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Ohio

everyone knows this year has been a banging year for 1200,on up to 1600 lb pumpkins, by far the best growing year yet.
But here's the tricky question, where did the big increase come from? And why not this many big ones 2 or years ago? We had the same genetics and growing tactics basically, how come the 1068 Wallace seed that was grown after 2003 pop out them big ones in 2004 or 2005 and grow that many 1200,to 1600 lbers? I don't think the growing tactic have changed all that much in the last 3 years really, so whats going on here, can anyone pin point this?

11/27/2007 4:32:14 AM

Rhode Island

weather and experience have been better

11/27/2007 7:40:51 AM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

global warming. it's all bush's fault. lol

11/27/2007 8:31:40 AM

Georgia

Weather...Weather..or not. Id have to say it was the weather this year. It seems growers this year especially up north were they had this weird stuff called rain could regulate the plants water supply better. Many warm sunny days with more sun exposure. I definetly think it has to be the weather and of course great growers with good genetics.

11/27/2007 9:31:53 AM

Waquoit Mass

you can thank all the growers that came before you that set the stage for weights to go up and up and up. and the king himself HOWARD

11/27/2007 9:45:16 AM

Aloha, Oregon

MycroFungi and Humic Acid. Pretty much Ron Wallace found out a new secret for us.

11/27/2007 9:50:15 AM

Georgia

Jordon I dont personally believe that Mycrofungi and Humic acid were the main reasons why weights jumped up so much this year. I believe they helped but those products have been used for years by many gardeners. Ive used them on my Tomato plants and peppers for a long while and when the weather is warmer and less rain fall my plants do better then other years of less sun and constant rain. I think they helped a lot but have been used for a while now.

11/27/2007 10:05:04 AM

Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

Brooks: I believe weather data will confirm that in the midwest and northeast, at least, we received a higher than average percentage of available sunlight, and a higher than average nighttime low temp, which made a big difference, especially into Sept and early October when gains normally taper with the diminishing temps & daylight...

Frank

11/27/2007 11:16:38 AM

Eugene,OR

Some growers moved to new patches with better growing conditions. That combined with some experience enabled one grower in Ohio to have a breakout year!

11/27/2007 11:28:07 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

I say it was the excellent communication, seminars, and CD of the Wallace's success with the 1502. Hands down the word was put out, and growing techinques improved along with the permission from mother nature to grow BIGGER.

11/27/2007 12:14:02 PM

[email protected]

Hey Brooks, I asked G (LI Pumpkin) the same question, and he said the answer is simple, and I quote "I allowed it" LOL

Eddy

11/27/2007 1:36:06 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

So if were getting bigger pumpkins then thats a good thing, then ectnicaly bush is helping us pumpkin growers out?


ok bad, example.

11/27/2007 3:02:47 PM

Minnesota

I think there is more and more people growing them, started up in nova scotia (Mr. Dill's)now it is also popular on the west coast, thru out the country, world. Better genetics (Proven) being circulated.

11/27/2007 4:10:30 PM

Long Island,New York

no eddy...it was the weather.

11/27/2007 6:50:40 PM

Long Island,New York

weather or not you worked hard
weather or not you weeded hard
weather or not you got your soil right
weather of not you got the right seed planted
weather or not you got lucky
and, you know......WEATHER!

11/27/2007 6:59:07 PM

[email protected]

Lol LI now the question is? Weather I beleive you or not

11/27/2007 7:41:48 PM

Niagara County, NY

weather

11/27/2007 10:17:13 PM

Ohio

Im just wondering if next year is the year that you wont find that big increase in weights like we have been having ever year for the past 10 years or more? . I said last year that the 1502 was going be be tuff to beat, and boy was I wrong.

11/28/2007 4:44:09 AM

Saegertown Pa.

95% weather

11/28/2007 5:23:37 AM

Ohio

September stayed pretty much warm here at night time, I can only remember a few cool nights, I have never had weight gains like that in late September like this year on my pumpkins. Nice thing about this September is that they didn't just shut down all at once like in years past. This is the first year I had pumpkins keep growing until I cut them from the vine, before most of my pumpkins quit growing a week or two before the weigh off, and I can remember the cold nights that made them quit growing.
I didn't have them kind of cold nights this year, so weather makes a real lot of sense.

11/28/2007 4:19:05 PM

Jefferson, Ohio

Has to be weather... for me a 50% gain over my rookie year... I wish it was experience/ knowledge but I never saw a dryer / clearer skies in the fall season not to mention the over night warmth. I'm hopeful but skeptical that we will see so many PB's next year JR

11/28/2007 6:50:12 PM