Re: Tiny split (andrew)

Andrew, first, I'd like to echo the sympatheses expressed by others.

With regards to plugging a pumpkin, I pose the following question.
Is it legal?
Since most of the rules I've seen clearly state that no foreign material can be present, I wonder if a plugged pumpkin would be legal. One might argue that if the plug healed, then the plug effectively become part of the pumpkin. However I have titanium inserts in my spine that healed and the inserts are still clearly foreign. So you say titanium is not flesh and the plug in the pumpkin was. Would a kidney from my brother be considered 'foreign' under the rules?
I realize this is kind of a gray area, but it seems to me that a plugged pumpkin would not qualify under the rules.
As a matter of honor, I'm assuming the presence of the plug was made known.
What do you think?

Greg Schraiber
 

John Spahr wrote:

Andrew Before you go too far, give this a little thought. It is possible to use another similar piece to make a plug from another pumpkin. Oddly, I have done this and as long as the plug is a good fit it can actually heal up! Here are some rules to follow though. 1. use an actual steel drill to assure the hole is perfectly round and make sure it removes enough material to get to nice fresh surface 2.I would use a pimpkin from the same plant if it is at all possible to make the plug. If this can't be done, another pumpkin that came from the same seed (even if on another plant) may work. 3. the plug should be a nice snug fit.(very slightly larger than the hole you make) Enlist the assistance of a carpenter who is familiar with dowling or pegging together furniture if needed. 4. make an estimate of what you feel the thickness is at this point in the fruit and make the plug as close to that as possible. 5. use rubber gloves and work fast to avoid contamination. 6. treat the wound.  As I said, in an effort to keep a fruit into Oct. last year for a halloween festival I tried this as a matter of desparation. To my surprise, it actually healed within 10 days and formed a nice stable crust around the spot where the plug was made. It was actually nearly impossible to see where this had been done. Above is how I approached the problem. My problem was exactly as you describe yours.  I can not say the following will work, but if you have nothing else to use as a material to make a plug, I would consider cutting a piece of vine from the same plant and using it for plug material. You may be able to carve what you need from vine material (witout the skin of course)
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