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So. Maine

How about we gather our thoughts and try to predict what the heavist official and unofficial pumpkin and squash weights will turn out to be in 2004. By unofficial I mean as long as its whole and is weighed on a certified scale and have witnesses as Bruce Whittier did with his 1458. First number is the official weight guess & the second is the unofficial. A couple of us growers can put the list in our favorites and pull it up after the end of the all the weigh-ins. Here's my guess...Pumpkin 1422 & 1525 Squash 1110 & 1211

2/11/2004 1:15:37 AM

Knopp, Germany

Pumpkin 1405 & 1475 Squash 1200 & 1225

2/11/2004 1:51:28 AM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

Pumpkin: 1514 (official) and 1389 (unofficial)
True Squash: 1074 (official) and 1111 (unofficial)

2/11/2004 5:25:34 AM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

The weather will suck and growers will make bad genetic choices, and the numbers will be lower than last year (oh, come on, somebody's got to be a pessimist! LOL)

Pumpkin (1323 Official, 1356 Unofficial)
Squash (1122 Official, 1235 UnOfficial)

2/11/2004 5:46:04 AM

Norton, MA

Pumpkin 1624&1443
Squash 1381&1420
Alex.

2/11/2004 6:20:46 AM

Atlanta, Georgia

pumpkin 1536 1296
squash 1100 1140

2/11/2004 8:30:28 AM

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Pumpkin 1383/1411
Real Green Squash 1080/1110

2/11/2004 10:21:40 AM

Alex, IN

Pumpkin Official 1478--Unofficial 1567
Squash Official 1289--Unofficial 1358

I also think the largest will be grown on the 898 Knauss.

Mikkal

2/11/2004 10:34:50 AM

Nova Scotia

pumpkin 1395/1412
squash 1005/1140
Jeff

2/11/2004 10:36:36 AM

Key West, FL

pumpkin 1431
squampkin 1476
squash 999.4

2/11/2004 12:25:06 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

Official Pumpkin - 1430 by Bruce Whittier off the 582 followed closely by Steve Daletas at 1424 off his 1016.

Unnofficial Pumpkin - 1444 by Jim Sherwood off one of his seeds. There will also be one that tapes out over 1600 pounds that splits and doesn't get an official weigh from those NH boys.

Official TRUE squash - 1021 grown by Todd Kline off the 895 Hester.

Unoffcial True Squash - 1056 by someone in the BP squash growing contest.

Largest Squmpkin - 1242 off the 845 Bobier it will come out of Pennsylvania.

2/11/2004 12:58:22 PM

ontario

pumpkin......1438......green squash 1077...

2/11/2004 5:16:39 PM

Norton, MA

Brett, what BP squash contest? Alex.

2/11/2004 6:02:14 PM

pumpkin 1380 lbs. unofficial pumpkin who cares? true squash 1040 lbs.

2/11/2004 6:45:30 PM

Indiana

I think things will take a step back this year but more 1000#+ pumpkins will be grown official pumpkin 1297 unofficial pumpkin 1326 squash official 996 unofficial 1120
Steve

2/11/2004 6:47:49 PM

Indiana

Brett,
Hester seeds gonna set 2 world records? :-) LOL

Then I'm gonna say 1513 off my 1097.5, and 1154 off my 503 for Sherwood. No unofficial guesses.....only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades.

Tom Beachy

Disclaimer: Not meant to take anything away from Bruce or Jerry.

2/11/2004 7:28:28 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

1537lbs.... Pumpkin.....grown on east coast
1064lbs.... Squash......grown in Ohio

2/11/2004 7:59:20 PM

Indiana

Tom
Cool I have two 1097.5's
Steve

2/11/2004 8:26:53 PM

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Squash wil go 1099.5 off a Hester 895.5 and be grown in Pennsylvania by a newcomer to the sport/hobby.

Pumpkin will be 1439 and grown by Al Eaton off a Knauss 898 seed.

Largest Squmpkin will be 1132 and be grown in Torrance CA! (Then who wins that contest out west boys?)

2/11/2004 10:39:21 PM

Brillion Wisconsin

Official Pumpkin 1490, Unofficial 1512.

2/12/2004 12:50:31 PM