RE: Looking forward to 2003/UK contest
- Subject: RE: Looking forward to 2003/UK contest
- From: "Michel White" m*@bunchgrapes.com
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:22:50 +0200
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Chris,
Please keep in touch with me since I've been working on the Germany
weigh-off and would much rather promote the Belgium weigh-off than
the Austrian one for the european championship.
Maybe off-list would be better.
Michel
michel@bunchgrapes.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf
Of GardeningExpress
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 7:47 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Looking forward to 2003/UK contest
I would be interested in European weigh off in Belgium, it's not so far from
the UK, especially if I grow a big one!
I am helping to set up a new weigh off here (will send details to list in
due course) prize money is currently around #2000 (GPB) = $3200, with 1st,
2nd and lucky dip prizes, plus special prize for a 1000+lber.
I am not entering it, so any UK growers want an entry form let me know.
You'll stand a great chance of winning something! It will cost #10 to
register and you'll get a pack of organic feed sent to you for this fee.
We will probably be holding the event in Hertfordshire come October. Also,
if anyone knows a good way of approaching people with the weighing equipment
we'll need.... get in touch. I hope you will be interested in entering
Alun..
sorry if this clutters up the list!
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luc Bex" <lbx@pandora.be>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: Looking forward to 2003
> Owen,
>
> I am from Belgium but i never was on that weigh-off myself. Maybe next
link
> will help.
> www.ballenbak.net/index.php?onfo=nieuwspart&bericht=2119-24k-
>
> greetings,
>
> Luc Bex
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Olsen, Owen C LND <Owen.Olsen@lnd.amedd.army.mil>
> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 7:26 AM
> Subject: RE: Looking forward to 2003
>
>
> > Michel,
> >
> > Tell me more about the Belgium weigh-off. When is it? Where is it? Is
> > there a web link for more information? I would love to have more then
> just
> > one weigh-off to go to over here.
> >
> > thanks,
> > owen
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michel White [m*@bunchgrapes.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 8:28 PM
> > To: pumpkins@hort.net
> > Subject: RE: Looking forward to 2003
> >
> >
> > Carlos, Owen and all other European growers,
> > I think we should all seriously consider the
> > other Belgium european weigh-off this year too
> > if any of us grows a huge one.
> >
> > I personally plan to bring my biggest pumpkin to
> > Ludwigsburg this year but I don't think I'll enter
> > it officially. I need to find out more info before making
> > that decision though.
> >
> > The Germany Giant Pumpkin Growers Association will
> > soon be registered but not in time to have our own
> > weigh-off for this year. Afterwards it would be great
> > to be affiliated with the WPC and/or the other international official
> > weigh-off organizations and then we can increase the prize money as
well.
> > Just my two cents worth and I hope all of your soils warm up quickly.
> Michel
> > in Germany
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf
Of
> > Carlos
> > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 10:51 PM
> > To: pumpkins@hort.net
> > Subject: RE: Looking forward to 2003
> >
> >
> > Owen,
> > you are thinking in Oct 4th German Contest, but I am thinking in meeting
> you
> > with your huge deep orange blocky nice looking pumpkin in Seegraben
> European
> > Contest Oct 12th. See you there. Way to go!
> >
> > Wish the best weather for everybody this summer.
> >
> > Carlos aka Don Quijote
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Olsen, Owen C LND <Owen.Olsen@lnd.amedd.army.mil>
> > To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 1:43 PM
> > Subject: Looking forward to 2003
> >
> >
> > > Hello Fellow Pumpkin Growers!
> > >
> > > Well, with only about 2 more weeks to go before the season gets
> > > started, I wanted to wish everyone the best of luck this year. As
> > > well as ask for
> > any
> > > timely advice before the season kicks off.
> > >
> > > I am a second year grower of AG's. The off season was a very busy
> > > time.
> > I
> > > expanded my 500 sq. ft. patch into two patches at over 2000 sq. ft.
> > > total. Had a soil test done. Added about 4 yards of compost and 6
> > > yards of
> > manure
> > > as well as 16 bales of peat moss to attempt to raise my pH. I have
> > > built
> > 3
> > > more cold frames and tilled the patch to a depth of least 12 inches.
> > > I presently have the cold frames up trying to warm the soil a bit
> > > before planting time. Under the cold frames I have water filled,
> > > black solar tubing. It warms up during the day, retains the heat into
> > > the night, and keeps the cold frames warm into the evening. This is
> > > something very new
> > for
> > > me, I will be testing the temperatures over the next 2 weeks to see
> > > how much of a difference it makes. I also installed 2 more water
> > > barrels to collect rain water. I will now have 1200 liters of rain
> > > water to start
> > off
> > > the season.
> > >
> > > Germination tests almost turned into an obsession this winter as well.
> > > I tried everything from taking the seed coat off and putting the seed
> > > into a wet paper towel and then into a plastic bag, filing the seeds,
> > > soaking in
> > 3%
> > > H2O2 for about 6-10 hours and then into the starter soil. After about
> > > a half dozen tests, my best results were the simplest. I filed the
> > > seeds,
> > put
> > > them in starter soil at a temperature of 75-80 degrees and had 100%
> > > germination success in everything from 72-110 hours. This is the
> > > method I will be going with this year.
> > >
> > > The weather has been really good this spring in Central Europe and I
> > expect
> > > to get my seedlings into the ground around 3 May. I am shooting for
> > > pollination dates of between 28 June and 5 July which will get me
> > > anywhere from 95-100 days for pumpkin growth before our 5 Oct
> > > weigh-off in Germany.
> > >
> > > On to my seeds! This year I have truly been blessed with the
> > > generosity
> > of
> > > our Pumpkin Growing Community. Thank you all very much! Here is
what
> I
> > > will be growing this year:
> > >
> > > 996.5 Handy - 790 Daletas x 730 Stellpflug
> > > 821 Garrell - 845 Bobier x Sib
> > > 805 Pukos - 1092 Burke x 723 Bobier
> > > 716 Daletas - 879 Holland x 801.5 Stelts
> > > 707 Toftness - 846 Calai x 723 Bobier
> > > 537 Hildebrand - 455.5 Andrews
> > >
> > > My plans at this time have me selfing all of these seeds except for
> > > the 996.5 Handy. I am going to cross it with the 716. The reason for
> > > this is that the 716 is the same cross and same plant as the 790. I
> > > am trying to purify the 790 genes here. If anyone has other ideas of
> > > crosses I should
> > be
> > > doing with the 6 seeds I listed, please respond, all help is greatly
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks again to all of the great people that have helped me get
> > > through
> > the
> > > long winter months, given me seeds, ideas and friendship. I wish each
> > > and every one of you all of the best of luck for 2003!
> > >
> > > Grow em big.
> > >
> > > owen olsen
> > > aka German Pumpkin
> > >
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