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Frankfort Ohio

Sept 3rd would like to invite all you watermelon growers -we will be hosting our 4th annual weighoff -this thing is growing like wild fire ,and we had a great show last year!!WE HAD 25 INTREES LAST YEAR,thanks to some guy from Kentucky,FOR BRINGING a 218 lb# watermelon,hmmm wonder who that was ?????and another guy from up north ,for bringing a new state record hmmm,wonder who that guy IS ???and couple others who brought some nice melons /we had a really nice show ,and if you could have only seen the faces of the crowd, was worth a million bucks!!now on with bussiness /10$ entree fee for all watermelons ,prize money goes as follows -(1$lb) for first place /2nt place 75 3rd threw 5 th /50$,and we are GPC THIS YEAR ,HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE (all moneys won this year will be mailed out within /two weeks of the weighoff )-the weighoff is in (Frankfrot Ohio), at the International Sun Flower Festival, off ST/Rt 35 in between Washington Court House Ohio -and Chillicothe Ohio-if you need any further imformation you may call me at 740- 637- 7054 Rob Hampp

8/22/2011 12:19:27 PM

Frankfort Ohio

ps ,if you place within the top five your melon must stay until sunday !after five oclock no exceptions to this rule .If your out of state ,we have no problem harvesting the seeds for you ,and you must donate 1oo seeds for the club ,these seeds will be sold in auctions this year to raise funds for next year .

8/22/2011 12:24:15 PM

Pataskala,OH

Should I just show up with the melon I have and 10$ for the entree fee? Or do I have to fill out a form before the festival first? Don't know if the melon I grew will make it until next week without loosing weight the plants is dying out from disease quickly.

8/22/2011 4:57:12 PM

Frankfort Ohio

just pay at the gate nic its a quiet small festival

8/22/2011 6:54:12 PM

Muddy Waters

Do you allow melons that have already been entered at other places??

8/22/2011 7:07:43 PM

Frankfort Ohio

its a great weighoff come check it out

8/22/2011 11:18:36 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

HHG, GPC rules, do not allow weighing same fruit or veggie at multiple sites! If first weighoff was non GPC then I guess it is okay!!
PS...Sir "and you must donate 1oo seeds for the club" seems a lil weird...I have never been to a weighoff that made such demands...if I wait till after 5 pm and have to take an additional day off from work, so I can take my melon home...do I still have to donate 100 seeds, b/4 you send my prize money? If melon has 101 seeds, does that mean I only get 1? Not meaning to be rude, but sounds like a big request!!! Peace, Wayne

8/23/2011 1:53:46 AM

upwind of Carl

I am growing one for the first time this year. Not for a weighoff but to see what I can do. How many seeds does the average giant watermelon have? Don't most weighoffs have the checks made out ahead of time & just fill in the name at the weighoff site.

8/23/2011 3:57:23 PM

Lexington, Ky

Peyton, the Southern Ohio group do things a little different......

8/23/2011 7:23:37 PM

Muddy Waters

100 seeds is a lot it could hurt the value of the seed depending on how you market them!!

8/23/2011 9:19:44 PM

Ohio

Hello all Danny here, i have a correction on the prize money. First is 1 dollar per pound 2nd place 75.00 3rd is 50 4th is 40.00 and 5th is 30.00, sorry for any confusion.

Danny Reeb
treasurer O.G.W.G
(740)253-0271

8/25/2011 2:22:32 PM

Muddy Waters

600 to 900 seeds

8/25/2011 6:11:03 PM

upwind of Carl

If it was free to enter I could almost understand asking for some seeds. But when you have already paid a entry fee isn't that asking for too much.

8/25/2011 6:52:41 PM

Pataskala,OH

Come on people they just need a few seeds. If there is a low seed count I am sure they will make an exception.

8/25/2011 7:07:44 PM

Frankfort Ohio

they use the seeds for auctions and also sell them on are web site just like the canfield club does help raise prize money i know rose stelts and zoeneller have all gave are club alot of seeds after are pumpkin weighoff wayne if you want to come up and dont want to stay all day im sure tony would let you take your melon or i could take it and bring your seeds to Nancy with me

8/25/2011 8:42:03 PM

Frankfort Oh

Ok ,guys heres the deal ,watermelons have hundreds of seeds (,Wayne Rob here) ,no I wouldn`t expect anyone to donate a 100 seeds if they only had a few seeds/less then a hundred seeds that just wouldn`t make sence ! BUT IVE BEEN GROWING THESE THINGS for 6 yrs now ,even my small ones holds hundreds of seeds ,also only a few of the seeds would be sold ,most go back into the plant sales we hold every year ,to get peoples seeds planted,just a way to see what they do or don`t do And as for getting paid no ,you send seeds back in good faith ,we dont hold pay outs until we get seeds ,were not that harsh-lol)-Handy AS YOU KNOW seeds on auctions are sold by bids, so theres no set price on seeds ,that doesnt hurt any value on seeds !-And Wayne-Is correct must not have been weighed at any other gpc sites-Peyton I STARTED THIS WEIGHOFF 4 YEARS ago,with all expenses coming out of my own pocket ,and I, have no regrets at all ,but this is just ways to put, moneys back into the kitty ,to payout father down the line for the following year-and this is not a cut throat weighoff ,its just for fun ,thats the way I want to keep it ,tHE REASONING for the two week hold on checks is simple ,most of my sponsers, dont give there money to the club until after the festival is over ,this gives me time,to make sure all moneys are in ,most of the sponsers we get are ma and pa shops here in town ,hope I`ve gotten everybodys questions ansewered

8/27/2011 3:06:19 PM

Muddy Waters

Thats cool Rob! I saw Marvs 255 being sold for 5 $ a seed by P & P ,I knew it was worth 25$ a seed,now there gone!the demand is high!I just dont want my seeds sold to cheap!It will hurt GWG auction sales!the 255 will really go up after this years weigh-offs!I hope your contest goes well!to early for me the Girls are still cranking!!

8/27/2011 8:24:17 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Rob, no malintent meant...truly like what yer doin, with one exception...mandatory donations!!! Or semi-mandatory? No other weighoff site that I have been to, which is very limited has a mandatory (stated in rules) seed donation. Lots of newer growers might be a bit skaird, when reading yer rules!! Grow em BIG!!! and best of luck on the 3rd!!! Peace, Wayne

8/28/2011 12:09:27 AM