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Ohio

Why is it that you dont hear of any growers growing Giants in flordia? Wouldnt u think this would be the ideal place to grow em? Also I have never heard of any weigh offs in flordia? I know i gotta be wrong here right?
Brooks

11/1/2004 6:30:11 PM

Massillon, Ohio

nick's dad tried growing in florida....well i guess we tried when we planted it and then left. hahahaha. i'm guessing too hot, too much bugs, etc etc etc. i cant wait to hear what others chime in and say.

11/1/2004 7:43:04 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Tim Caniff has the FL record with 600+#

11/1/2004 8:26:44 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

PS...too hot?

11/1/2004 8:27:07 PM

Ga.

I'll chime in..15 minutes from Fla...Too Hot....Lots disease..Tons of insects...

11/1/2004 8:37:22 PM

Rhode Island

it may be out of season for a northern states competition but wht could you not grow from say january to june ?

anything weighed would still be an official weight i would think

11/1/2004 8:49:50 PM

Leamington, Ont.

I'd also go with the jan-july season. Isn't fall hurricane season? i'd be curious to see what a fla. wind break would be constructed of.

11/2/2004 12:07:06 AM

Nova Scotia

i grew a 900lb one in freeport bahamas which is just off the coast from fortlauderdale just above miami. i started in feb. but due to rookie mistakes with powder mildew and bad vine position my season ended after only 49 day's of growth. it would have gone just under 1100. then with a ph of 8 (due to water) i grew a 626lbs. in the fall. but now i'm back in nova scotia.

11/2/2004 6:21:11 AM

In the shade - PDX, OR

Sean - Your gonna have to change your location on your profile now.

Back in N.S. huh? just in time for winter!

11/2/2004 1:30:35 PM

Puyallup, WA

Mr. T...How long will you be staying in New Scotland?

11/2/2004 2:55:02 PM

Nova Scotia

actual it's nova scotia Stan. well i'll be here for a few years at least but i usually move every few years. next time likely B.C.

11/3/2004 6:19:00 AM

New England

Answer this question and you'll know why pumpkins grow biggest in climates similar to Southeastern Canada, New England, and the Maritime Northwest. (with apologies to you midwesterners who've also managed to grow some giants.

Where did Howard Dill originally breed the AG for size????

11/3/2004 4:16:52 PM

New England

But don't worry...eventually one of you southern CRACKers will be able to compete with the big boys up north.

11/3/2004 4:19:36 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Ain't no worry here, us "CRACKers" are doing just fine Mr. Congeniality.

11/3/2004 5:25:52 PM

Ohio

Hey! I think I know that Yomommaspumpkin (Mr Congeniality) doesnt he grow watermelon with my dude, Matfox?

11/3/2004 6:59:21 PM

New England

YoMommasPunkin BACK in DA HOUSE! Hell, there's enough room in this PUNKIN world for both Dumb-ass Yanks AND Crackas too! Sheee-it! Oh ya...did I forget you HAY-Seed Mid-Westers
and Northwest Soggies? Ha!

11/4/2004 3:23:34 PM

The Real World

Hey yomommaspunkin, you need to chill out dude.

11/4/2004 3:47:25 PM

Massillon, Ohio

lol oh geez

love,
a mid-westerner

11/4/2004 4:24:49 PM

Massachusetts

Well, Florida might not grow the biggest pumpkins but they do grow some killer Twisters & Hurricanes.

11/4/2004 5:00:40 PM

Hayes, Virginia

yomommaspunkin; i have your CRACKER right here.

11/4/2004 6:44:02 PM

New England

Yo D&ME...Cracker Bee-otch! come on up north of the Mason-Dixon and take another WHOOPIN' like back in 1865.

11/5/2004 7:55:06 AM

The Real World

...Which just goes to show you that there's A-Holes living in every region of the countrey...North, South, East, and West.

11/5/2004 8:06:18 AM

Massachusetts

Hey, So all you Southern folk know...yomommaspunkin doesn't speak for all us Northerners. I've got relatives down South, friends down South, and nothing but good memories from the times I've visited down South.

11/5/2004 8:29:20 AM

New England

YOU ALL NEED TO GET A SENSE OF HUMOR! Grow up if you guys can't take a joke.

11/5/2004 8:32:45 AM

Hayes, Virginia

yomommaspukin---

anytime...

11/5/2004 8:48:00 PM