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Cornelius, Oregon

Well everyone, after some time away from the world of pumpkins, I am throughly back again and what the heck, its time to start the rumor wagon rolling..... Here is what I have heard (remember on the rumor wagon, not everything thats is riding on the wagon is true, but its those things that might be true that is scary)
1. Beware the Big O....no, not what your thinking you dirty minds, Ottawa, Ohio, and Oregon could see new state/province records, and we all know what that means. With multiple fruit in these areas over 700 pounds, ouch.
2. Washington is having a normal year...read into this, well, typically new PR are set every year, so plan on it. On fruit in WA could hit the 1K barrier in 10 days.
3. Cali is quiet, too quiet, but not as quiet a those New Hampshire boys and girls. Those 582's are starting to rear their ugly heads there in NH. Will we see 1500???
4. Iowa, New York and Mass. 700 pounders linger there already as well.

I mention no names, as we all know how superstitious we are, but I will say that many of the heavy hitters chose wisely as planting time. So just what has everone else heard??????????

8/11/2004 2:00:52 PM

Indiana

How come everyone always leaves out Indiana? LOL

8/11/2004 2:49:38 PM

Hendersonville, NC

Iowa has had below average temperatures quite often this summer. We had one month of summer: July. Today is in the 60s... in August! If there is a correlation between warm nighttime temps and growth, it is hard to believe the rumor of a 700lber coming from this State (unless he/she got a really early start). Feel free to prove me wrong folks.

8/11/2004 3:10:55 PM

Utah

Cindy -

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2004&grower=27055&action=L

read the 10 Aug entry...
OTT 352 = 885 lbs

8/11/2004 3:29:45 PM

Ontario

you forgot Ontario Brett, 3 0r 4 big ones down here

drew

8/11/2004 3:44:15 PM

Commack, NY

Cindi......hold on, you'll see come october, i cant divulge info now, but just hang on another couple of months.....

8/11/2004 4:06:50 PM

Hendersonville, NC

Yeowzaa! I stand corrected. LOL

Hey, I know/suspect a couple of big ones coming from Kentucky and North Carolina. I cannot snitch, but watch out folks! :-)

8/11/2004 5:13:02 PM

Coventry RI USA

A grower in Rhode Island had one at 29-days over 500 pounds and doing 41 pounds a day, and that was over a week ago!


Ron W

8/11/2004 5:29:10 PM

Walkerton Ont

who is this Ron

8/11/2004 5:46:35 PM

ontario

only three or four Drew........LOL

8/11/2004 6:08:26 PM

Choctaw, OK

Rumor....WI has no giant pumpkins. They are all 150 lbs. They wont grow for some reason.

8/11/2004 6:26:56 PM

Ontario

if we include all of ontario probably 10. I was speking of the ones i have seen near Niagara and there are 4 right now but they had early sets if we get a warm sept there will be many more. I set mine July 8th and tenth but iam catching up to them. Time will tell.

drew

8/11/2004 7:53:05 PM

Sparta, NC

North Carolina huh!!

8/11/2004 9:24:07 PM

Rhode Island

theres a guy in situate and another in coventry r.i that have pumpkins so big it takes three people just to get a tape around her
aaaaaah the bullshit

8/11/2004 9:31:13 PM

ontario

not bad Drew for a guy who was having a poor season LOL.......glad to see your doing just fine ......

8/11/2004 10:32:19 PM

Bobcaygeon Ontario

Drew, What seeds are you growing?
Doug

8/11/2004 11:02:06 PM

Colo.Spgs.CO. Pikes Peak Chapter @ [email protected]

Here in colo. the guy with the smallest and most hail damaged pumpkin wins this year....LOL

8/12/2004 2:01:53 AM

Lebanon Junction , Ky

Well Tom B and sambo.Its the same reason ya don't hear about Ky..Were to far south.Nobody down here supposed to grow BIG PUMPKINS. lol

8/12/2004 2:28:05 AM

[email protected]

How many Rhode Island pumpkin growers does it take to measure a light bulb?

8/12/2004 6:22:26 AM

Roanoke Il

Case There are some pumpkins over 400 lbs in wisconsin maybe evern larger so don't count out wisconsin before the fat lady sings. lol

8/12/2004 12:27:24 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

Thats better, nice good rumors. Gotta love em. Keep up the good work everyone, and don't tell anyone about my fruit that needs two AG tape measures to get an accurate circ. measurement.

8/12/2004 5:21:05 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

North Carolina= Wallace Simmons.
I called him breaking 1000# back in the Winter, maybe I should e-mail him.

8/12/2004 10:39:57 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

BTW....there's some upper 400#/500#'ers going in the Tennessee mountains, I heard, from someone :0)

8/12/2004 10:44:09 PM

Rhode Island

trem
i dont know how many to measure a light bulb but to screw one in it takes three
one to hold the bulb and two to turn the ladder

8/12/2004 11:24:26 PM

ipswich, ma usa

Don't count out the MA growers either!! We don't tell all.......

John (5150)

8/13/2004 10:12:27 AM

Ontario

measured a 800 pounder last night in a friends patch still putting on 25 pounds a day, 42 days old watch out, checked my records last year and it is mirroring the 1373.

drew

8/13/2004 2:18:28 PM

Streator ,Illinois

measured a 800+ last night and I think he is taking it to the Indiana State Fair and is 55 days old.
Gene

8/13/2004 5:48:58 PM

Ohio

Heard my neighbor He was messing around with the lady that owns Chuckys bar and grill sisters brothers dad. OH sorry, wrong kind of rumor.

8/14/2004 4:40:34 AM

Joliet, IL

gene,
rumor has it that i taped a pumpkin at 770 lbs. today
on day 56 and will meet you at the fair. lie. i am letting it grow until she stops growing.

rumor has it the cubs are gonna blow it and the sox
are gonna catch both cleveland and minnesota while those
2 teams beat each other up for the next 4 weeks.

rumor has it i am going on a diet, quitting drinking,
and stop smoking. that is definately just a rumor there.

shazzy

8/14/2004 8:18:13 PM

Massillon, Ohio

lol, shazzy, i'm watching cleveland beat up minnesota right now. GO TRIBE AND GOOOOOOOO JAKE WESTBROOK !!!

8/14/2004 8:28:45 PM

Woodburn, Indiana

dudes, i helped measure some seriouly big pumpkins....

8/14/2004 9:42:02 PM

Joliet, IL

i think i just got dude-ed geno.
lol. tell that grower he got dude-ed too gene.
dudes...

8/14/2004 10:08:52 PM

ontario

going to be a fun September........time to cull the poor ones and build Greenhouses around the best ones, to get some more growth in September.........:0

8/15/2004 5:43:32 PM

Deer Park WA

Measured some seriouse fruit today and all I can think is that the guy with the dumb end of the tape musta had it wrapped around his head, 342" on a squash!

8/16/2004 12:13:37 AM

mcminnville oregon

I heard Bretts new squeeze has some huge melons!?? but alot can happen in a few days?? hope to see her at Canby.

8/16/2004 1:44:44 AM

Indiana

lmao

8/16/2004 3:41:51 PM