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virginia

I just joined the Giant Watermelon Growers Club. I hope to enter the contest next year. Their website says that the watermelon must be weighed at a GPC site worldwide. I went to the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth website, and I saw the weigh-off locations. There are no weigh-off sites in VA listed on the website, and I was wondering if I would be able to weigh it at the VA State Fair where they weigh pumpkins and watermelons each year. Thanks!

10/28/2011 6:20:06 PM

formerly RGG

John, I am sorry but unless the rules are changed you will have to drive your melons to a GPC weigh-off if you want to compete for a club prize.

10/28/2011 7:22:27 PM

Muddy Waters

You can start a site for 100$ with GPC!

10/28/2011 8:02:37 PM

Pataskala,OH

I think you could weight it with a certified scale yourself and have a few growers verify it. That is what they do with giant tomatoes, then it counts as a entry into the nearest GPC weigh-off location in the fall.

10/28/2011 9:36:11 PM

Frankfort Ohio

You must take to a GPC site For sure nip only cantalope and tomatoes you can take to certified scales because they are hard to predict when they ripen.

10/28/2011 10:10:41 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

As a mater person... we're working on those rules. :)

You could always ask the people running your state fair to join up and become a GPC site...

10/28/2011 11:02:48 PM

sevierville, Tn

Greg, depending on what part of the state your in, maybe another states close by. Maybe PA or NC ? They transport very well, i put mine in my hatchback car !

10/28/2011 11:22:05 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

sirpumpkin, unless rules have changed in the last few days, and I missed it...tomatoes are the only early weigh off item!!! Several folks are hoping that cantalopes get included in that category, but has not happened yet, as far as I know!!! Peace, Wayne

10/29/2011 2:25:11 AM