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Greencastle, PA

Congratulations for breaking 1000 lbs. Are you the youngest grower to do so?

8/18/2007 10:07:11 PM

Massachusettts

Great job AleX, you deserve it!

8/18/2007 11:40:21 PM

[email protected]

Great job Alex! Second place at Marshfield is awesome. Breaking 1000 this early is amazing!

8/18/2007 11:50:31 PM

Minnesota

Congratulations,Great Job

8/19/2007 12:34:00 AM

Midwest

You the Man Alex!@

8/19/2007 1:01:11 AM

New Hampshire

Very cool!

8/19/2007 2:00:02 AM

Carrollton, Ga.

Good Job!!!!!!!!!

Jn 3:16

8/19/2007 6:49:08 AM

Belgium Europe

Congrats!

8/19/2007 7:30:51 AM

New Hampshire

Way to go Alex

8/19/2007 8:21:14 AM

Paradise Mountain, New York

Great Job well done Alex

8/19/2007 8:22:36 AM

West By God Virginia

Good deal Alex! Congrats!

8/19/2007 9:01:32 AM

maine USA

Excellent Alex, good for you!

8/19/2007 9:13:14 AM

Cologne Brescia Italy

Congrats!

8/19/2007 10:13:08 AM

Buffalo, MN ([email protected])

Alex congrats, nice payoff for all your hard work. Keep the monsters coming.

8/19/2007 10:21:06 AM

Massillon, Ohio

Well done! Be proud!

8/19/2007 10:59:00 AM

Buffalo, New York

uhhh.....who?

8/19/2007 11:00:10 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

Wow! Great job Alex.

8/19/2007 1:01:25 PM

No Place Special

WOW, that is awesome!!!!

8/19/2007 1:09:25 PM

Massillon, Ohio

good job alex!! you had this coming!!

8/19/2007 2:23:45 PM

Johnston, R.I.

way to go alex

8/19/2007 3:05:59 PM

Wilmington.Ma.

Great job Alex.

8/19/2007 3:22:08 PM

Napa Valley, CA

Awesome Alex.......congrats !!

8/19/2007 4:39:32 PM

Wood River, IL ([email protected])

Awsome job Alex, Job well done!!!!

8/19/2007 7:08:37 PM

Lombard, IL

Great job!

8/19/2007 7:50:54 PM

Topsfield, Ma.

Way to go Alex! Hoo Haa!
Duff

8/19/2007 7:59:14 PM

Coventry R.I.

Nice Job ALEX,,,, Congrat,s

8/19/2007 8:56:22 PM

Somerset,Ky

Congrats great job

8/19/2007 10:47:25 PM

Rhode Island

im glad alex did not make a liar out of me. last year i named him and brooks bosworth as two growers who were going to break out

8/20/2007 5:43:48 AM

Netherlands

Nice job, Alex. Another member in the 1000# club.

8/20/2007 6:58:32 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Great Job Alex. I knew all that hard work would pay off.

Phil

8/20/2007 7:43:40 AM

Liberal Kansas, USA

Way to go Alex

8/20/2007 8:39:13 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

The pressure is on Brooks...LOL.

8/20/2007 10:54:01 AM

Utah, [email protected]

Congrats Alex!!!
Was it off your 720 or the #6 Seed?
E-mail sent your way!!!

Bryson Ensign

8/20/2007 12:21:02 PM

Westford, MA

Congrats Alex! Way to Grow.
(How old is Alex?)
kjk

8/20/2007 1:26:08 PM

Utah, [email protected]

Alex is 16 I think

8/20/2007 1:29:05 PM

North Smithfield, RI USA

Good show Alex !!!

8/20/2007 6:20:39 PM

Coventry RI USA

Alex is 16 and tends his plants 100% by his self. He has been around the hobby for a few years and has learned well. We are very proud of him in the SNGPG. Look for Bigger things to come this fall from him.

Ron

8/21/2007 5:53:45 PM

Mt Vernon Ky

Alex great job please help Jordon

8/22/2007 9:42:38 AM

Norton, MA

Wow, Thanks everybody, heard about this a few days ago, n just got on here to see it finally, which I guess must say somthin about how busy this summer's been, but it certainly has paid off. I didn't think at all that I might be the youngest ever to hit it, but I can't think of anybody else after a few minutes. There is one correction I have just so that those who deserve it get their glory: I had the second biggest pumpkin at Marshfield, but it was DMG, blossom split, so Andy Wolf came in second, not me, with his 962 pounder (sorry, if that weight's wrong, I had wisdom teeth out today, n bein on vikaden, I can't rmeember haha).
The pumpkin was grown on Tom Beachy's #9 cross from last year, which was 1173 Macari X 805 Pukos. The plant was close to a month ahead of my others, even though they started on the same day. This fruit weighed 1054 at almost exactly 20% over the EST. When I factor in the 20% over to my growth charts from the season, the 450 at day 30 was actually 540, and peak growth, actually topped out at just about 50 a day. It was only 52 days old when weighed, hadn't grown at all for 2 or 3, and had slowed down drastically 2 weeks before weighing, because it sensed the split getting close to opening up. If it hadn't slowed, it would have been over 1200 pounds probably with extra, by that date, 1350 or more now, and I hesitate to say it, but without too much trouble, 1600 or more by weighoff season. Tom put out a great seed, i'll probably try another next year, because I don't think it will be a career splitter, this was just a puckered in blossom end that couldn't help it. See everybody in 40 days! AleX.

8/23/2007 9:40:40 PM

Rhode Island

several years ago alex was a "runner " at our weigh offs, now hes running away from us. lol ---great great young man. id like to see him win it all someday.
pap

8/24/2007 11:23:54 AM