0 60 to, I couldnt beleive how big they got in such a short time, it was like double growth in one week, then one evening I went and checked on them and it looked like a steam roller had visited my patch, they went from 250 pounds to flat as a pancake in one day..haha..

7/31/2007 11:41:44 PM

Wood River, IL ([email protected])

Happen to me last year on the 1314 Beachemin, first pumpkin of my rookie season.

8/1/2007 6:38:15 AM

Ossining, NY

here's a pic from two days ago:

http://bp1.blogger.com/_8vPr1090Z28/Rq_bKRwHmNI/AAAAAAAAATk/W60UbF2cgnU/s1600-h/007_edit_sm.jpg

Well, there goes a great pumpkin!

8/1/2007 11:17:19 AM

Ohio

Sure Wiz you may use the pic. lol Well, i hadn't watered the plant for a few days.Nothing drastic in the ferts either.The only thing i can think of is the temps.In Ohio we went through some cool nights. Lows in the high 50s to low 60s.So i dont know if this had something to do with it or not. Andy, ill be growing this seed again, maybe i can get it to weigh off next year. I have to say your explosion looks worse than mine.

8/1/2007 11:17:39 AM

Western NY

my pic was taken a day or so after it initially blew, i wanted to see how grotesque it would get. nothing crazy with mine to trigger it either. the one back in 2000 did it to every single fruit on the whole plant. every one exploded.

8/1/2007 12:26:02 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

I will be posting these pics on my website as folks are always asking about splitting and exploding pumpkins. Some dont think Im telling the truth......lol...now they can see for themselves the devestation.......Thanks

8/1/2007 2:41:18 PM

San Jose [email protected]

i had one do like andy w , didnt water it the night before, and it was growning pretty darn slow before she blew up, will post soon

8/1/2007 8:28:22 PM

Circleville ,OH.

Wow Danny that is the crazyest thing, looks more like a puff ball than a pumpkin........lol. I hope thats the last of those you have.

8/2/2007 4:45:22 AM

Stratford, Ontario

Have you people tried duct tape? Caulking? Epoxy Resin? I'm sure it would clear it up.

8/7/2007 10:36:26 PM