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Re: FW: Who's out there

Rick,

Not a bad idea to query the list and get some demographics...

I live here in central PA and have about 5 years experience growing Atlantic Giants.  I lived out in New Mexico for a period of time and while there won the New Mexico State Fair prize for the biggest pumpkin (a whopping 129 pounder).  I had serious concern that when I showed up at the Fair one of the "heavy hitters" would look at my prize pumkin and say something like "cute little pie pumpkin you got there, boy".  Well needless to say that did not happen and I have been hooked on the hobby since.

When I think back to last year, I must have made every mistake possible.  The biggest screw up was rotating the pumpkin to get it nicely shaped and boy did I ever stress the vine.  I have learned a lot about pumpkin growing since I started surfing the net.  Hopefully all the good theory will translate to results this year.  My biggest limitation is space.  My pumpkin patch is "only" about 500 square feet.  Given my spatially challanged circumstances my goal is a 400 pounder this year.  

I am going to try the George Brooks method of direct seed starting with a heating cable and mini-greenhouse this year.  I have not had good luck with transplanting in the past and the direct start method made sense to me.  

Jim Nadolny
Mechanicsburg, PA

> Fellow pumpkin nuts:
> 
> I'm a relatively new grower on this pumpkin list.  This is great place
> for
> us to exchange information.  I was wondering if it wouldn't be to much
> trouble for most of the people that are on this list to send a small
> message and just say who they are and what or where they grow.  I've
> gotten
> to recognize a few names of people who write messages frequently, but
> I'd
> like to know a little more about everyone.  
> 
> If this is a waste of time just ignore this message, but if you have a
> couple of minutes write a few lines about where you are growing, what
> type
> of climactic problems you have, or even how big your pumpkin is going to
> be
> this year.  
> 
> Rick
> 
>
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