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canal winchester ohio

Well it's less than a month before we will be starting the season & I'm wondering what everyone's realistic goals are. Although I would love to win the green jacket my realistic goal is to grow a nice green 800 lber........Paul

4/8/2004 6:59:53 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

800lbs.

4/8/2004 7:54:04 AM

Webster, NY

600 - 800.

4/8/2004 8:38:11 AM

Walkerton Ont

800 lbs - 1000 lbs.

4/8/2004 8:40:59 AM

Indiana

900#
Steve

4/8/2004 9:14:14 AM

Deer Park, WI

Great post Paul! I have set a number of goals this year. Of course, it is always to beat my personal best, which stands at 1056. I would like to see 2-1000lb fruit come from my patch this year, as well as an 800+lb squash. As a more lofty goal, I would like to retain the Wisconsin Traveling Trophy, which is passed on to the WI grower who brings the largest fruit to Nekoosa. I would also like to grow one of each- giant watermelon, giant cantelope, long gourd, and giant tomato big enough to enter in the Nekoosa contest. ok, im done now.

4/8/2004 9:19:57 AM

Knopp, Germany

350 kg

4/8/2004 9:25:25 AM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

200 kg

4/8/2004 9:27:00 AM

Claysburg , PA

This my first year, A 350 pumpkin and a 500 squash.

4/8/2004 10:16:05 AM

Montoursville, PA

I want one pound more. That worked for Jerry Lewis.

4/8/2004 10:30:58 AM

I'm with Gordon... GO UTES!

Goals: This year, 600. Long term (sometime in my lifetime), 1000......

Regards, Cliff

4/8/2004 10:38:44 AM

Edmonton, Canada

over 500 lbs. anything more would be great!

4/8/2004 10:42:15 AM

Grants Pass, Oregon

I would like to see 800 pounds this year for either a squash or pumpkin.

4/8/2004 10:46:12 AM

Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

1459 & bright orange. Why aim low? :)
Frank

Seriously, anything over 500 would be a successful season for me.

4/8/2004 11:23:00 AM

Woodburn, Indiana

1000 pounds

4/8/2004 11:39:57 AM

Greene County, Pa.

800 lbs or i quit...LOL, could never quit.
BuddyG

4/8/2004 11:55:02 AM

Bristol, ME ([email protected])

1 Pound bigger than Al Berard.

4/8/2004 12:29:18 PM

Ohio, USA

This will be my first year growing AGs so I will set a realistic goal of 100 pounds.

4/8/2004 12:43:47 PM

Indiana

100# ? you shouldnt have to do much to get that.
Steve

4/8/2004 1:06:56 PM

C N Y

since my top weights for the last 3 years have declined steadily (728.5, 632.5, 510.) hey what's with the .5s?
oh, Danny.....! well, maybe they don't count..
ummm, i think this is THE year to grow a 1,000-plus fruit
or 3, as i have never buried the vines to any appreciable degree, and disease-prevention and barriering the fruit from the soil are my top concerns this year....
and, i'll be doin' the Green thing, so my goals are to
have at least one 1,000+ pumpkin, Killer Orange!, and one
1000+ squash, Devastating Green! aaaarrrggghhhh!! 'pal2

4/8/2004 1:07:10 PM

C N Y

whoops!
i meant 510.5....
when your weights are going down,
the .5s matter!

4/8/2004 1:09:46 PM

Indiana

Well, the way I see it someone next year may show up with a 1000 lb pumpkin, and lose by 500 lbs. Thus my goal is 1600 lbs.

Tom Beachy

4/8/2004 1:39:44 PM

Ohio

Just one goal. Grow a pumpkin heavier than the pumpkin the seed came from. 4 plants ranging from 208 to 1370.
Dave

4/8/2004 3:06:54 PM

Key West, FL

1263

4/8/2004 3:36:38 PM

Nj

aussie master, a AG plant, lightly fertilized, and clipped to one fruit/vine would easily get you 300 pounds

My goal is 600 pounds but would not be un-happy with an 800 pounder :)

4/8/2004 3:56:16 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

I am shooting for 1000, but will be happy with anything bigger than last years personal best...It also has to weigh more than Brigittes. As most of you know my only other goal in life is to beat Clarence Koch for the Long Gourd Plaque. 2004 is the year.

4/8/2004 4:37:39 PM

Eveleth MN

500# fruit of either color, not a bad or unreachable goal for a first year grower

4/8/2004 4:48:03 PM

Ann Arbor, Mi

More

4/8/2004 4:59:17 PM

Taber, Alberta

I'm shooting for 500 pound for my second year, but I'm always dreaming for more.
Alan

4/8/2004 5:09:34 PM

Hobbiton New Zealand

Just finished the season over here but next year 596lb as that would be a new New Zealand record

4/8/2004 5:14:54 PM

Johnston, R.I.

grow a 600 lb pumpkin and squash

4/8/2004 6:15:59 PM

Sequim, WA

A green jacket and a pumpkin over 1000 lbs. and I think this is not out of my reach. PB's are 715 Orange and 576 Green and the seeds from each of those could get me there. If not them some of the others could. I always strive to do better than the year before and if I do that I am satisfied. But I dream big, and work for it as well. Michelangelo said "The greater danger for most of us lis not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. Although when he said it, it was in Italian and didn't quite sound the same.

4/8/2004 6:56:46 PM

I've been told that i'm still a beginner and not immune to rookie mistakes. Therefore, the only goal i'm going to post here is to do better than last year, 604.5. I have higher goals inside my own head, and they will remain there, where they will not be jinxed.

I also hope to get a cantaloupe to the weighoff, because last year's winner could have been beat by a grocery store cantaloupe.

Beating shannon would be fun too, but it doesn't matter. Also I'm trying 'maters and long gourds this year.

4/8/2004 7:41:19 PM

Sparta, NC

I just hope to do better than last year, which was my first.I made alot of mistakes and learned a bunch. So I'm shooting for 500.

4/8/2004 8:07:27 PM

New Hampshire

1500# but I'll settle for a world record

4/8/2004 8:49:39 PM

Norton, MA

Pumpkin: 900, and also an amazingly orange one.
Squash: 650, and again one beautiful green one.

Not too bad for a second year grower with good seed, OK soil, and lots of Iish good luck. Plus a couple nice Cotton Candy pumpkins, a 2 lb. tomato, a 50 inch Long gourd, a 30 inch Extra Long Handle Dipper Gourd, 10 Jack Be Littles, 4 Hardshell Warty Gourds, and a 100 pound water melon. Alex.

4/8/2004 10:11:28 PM

[email protected]

Pumpkin to be heavier than the Provincial Record of 793 lbs
Squash big enough to win the green jacket, but I'll settle for 600 lbs
A 5lb+ tomato
a 75 lb watermelon
grow a 500lb pumpkin from Tom Beachy's 21 lber
grow a 500lb squash from the Pirates 73 lber

4/8/2004 10:23:39 PM

Hayes, Virginia

State Record 822.
anything over 500lbs would be great!!!

4/8/2004 10:36:26 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

grow a PB with my own seed(560)

4/8/2004 11:03:22 PM

Key West, FL

Eddy, want to grow a 500 pound squash with my 80*?

4/8/2004 11:18:49 PM

Deer Park WA

My goal: To finally get to weigh off against Ben at Canby. Probably with squash! Oh and me with a 1K#r.

4/9/2004 12:00:16 AM

So. Maine

1 pound less than Bill Clarks so his wish can come true.

4/9/2004 12:37:47 AM

Wichita, KS

I have a couple of goals.
--Have Fun!
--Involve people in my community (this is already starting to happen!)
--grow something bright orange and something deep green to take to Elk Grove
--Figure out some way to make my hobby pay for itself.

Toby

4/9/2004 12:55:40 AM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

i hope to have the health to see my group here in west virginia continue to grow,some of the kids that are in the group to smile and as for me ide at least like to get a 300lb pumpkin and hopefully the same for squash,i hope one of my people in the group grows one over 500lbs cool burrhead

4/9/2004 2:51:42 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

To get 2 big ones and not any trouble with my wife!

4/9/2004 3:09:53 AM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

anything over 338kg
(the German record currently is 337kg)

4/9/2004 4:16:38 AM

Central Mi

pumpkin - 970
squash - 800
lots of fun

4/9/2004 6:20:40 AM

Ontario, Canada.

Pumpkin 800 to 1000 pounds
Squash 750+
Raise $10,000.00 for my charity.

4/9/2004 8:20:20 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Pumpkin 800 pounds +
Watermelon 150 Pounds +
To keep my garden in the best condition I possibly can.

4/9/2004 9:05:58 AM

Long Island,New York

To see Stunner and Wait till next year tie at 999.5 with a gentle breeze blowing the scale constantly...causing the reading to show1000, then 999.5 then 1000, then 999.5, then 1000,....

4/9/2004 9:52:56 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

lol

4/9/2004 3:30:47 PM

Greencastle, PA

my goal is to grow the new world record. But because that's not very likey I'll aim for 600+ which would crush the state record of 390.
Tom

4/9/2004 4:10:47 PM

East Lyme, C.T>

my number 1 goal is to grow a 1500# or a world record. If I miss that goal I will be OK with a CT. state record . J.
Kuhn said if I just beat A. Reynolds I will have had a good year in CT. 1000# or better for 2004.

4/9/2004 9:41:41 PM

Key West, FL

Bring it on Gerry!

4/9/2004 10:36:25 PM

Independence, MO

This is my first year.
I will be happy to come up with something for the kids larger than what they sell at the local pumpkin stands...

I hope I'm not asking for too much.

4/9/2004 11:06:07 PM

Eugene,OR

Realistically my goal is to grow an 850 pounder. Deep down inside I'd like to break the California record of 1105 pounds. My main goal is to learn as much as possible and get some real experience in growing a sizeable pumpkin.

4/9/2004 11:21:14 PM