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Ohio

Look at this orange beauty that Steve and his team is growing,
woooo weeeeeee! is that pumpkin pretty with great shape!

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=74225

What seed is that off of Steve?

Brooks

9/8/2007 5:02:09 AM

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You should see his fruit from the 500 Northrup called Pancake.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=74222

Steve had some beauties last year too. I am growing orange also this year and have started enjoying the pure beauty of red/orange fruits. The little flecks of yellow some call stars. The blemish free stem area. The lack of canteloping. Etc.

The GPC's views to honor these fruits with each site awarding a "Howard Dill" award to pretty fruits is awesome. Best of luck to all orange growers.

Last year we started a post on most beautiful orange fruits and several dozen came up. If you have a nice orange fruit you have seen in the diaries, copy and paste them in here for all to browse..

9/8/2007 7:10:41 AM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=72857
this is a great looking one.

9/8/2007 7:31:25 AM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=74137
here's another nice one. great jod Dan !

9/8/2007 7:34:20 AM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=73496
I am kinda partial to this one. lol
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=74000
i could do this all day long. lol
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=71841

9/8/2007 7:40:51 AM

Dillsburg, PA

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=74214

My own 423 Gerhardt which is the 603 Muller background. Just broke 600lbs.

9/8/2007 8:19:40 AM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

Jeff any chance of a few seeds from that 423 later in the year, she is a beauty!

9/8/2007 9:05:00 AM

Dillsburg, PA

Thanks,Not a problem Phil. Send me an email in October.
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9/8/2007 10:17:11 AM

No Place Special

wow that is a nice looker!!!

9/8/2007 10:18:13 AM

Dillsburg, PA

The seed that grew my pumpkin is the 423 Gerhardt which is Orangenecks cross of a 669 Muller X 603 Muller. I have seen 4-5 pumpkins from his seed and they are all producing the same dark color. My plant was small only like 300sqft.

9/8/2007 10:28:10 AM

Crossett Arkansas

Abbynormals 905 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=73837 His diary shows that he grows on a hill. Guess rolling that thing back up hill keeps it that round. Great pumpkin abby !!!

9/8/2007 10:35:23 AM

White Plains, NY

Secret! It's really a plastic blow up pumpking from the dollar store. Ha. Nice Pumpkin, Steve

9/8/2007 10:40:59 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Orange and purdy....look at this bad girl....

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=73697

9/8/2007 11:04:54 AM

Long Island,New York

aw geez...I can see it now...not only does Steve bring the pretty one to Penfield for the "prettiest contest" but two kids as "props" !..(j/k !!)...wait till you see the one my daughter has here at home......lol

9/8/2007 11:11:33 AM

dang team jepson sure has a nice one. and sams 869 man its nice gotta watch that sam he looks to take nc record green and orange -alot of nice orange ones in links zuhlke posted very nice

9/8/2007 12:28:57 PM

Napa Valley, CA

Looks like this one may go over 1000 lbs.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=5199&gid=-19876

9/8/2007 12:38:04 PM

Wood River, IL ([email protected])

I don't know how to post links. But Amanda Zunino has a nice one on the 1191 Zunino.

9/8/2007 12:54:31 PM

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Brooks, That's "Zone" on the 981 Zunino (x 500 Northrup). Stephen & Julie pollinated it "for color" LOL. Our prettiest pumpkin was pollinated by kids. God Bless them. It's a real close cross. I was there but didn't touch a thing. All I did was watch & check their work. (I'm soooo proud)

We won't get anywhere near a thousand this year. We didn't get them in the ground until 5/20.

The seeds are:

1370 Rose x 981 Zunino “Knobby”........Thanks Jerry!

500 Northrup x 981 Zunino “Pancake”....Thank you Danny Dill!

981 Zunino x 500 Northrup “Zone”.......Thanks to Vince Zunino & eBay!

You read that right. I bought the 981 off Vince via eBay. Some folks might remember that jerk on eBay selling bogus seeds with Bruce Whittier's picture? Vince posted REAL seeds in rebuttal & some of us supported his effort by bidding on & buying the seeds. LOL

9/8/2007 1:46:04 PM

Roselle, IL [email protected]

off my 670 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=74279

9/8/2007 10:48:23 PM

thanks for noticing Steve, great to get that color and size off your own seed, as I'm sure you're well aware,,lots of nice BIG orange fruit showing up this year!!

9/8/2007 11:14:24 PM

Windham Maine

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=74239
F=575 Berard x M=503 Mortaki (named after my best buddy who passed in march)

9/9/2007 6:53:43 AM

ordinary,VA

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=74078

Steve's pancake ,heck all of Steve's pumpkins are real lookers.
but Rock your 1048 is not shabby at all!! sweet looking pumpkin Rocky.

9/9/2007 10:04:52 AM