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I recently read The Backyard Giant book. I choose this book b/c I have been a landscaper for years, and I have grown pumpkins for years. I found the book to be well written, interesting, and an amazing story. I have to admit that my hat is off to you guys, I had no idea what went into growing giant pumpkins and I had no idea that they got that big. My 4 year old twins and I have enjoyed looking at your website (which is very well done), and are hoping to go to a giant pumpkin patch next year, maybe even a weigh-off. We live in Kansas, is there anything in the midwest?
Thank you. And Congratulations to all of you!
Chris Steinkuehler

11/25/2007 8:48:07 AM

Rhode Island

chris

go to the gpc section ( great pumpkin commonwealth ) on the front page of this site. click on the various weighoff spots ,results/

you will get a better idea of whats in your area

pap

11/25/2007 4:58:18 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Chris,
Email TheWIz.....Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Growers....
Check us out, we are growing Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico.......Hey how bout you Nebraska, I bet there are growers there too.....Check us out......

11/26/2007 9:20:00 AM

Liberal Ks.

Their are several growers in Ks.

11/26/2007 7:52:37 PM

Montoursville, PA

Send this gentleman a couple of seed. One of my growers got a 500 + from a direct seeding on a compost pile with not an ounce of other work...save removal of excess fruit.

Half that would please those boys of his.

11/26/2007 8:20:40 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

homer1, Chris Please email me

11/27/2007 9:09:35 AM

Thanks guys! I don't know that we are up to growing a truly giant pumpkin, I only have have 3/4 of an acre. We have been growing the tiny 2-4" variety and then the pie pumpkins, but I think that we will try a bigger one this year, but for our purposes I can just get some Mammoth seeds from my local nursery I think. If the timing works out I think that we may try to visit a weigh-off, although it looks like at a state fair is the best venue for us (the twins will not stay interested in something all afternoon), I also think that we may visit a patch late in the season.
Thanks!
Chris

12/2/2007 3:42:26 AM