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Owensboro, Ky.

PBS is airing a documentary on AG growing tonite....set yer DVR, and pop some corn...have a sit...heard this is a great one!!! Cant wait!!! Peace, Wayne

9/5/2007 8:22:08 PM

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I'll have to steal the remote tonight! LOL! Waiting patiently for 9:00 eastern here.

9/5/2007 8:23:00 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

just got done watching it..pretty cool

9/5/2007 9:00:32 PM

Wood River, IL ([email protected])

I really enjoyed it!

9/5/2007 9:29:05 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Very nice! Funny and entertaining. You New York growers must be proud.

9/5/2007 10:01:03 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

The show really put me there in everyone's shoes. I've been through many of the same emotions. Just goes to show that even those we consider the heavy hitters have the same ups and downs as the next guy. The show really put this pursuit on the ground level.

9/5/2007 10:02:45 PM

ordinary,VA

Great Show!!
i guessed all the weights of the pumpkins!!hehehehe

9/5/2007 10:03:32 PM

Jaffrey NH

Dang it.... I missed it. I was at a meeting and just got into my room.

DK

9/5/2007 10:05:42 PM

Fairport,NY

Loved it, Loved It!!!Awesome!!!

9/5/2007 10:06:05 PM

[email protected]

Loved it! Loved the special affects of how they made the pumpkins grow larger before your eyes. And the part with the woodchucks, that was cool. Hard to believe that vandals would get into a pumpkin patch and do damage, but, guess it's possible, and certainly heartbreaking.

I could relate with most of the emotions this week with 2 pumpkins going down myself, and your heart really does sink.

Great job everyone and a good show!

9/5/2007 10:16:20 PM

Minnesota

It was great.

9/5/2007 10:37:08 PM

Frankfort, KY

That was an awesome show!!!!! My daughter (soon to be three) was VERY excited to watch it. "Mom, it like state fair pumpkin" her words, I swear. (Frank M, I knew you'd be proud) She's going to be in for a TREAT at the Kentucky weigh-off!

Cool to see so many different patches and stories (and the Big Pumpkins Board, too!)

9/5/2007 10:48:52 PM

New Hampshire, USA

Great show, I tivoed it so I can watch it again, liked the woodchucks!

9/5/2007 10:49:12 PM

Beach Park, IL.

my brother in law called me up and told me about it. I got in on most of it. I want to order the DVD!!

9/5/2007 10:57:26 PM

Beach Park, IL.

This website was also on the documentary if you see the chat part.

9/5/2007 10:58:37 PM

was a cool show, watched most of it.

9/5/2007 11:42:30 PM

Woodridge, Illinois

Awesome show! Only a pumpkin grower could get away with taking a nap in the patch under a Barney blanket!

9/5/2007 11:48:04 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Great show...Joe P, Tom P, and a few others had me laughing....Tom and Joe with their day dreaming in the patch hoping not to have bad dreams....very funny!!

Thanks everyone for that/Glenn

9/5/2007 11:57:32 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

That was a great show, very well done! That ending to the weighoff was just gut-wrenching! Oops, don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. Great photography, very artistic.

9/6/2007 12:12:19 AM

Pinedale, WY

Is it going to be on again, I just got to see the last 10 minutes of it?

9/6/2007 12:45:28 AM

Delaware, Ohio

It is on again. Check the PBS web site. I think it may be on right now.
Only got to see bits and pieces as someone had to pour the drinks at the bar tonight. But I taped it. Made me want to grow em big!! I liked the mouse traps,we are an obsessive bunch of crazy people. I had to cover my mouth and stomp my foot at some of the things, because they are things that I do!!
~CG

9/6/2007 12:56:10 AM

Port Alberni, BC, Canada

Just finished watching it. Great show. I can identify with every grower in the show. Been there - done that - got the Tshirt.

9/6/2007 1:12:07 AM

[email protected]

Dang...We had an open house at the elementary school tonight & I had to set up & man the Cub Scout recruitment table as well as meet my son's new teacher. No way to get home in time.

If my Mom didn't record it I'll be hounding folks here for a copy. LOL

9/6/2007 1:19:03 AM

Knopp, Germany

i just ordered it from www.pbs.org, can't wait for it to get here!!!

9/6/2007 4:58:49 AM

Greene County, Pa.

very good show, now i know im normal..lol

9/6/2007 5:12:20 AM

Windham Maine

Very Good!! I love the ring of death! very close to home. congrat's to all! What a hoot!!

9/6/2007 6:03:55 AM

Rhode Island

who was the elderly gentleman who was also featured ? id like to get him some of our seeds. he deserves to go over a grand . id like to help with some seeds if he wishes.
does anyone have his name and address?
pap

9/6/2007 6:55:23 AM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

Great show guys!

9/6/2007 8:39:18 AM

Somers, CT

Can someone tell me where I can get one of those Milk Injector Tube systems? The grower appeared knowledgeable and his pumpkin was doing very well on it. I would like to get it started as soon as possible. Also, is whole milk better or 2%.

9/6/2007 8:44:32 AM

Waquoit Mass

what a riot best show ive seen in a while i have a barney blankie to joe lol hamr

9/6/2007 9:05:35 AM

West By God Virginia

Pap I believe the cool older fella in the shows name is Bernie Potter.

I really enjoyed that show. I now know that to have a chance at a 1,000 pounder I need to snooze in the patch under a Barney blanket! LOL

Seeing the year I've had I enjoyed the .22 shot fired in an attempt to kill a whistle pig! LOL

9/6/2007 9:09:56 AM

Littleton, Colo

a+ !!!

9/6/2007 9:17:57 AM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

Wow...Great special....Can we get a DVD copy of this?

9/6/2007 9:24:02 AM

Wi

It was all very well done and funny.

9/6/2007 9:39:42 AM

Sophia WV

Enjoyed it alot!Very good show.

9/6/2007 9:48:47 AM

Pocatello ([email protected])

The mousetrap ring of death had my wife and I ROTFLMAO (or something like that).

Very poignant moment when Bernie mentioned that he wanted a thousand but didn't know how many seasons he had left. Makes you stop and think.

This is an instant classic. PBS is offering a DVD of the program for $25. I'm tempted to get it even though I already taped the program. In my local listings it says that it will be re-aired sometime on October 22.

9/6/2007 9:56:11 AM

Baildon, Saskatchewan, Canada , EH

Very well done,enjoyed it very much!! Lets get Bernie that 1000 lber.......

9/6/2007 10:01:11 AM

Somers, CT

I thought it was awesome. Great Job all.
If you would like to purchase it from PBS, Here is the link:
http://www.shoppbs.org/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=lords%20of%20the%20gourd&origkw=lords%20of%20the%20gourd&sr=1

9/6/2007 10:25:40 AM

Bristol,RI,USA.

you can get a copy for $ 24. at shop pbs go to search put in lord of the gourd ships in 1-2 days

Calcubit

9/6/2007 12:29:35 PM

Atlantic Canada

great stuff.....want to see shows like that

9/6/2007 12:46:51 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

How about Bill Bobier's pumpkin hammock? And all the data gathering equipment? When my wife saw that, she said that I, "wasn't so weird after all..."

9/6/2007 1:06:53 PM

ordinary,VA

I hear you pap i was pulling for Bernie Potter to hit the 1000lb mark also.

9/6/2007 1:07:23 PM

[email protected]

Did anyone notice how they made each grower seem like they were crazy in a dark wierd sort of way? I loved the show, totally amazing! The range of emotions from cutting a fruit off, to losing one, to the end with Craig Lembke's weighing light, wow.. Spot on... Great show NYSGPGA, you are all to be commended for getting this together...

Oh yeah, how about Bernie Potter with the duster! It is amazing to see where he was equipment wise, and then to see Bill Bobier with his backpack stihl mister sytem... Poor Dave Steele, up to Joe's Barney blanket... This DVD is a must have!! I believe it is also available at the NYSGPGA.com website..

9/6/2007 1:29:05 PM

Western Pa.

I was all set to see Joe P. in all his glory last night! Even though the website said the show would be on, they had a special about Steve Martin,Bummer! PBS now shows that for me, anyway, the show should be re-run Saturday night at 10!

kilr

9/6/2007 1:41:24 PM

Pembroke, New Hampshire

Broadcast tonight in NH from 8pm-9pm.
Rebroadcast September 28th at 1 pm.

9/6/2007 2:30:42 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Mr. D...you have given pap the first step...Bernie's last name, do you know how to contact Bernie? I'm thinkin that pap is doin another GREAT thing...helpin Bernie to make 1K...great, great, great...as usual from the "man" from RI!!! Peace, Wayne

9/6/2007 2:41:06 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

This is going to and already is doing wonders for our hobby. I now have the Colorado Dept of Agriculture contacting us......NICE!

9/6/2007 3:36:40 PM

No Place Special

Was a greta watch!!! Im curious about Bobier's results with the sling and the real time inline scale he had rigged up. Id like to know if the pumpkin still gained weight after it appeared to be done?

9/6/2007 4:15:35 PM

Ohio

I could have sworn I had PBS on my DishNetwork, ether Dish doesnt carry this station or I was over looking it some where. I tried to pull it in with the rabbit ears but couldnt get signal. So, I missed it. Does anyone know if Dish carries PBS?

Brooks

9/6/2007 4:40:19 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Brooks I watched it on Dish last night. It would be a low number channel where the local channels are found.

9/6/2007 4:56:42 PM

Somerset Ky

brooks channel 46

9/6/2007 4:59:34 PM

Leicester, NY

Rocky, I didn't notice the weird sort of way thing you’re talking about, all looked normal to me:-) A couple random thoughts. I can’t speak for Tom P., but I’m glad those kissing scenes at the end were done with just one take. That was my lucky Barney blanket that I’ve used in the patch for the last 7 years. It has a mildew/powdered sulfur smell to it. Not really what I look to cover myself up with on a regular basis. It took about 30 minutes to shoot that segment and lets just say, on that 88 degree day there was a serious threat of a deodorant breakdown. Bernie Potter is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met and Bill Bobier has collected some incredible and very pure pumpkin growing data. When it's presented, it should be some really good stuff for all of us.

9/6/2007 5:01:46 PM

Eugene,OR

The show was really well done. My wife even liked it. I could relate to a lot of what I saw last night. I thought it was pretty funny how they tried to make all of the growers look like all they do is sit on the proch and watch the pumpkins grow...of course with a shotgun nearby just in case they need to shoot something!

9/6/2007 5:29:46 PM

Key West, FL

Check your local listings. It looks like there is going to be quite a few repeats this weekend here in the PNW. Sat 7 or 10, Sun @ 8, or Mon @ 10 here on OPB.

9/6/2007 5:46:43 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Joe....lol..I asked them to do several retakes on the kissing part...LMAO!
The best part is that all the emotions you saw were real (at the weigh off or sure), these guys are all good friends and what you didnt get a chance to see is how we all cheer each other on and just have a great time watching each other do well!
Don't believe Joe, we caught him napping at the weigh off with the barney blanket...LOL
Bernie does have an email address.
Tom

9/6/2007 6:42:52 PM

Rhode Island

rumor has it joey p has a whole room full of barney stuff at home.
complete with bed sheets, curtains,wallpaper and carpeting.

he stayed here overnite during our patch tour and picnic but only brought his barney pillow and barney shorts

pap

9/6/2007 7:35:47 PM

[email protected]

Very enjoyable and very real, Thanks for a great show.
Eddy

9/6/2007 7:46:38 PM

Santa Rosa, CA

Wow! Television worth watching. I'm sure we all saw a little of ourselves in the show. This is sure to be a classic. Where can you see the following in one Show?
Mousetraps three deep around a pumkin.
The woodchucks getting into the patch.
A milk injector. (I never saw that on Joel Holland's site)
The flood in that one patch.
Bill Bobier's mission control and the pumpkin hammock.
The grower with the metal tape measure getting the OTT numbers.
And who could forget Joe Pukos with the Barney Blanket? Priceless.
How many of us knew the weights of the pumpkins at the weigh off?
What a great group of growers in upstate New York. Makes me want to move there. I wish them all luck with their 2007 efforts.

9/6/2007 7:52:50 PM

Western Pa.

Brooks,
I have dishnet too. Looks like it will be on Saturday night at 10p.m.

9/6/2007 8:03:25 PM

Leicester, NY

pap, I'll give you a 998.6 if you give my Barney shorts back..

9/6/2007 8:46:25 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Make sure he washes them first Joe. He's probably been wearing them.

9/6/2007 9:03:37 PM

Ohio

I don't see PBS anywhere on this dishnet Kilr. I'm thinking why I don't get PBS on dish is because they consider that a local channel for me, if Dishnet thinks I can pick it up on a antenna in my area,which I cant,then they wont offer it to me. I just have to many hills and things blocking the signal to my antenna. PBS(ch46) comes in real fuzzy through the antenna no matter what I try( 20db power booster). The FCC says it illegal for dish to offer me PBS if I can pick it up with a antenna, its the same with CBS,NBC and FOX ,they wont give it to me because they say in my area I can pick these up local through the antenna.

And they wonder why people buy the pirate boxes and get free dish net instead,Lil.

OK sorry guys, carry on, didn't mean to turn this into a dishnet commercial,lol

Brooks

9/6/2007 9:31:32 PM

Crossett Arkansas

I have directv, can't get PBS either.
I worked a 12 hour day shift, then I drove 1 hour to monroe louisiana in the rain up hill both ways!!! Just to watch this show. GREAT JOB y'all, GREAT SHOW!! I got to work this morning and people in the break room were talking about this GREAT BIG PUMPKIN show.

9/6/2007 11:15:14 PM

Hayward, CA

That was the best television show that I accidentally found!!(channel sufing and caught the show 5 minutes in) I got to see The Joe Pukos and Craig Lemke and some other people that I have only read about. That was great!! I had three calls after the show started to see if I was watching it. I really enjoyed the show. This I will buy and see over and over again. I was glued to the TV!! Wow, Joe Pukos and Craig Lemke, that was cool. I always wondered what other peoples patches looked like and if I was the only one who sat out in the patch with a lawn chair and blanket!!!!!!!!!!

Puter

9/6/2007 11:38:18 PM

Delaware, Ohio

Brooks...PBS is WOSU on Channel 34 in the Columbus area.
~CG

9/7/2007 6:41:16 AM

Dillsburg, PA

Brooks, do you subscribe to dish locals? I get pbs here from dish because I pay $5 a month for locals. Give me your zip and I'll check it out for you.

9/7/2007 7:21:47 AM

seattle

I watched it..

It was nice to see faces with names I've known for
over the years. I noticed BP.com on the TV. I was
hoping to see my website or have someone mention it,
but honestly I know BP.com is the place to go for
support. All I maintain now is the record page and
I'm hoping everyone will help me keep it current.

I had several people call me that night to turn it on.

Duncan
http://backyardgardener.com/pumpkin.html

9/7/2007 9:41:48 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Joe, sorta thinkin pap mite be hangin on to yer Barney shorts...for a TUG photo, sometime soon!!! LOL Peace, Wayne

9/7/2007 11:57:26 AM

[email protected]

I too got several phone calls from locals that know of my hobby (to watch the show) I have to get a copy to see it in it's entirety without phone calls!


Duncan, Very nice to see you surfing in here! For those of you who do not know Duncan, he used to host the Mallorn list which we originally (before BP) communicated through back in the mid to late 90's. The message boards and diaries at BP.com made the email list obsolete, but I will always remember those early days with you and was it Dan Gardner? Something like that.. Man, the old email inbox used to get hundreds of pumpkin emails daily, then we went to digest form and got all of them in one shot, then we came here. Imagine if everytime someone posted in here, you got an email!! Now that is serious spam!

9/7/2007 1:34:10 PM

Somers, CT

Rock, your prayers are answered. RSS will send you an email whenever there is a post.

9/7/2007 1:59:50 PM

Long Island,New York

Great show...instant fame ! I just bought my Joe Pukos action figure at Toys R Us today...whooo-hooo....!!

9/7/2007 4:38:03 PM

Ohio

Jeff, They wont give me locals like NBC,CBS,and FOX, but i have never asked them about getting PBS because dish says the locals are in there so called zone that I can pick up with a attenna, I told them I couldnt pick them up with a anteena and you know what they told me? Buy a bigger attenna,lol.

Heres my zip 43950, Im hoping this ch will be diffrent ,thanks Jeff!

9/7/2007 6:25:24 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

I loved the show with all the humor.I can relate to the hammer in the water and the mice. No Barney blanket here though.lol

9/7/2007 6:31:18 PM

Dillsburg, PA

Brooks, I sent you an email. It shouldn't matter if you can pick it up via antenna. I could live 1 mile from the transmitters and still subscribe to dish locals. Will resolve this.

9/7/2007 7:52:52 PM

Sloughhouse, CA

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law from Oregon got here as the show started. They likes it to. What a great show.

9/8/2007 1:21:11 AM

Ontario

Is the kissing a New York thing? I thought that Cooperstown had the baseball hall of fame, not the soccer hall of fame. ;0) Great show though. Thanks to all the growers that let us into there patches.

9/8/2007 9:58:49 PM

Georgia

Dang I want to see it so bad but its not shown in my area. My buddy called me last night and said you gotta watch this special on PBS he said its about crazy pumpkin growers like yourself. I told him I want too but its not showing in my area. It sucks and I cant afford 25 bucks right now all my moneys being spent on the next couple of weeks on pumpkin supplies. Dang I wish I could see it. My friend said it was a really good documentary.

9/10/2007 9:50:19 AM