Re: Carving a pumpkin for a WI wedding...

I believe, as an elderly CALF grower, company logos are etched into pumpkins
by a business in Salinas or Half Moon Bay.
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>From: "BackyardGardener.com" <mcalpin1@yahoo.com>
>To: Pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Carving a pumpkin for a WI wedding...
>Date: Fri, Apr 8, 2005, 3:27 PM
>

> Any growers in WI can support this task?
>
>
>
>
> I glad you asking the easy stuff... I thought you were
> going to ask me where in CALF do they do this as a
> business.
>
> I normally scar my pumpkin when the pumpkin is about a
> size of a volley ball or a large softball.   You can
> use a screw driver and break the surface.  Don't go
> down like three inches... just break it ... about 1/4
> would be good enough.
>
> How big will this pumpkin be?
> Ask the pumpkin mailing list if anyone who live in
> your area would grow a giant pumpkin with your carved
> names in it.
>
> I think someone in WI will support you.
> --- Cheryl Beffa <CBeffa@sdlax.k12.wi.us> wrote:
>> Thank you so much for replying back to me so
>> quickly.  Can you tell me
>> when is the best time to do this?  How big/small
>> should the pumpkin be?
>> How deep do you have to cut?  Any tips or
>> suggestions would be greatly
>> appreciated!
>> Thank you!
>>
>>
>> >>> mcalpin1@yahoo.com 4/8/2005 8:59:14 AM >>>
>> Yes you can do this... I do it for my kids... I
>> write
>> there names.   In addition, there are some people
>> who
>> carve out company logos as a business.
>>
>> I just took a knife and broke the skin.
>> --- .k12.wi.us> wrote:
>> > I have heard where in the Spring people etch
>> (carve)
>> > names, pictures,
>> > etc.. into young pumpkins and then in the Fall
>> when
>> > the pumpkin has
>> > matured, whatever they etched is raised on the
>> > flesh.
>> > Have you ever heard of this?  If so, can you give
>> me
>> > any ideas and/or
>> > directions on what to do.
>> > I am planning on having pumpkins as part of my
>> > wedding decoration and
>> > thought that this might be a great thing to try.
>> > Thank you!
>
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