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Nova Scotia

i was cuirios to know how many year one has grown AG's and how many plants over that time. counting 15 years ago when i was a kid & not counting this season.

total 4 years 13 plants

so who is the grand daddy after howard dill?

3/23/2004 4:15:43 PM

Nova Scotia

by the way don't count plants that you planted in a feild then went looking for them in the weeds in the fall. count ones you truly took care of.

3/23/2004 4:23:20 PM

Norton, MA

31 plants, 27 in 2002 in a 8 sq. ft. mound LOL and four last year that got real patches.

3/23/2004 4:37:07 PM

Utah

2003- 6
2002- 0
2001- 0
2000- 3
1999- 0
1998- 1
1997- 1- store bought seed.
1996- 1- store bought seed.
a lot of years and only 12 plants.

3/23/2004 5:10:15 PM

Central Mi

2000-2
2001-12
2002-15
2003-18
2004-????

I am very lucky to have 22,000 SF garden Todd

3/23/2004 7:08:16 PM

1 year
2 plants.
zippedee doo.
not very inpressive numbers. :-)

3/23/2004 7:59:14 PM

huntsburg,ohio

24 years don't know how many plants.Jerry

3/23/2004 10:23:32 PM

Indiana

I bet Welty has us all smashed.
1997-3
1998-6
1999-8
2000-26
2001-16
2002-61
2003-201
2004-layout has 172 in it

I guess sum total thats 321. I am sure I forgot some plants, because I did '97-'99 by memory.

Tom

3/24/2004 12:37:24 AM

Spanish Ontario

2002 5 plants
2003 4 plant,s

3/24/2004 8:11:36 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

1988-1
1989-3
1990-3
1991-2
1992-5
1993-5
1994-5
1995-5
1996-3
1997-3
1998-3
1999-2
2000-2
2001-2
2002-3
2003-3
2004-?
total -50

Glenn

3/24/2004 8:12:59 AM

Nova Scotia

2002- 2
2003-4
2004 10
Jeff

3/24/2004 9:07:45 AM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

2 years 2 plants
Jernej

3/24/2004 12:24:10 PM

Ohio

2002-2 plants
2003-2 plants killed by squash bugs
2004-might not plant

3/24/2004 1:51:18 PM

Nova Scotia

1982 - 1 - 137lbs largest
1989 - 2 - 327lbs largest (squash (split))
1990 - 8 - 525lbs largest
1993 - 2 - 900lbs largest

3/24/2004 2:21:43 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

1994-20 plants
1995-8 plants
1996-8 plants
1997-10 plants
1998-10 plants
1999-18 plants
2000-19 plants
2001-19 plants
2002-19 plants
2003-8 plants
Only competitive ones included

The Pumpkinguru

3/24/2004 8:09:55 PM

Quebec,Canada

1 year, 2 plants, 2 pumpkins

3/24/2004 9:12:53 PM

That State Up North

Just off the top of my head, here are the numbers, I will try to round down wherever I am not certain
1994 - 2 plants
1995 - 5 plants
1996 - 8 plants
1997 - 25 plants
1998 - 45 plants
1999 - 60 plants
2000 - 300 plants
2001 - 350 plants
2002 - 450 plants
2003 - 650 plants
2004 - ?
Now, in terms of just the competition plants
1994 - 2
1995 - 5
1996 - 8
1997 - 25
1998 - 14
1999 - 12
2000 - 21
2001 - 10
2002 - 6
2003 - 41
2004 - ?

well there is the story as quick as it came off the top of my head, just a young grower getting started

Nic Welty

3/25/2004 10:30:17 AM

Grants Pass, Oregon

2001- 2
2002- 2
2003- 3
2004- 5

3/25/2004 11:58:08 AM

Edmonton, Canada

2001 - 1
2002 - 1
2003 - 1
2004 - 3

3/25/2004 12:51:49 PM

Webster, NY

2000 - 2
2001 - 3
2002 - 3
2003 - 3
2004 - 2

Will the fifth year by "the" year.

3/25/2004 2:45:48 PM

Western NY

pre-99 - usually 2 ag's
1999- 4
2000- 12
2001- 13
2002-12
2003-8
2004- probably 8 or 9

3/25/2004 3:41:14 PM

Long Island,New York

1998 1-1/2
1999 5
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 2

3/25/2004 7:42:28 PM

[email protected]

Early-mid 1970's half - three quarters of an acre. All field pumpkins.
1980's Fewer than 10 most years. Howden's, Prizewinner, etc.
1985 - 1994 No pumpkins :o(
1995 - 2001 4-10 Prizewinners &/or Big Max per year.
2002 - Off no pumpkins :o(
2003 First year with AG's. 3 here. 2 at son's school.

3/25/2004 8:39:54 PM

Sequim, WA

1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 3
2000 4
2001 4
2002 3
2003 11
We are including our squash in this number right?

3/25/2004 11:50:34 PM

Key West, FL

2003 - 2

3/26/2004 12:52:02 AM

Central Connecticut

1996 1 on a postage stamp of a garden (i din't have a clue)
bought a new house to get a bigger garden :)
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3 or 4 (I have just enough of a clue to be dangerous)

3/26/2004 12:26:57 PM

Puyallup, WA

1999-2 plants
2000-4 "
2001-8 "
2002-8 "
2003-11 "
2004-7 In new planting area.

3/26/2004 12:34:57 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

2003 - 1 plant
2004 - 2 plants

3/26/2004 11:25:45 PM

New Brunswick

2000 8 plants largest pumpkin weighed 135 pounds
2001 6 plants largest " weighed 190 pounds
2002 6 plants largest " weighed 150 pounds
2003 3 plants 6 pumpkins weighing from 300 + to 421 1/2 pounds (two planting areas)

(number of plants approximate in first 3 years)

3/29/2004 8:00:20 PM

Eugene, OR

Hey Ben, Didn't I see a pic of you with a 100+ pounder in 2002? Maybe it was someone else?

3/29/2004 9:12:50 PM

Key West, FL

yes, I planted a couple store seeds in mid june in 02 with no intent to start growing giant pumpkins, so I geuss I had 3 plants in 02.

3/30/2004 3:16:17 AM