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Cornelius, Oregon

Well well well, we find ourselves once again faced with the ultimate thread... The rumor mill. For you newbies, this happens once a year and it is a great chance to BS your way to stardom. (It is also a way to get your toughest rival to blow a pumpkin up trying to catch a phantom pumpkin and overfertilizing at the last minute). With that said, here we go....

I have heard that there is one that tapes out bigger than the infamous Checkon monster coming from Ohio.

I also caught wind of both the California and Oregon records are going to take it in the chops this year.

Will we see a back to back from you know who?

I also saw a photo of a VW Bug parked in a pumpkin patch with a vine attached to it from another midwest state.

What have you heard?

9/12/2007 12:24:38 AM

Rhode Island

this is the time of year when the monster pumpkins do exist.
there are a lot of over 400 inch ott pumpkins out there and it sure would be great for the hobby if all made it to the scale.--- but they dont
its also the time of year when lots of these over 400 inch pumpkins are suspect because of nursing soft spots on stems, plants that are suspect, rotted bases, leaf blights ,powdery mildew, and the list goes on.
from here on out lady luck also plays a role in your season.
yes there are some really big monsters out there right now.
---- same as last year.
pap

9/12/2007 5:33:12 AM

If 30% of the 400" (plus) fruit from the Midwest make the scales there will be big rumbles from the region ;-)

9/12/2007 6:22:39 AM

Johnston, R.I.

I heard there is a guy in eastern NY who is sandbagging.........any ideas who this could be...

9/12/2007 9:01:07 AM

ordinary,VA

hearing the same thing about the mid-west . 5 taping over 1500lbs.!! wow could be a fun weigh-off at Canfield

9/12/2007 9:17:53 AM

Wi

VW Bug? I heard there was a school bus parked in a patch just south of here. A couple others right here in my home state.

9/12/2007 10:22:08 AM

Honesdale, Pennsylvania

Brett at 12:24 AM and PAP at 5:33 AM. I guess the secret to becoming a heavy hitter is pumpkining 24/7 :)

9/12/2007 10:53:37 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

I heard that wiz is trying to use his magical power and keep away the coldweather for a while. Also he is using his powers for good and helping us all grow that extra pound or 100 pounds in my case.

Thanks wiz lol

9/12/2007 10:54:01 AM

Colorado

Hearing rumors of a giant greenie from down south. Hear
the grower might be MAD........LB

9/12/2007 11:10:25 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

New PB's rumored to be falling like flys in CO.

9/12/2007 11:41:56 AM

Napa Valley, CA

If my pumpkin weighs 87% heavy I'm going to be a real threat.

9/12/2007 11:59:21 AM

Georgia

I love it geo napa me too If my pumpkins weigh at least 80 percent im gonna go big..good stuff

9/12/2007 2:15:02 PM

SF Bay Area, California

I have looked into the Seeing Stone.
Many great seeds this year were sown.

The California record is a thing of the past.
Twice this fall it will be surpassed.

First at Elk Grove, then at Half Moon Bay.
By what or whom, I cannot say.

9/12/2007 2:15:03 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

i hear tell that there is a tank parked in a field deep in the south,( big ole monster) i hear, also hear that the pnw will be a real threat!

9/12/2007 7:54:05 PM

Minnesota

Haven't heard much about mr. wallace's patch, I bet he's got one bigger than 1502, and then ohio has the most 1,000 pd pumpkins they might know something we don't know, I think bhaskaran might break the mn record.

9/12/2007 8:11:06 PM

Hey, Brett! You need to offer a little better incentive to get your rumor mill crankin' like the one Eddy's got going!!! :)

9/13/2007 12:52:41 AM

Napa Valley, CA

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Amanda Zunino
Good luck to you

9/13/2007 12:09:04 PM

Key West, FL

I heard this wisper that this Don Young fellow has a big one? Shh, don't tell though.

lol

9/15/2007 12:13:10 AM

Johnston, R.I.

I heard there is a big one growing in a backyard in eastern NY, remember you didn't hear that from me...........

9/15/2007 12:36:25 PM