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Minnesota([email protected])

I think it would be interesting to see a list of people's personal bests. I encourage all those with less than stellar results to post as well. Feel free to post goals for this year.
My largest pumpkin was a Big Max I believe. I planted it and let it sprawl. I didn't weight it, but I'm guessing 100 lbs. I grew some A.G.'s one year(not really knowing much about growing strategies), and the largest was maybe 70 lbs.
I'm growing one plant this year, and I'll set a goal of 400 lbs.(it's difficult to know what to expect my first "serious" year of growing).

Doug

6/11/2004 11:51:53 PM

Canada

Myself, I've been into gardening for the past 15 + years now, always grew store bought " Big Max" plants and always planted the garden May 24th weekend pumpkings always grew my biggest to date is LUCKY to be 35 Lbs MIND YOU thats with only watering and letting the bees do there own pollinating.. never got interested till late Summer of 2003
growing large pumpkings, found this message board and over the fall and winter i worked my patches and had soil tests done collected some good seeds.. got off to and early start this year and am currently WAAAAAY ahead of the game this year as far as Pumpkings go... I have truthfully spent ALLOT of money on soil tests and additives to get my soil were it "should be" spent some money on good seeds and spent ALLOT of money on good fertilizers.. i almost lost my plants early this spring by " OVER " fertilizering the plants.. the mixes i have for fertilizers are all organic and i NOW feed a weaker solution on a weekly basis then what it calls for.. my plants for 2004 are the 620 Boyton and 1178 Lwentzell, Truthfully this year ( first serious year of growing large pumpkings) id be happy with an 100 Lb Pumpking and would consider that a good learning experience for my first year.. ive already made a few mistakes and have corrected them thanks for MANY of people on BIGPUMPKINGS.COM...

on the other hand id LOVE to have a 400 LB + pumpking but truthfully i doubt it will happen my first year into the game.
later Dave M

6/12/2004 12:20:06 AM

Knopp, Germany

642 lbs in 03, goal for this year is 800.

6/12/2004 2:10:30 AM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

658 lbs in 2002, goal would be the same as Owen's but probably this is only dreaming.....

6/12/2004 3:33:50 AM

Germany (Kirchheim / Bavaria)

714.1 Frei 03
My goal for this year is "a new personal best".
Hallo Martin, Owen, Michel, perhaps we´ll reach more than 800...?! Good luck - Peter

6/12/2004 4:19:30 AM

Woodburn, Indiana

814 in 2003

6/12/2004 9:38:25 AM

Long Island,New York

1459 in 2004

6/12/2004 12:05:44 PM

Azores,terceira Island

my first year growing i would hope for at least a 100 pounder

6/12/2004 12:11:58 PM

Murphy North Carolina

first year...when it is over..that will be my best, no claims, time will tell.. one big storm, dog, cow, bug, fungus, meteorite, stumbling drunk, and the game is over...for this year.. as for next,lol.

6/12/2004 12:41:41 PM

Spokane, WA

Split 733 2003 (off 721 Holland 2002)
Sound 607 2003 (off 880.2 Greer 2002)

6/12/2004 12:55:05 PM

Buffalo, Minnesota

My personal best was 471.lbs in 2,002, going for 700.lbs this year.

6/12/2004 12:58:34 PM

Napa,CA

156 lbs. on a Burpee Hybrid Prizewinner in 2002. I'm trying to beat that this year with the same seeds. I could barely get that one out of my back yard. No forklift or tractor is going to help in my small yard so that's as big as I ever want to get. Anything larger will rot on the spot.

6/12/2004 2:51:43 PM

red bluff, california, usa

grew "big Max" last year, 2 plants produced 8 pumpkins 85 -110 lbs. Had no idea what I was doing, didn't shade the pumpkins so the shells hardened early, let the bees do the pollinating, never tested the soil, just gave them lots of water. This year, I've hopefully corrected my errors and hope to get something over 500 lbs.

6/12/2004 4:35:40 PM

Bristol, ME ([email protected])

906.2 in 2003

My goal for 2004:
1000# plus or 1# more than Al Berard, whichever is bigger.

6/12/2004 5:33:56 PM

Topsfield, Ma.

783 lbs in '03. I'd be satisfied beating G this season...LOL

6/12/2004 7:18:58 PM

Liverpool , England

743lbs in 1997...never got there since.

6/12/2004 7:36:44 PM

Hobbiton New Zealand

382.4lb wanting to get561 lb as yhat will be a New Zealand record

6/12/2004 7:51:56 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

Only grew Big Max in the past.Have grown several 100 Pounders, the largest was 120 and 110 on the same plant 3 years ago.This is my first year at AGs,Have had bad luck at bacterial wilt the last two years and everything has died in july.Hopefully this year will be different.Goal is 500 plus.

6/12/2004 8:01:51 PM

Ohio

mines ummmmmmm,,,,,,,, 0,,, LOL, but that will change after this year.

6/12/2004 11:03:15 PM

South Hill, Virginia

637 in 2002

6/13/2004 12:36:47 AM

Wroclaw, Poland (51 N, 17 E)

154 in 2003 grown on 840 Desrosiers. Goal for thisyear - 400

6/13/2004 1:48:53 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

822.4 first year out two years ago. With some good weather this year 1,000 plus

6/13/2004 4:02:02 PM

New Brunswick

My best grown last year on a 770 Van, produced two weighing 422 and 421 1/2 pounds. Took first and second at a local weighoff. Goal this year?....600 pounds!

6/13/2004 4:46:04 PM

Sydney, Australia

950.4 in 2003

6/13/2004 9:17:45 PM

Arizona

have not grown in the past much for big pumpkins but am shooting for over 500lbs this year.

As for watermelons 156lbs 2003

Also think I will top that one this year

Jeff

6/13/2004 11:27:38 PM

North Ga

537 Hildebrand '02

6/14/2004 9:52:36 AM

Edmonton, Canada

320 pounds in 2003. I'm hoping for much more in 04, possibly from Pappy's 537!

6/14/2004 10:40:53 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

747.2 pounds in 2003, hoping to break the 800# mark this year.
Phil

6/14/2004 8:12:48 PM

Sioux Falls, SD [email protected]

434 first year (1997) personal best of 552 last year. . used the same seed that greg kurkowski used to grow a 1000, guess I need to learna few more tricks

6/15/2004 12:14:24 AM

Gilbertsville PA

507.4 in 2002 & a 623 in 2003 hope to do better this year
good luck to all

6/15/2004 8:49:25 PM