RE: Selling A.G. Pumpkins

Field Pumpkins wholesale (grower-retailer) around here for $.29/lb.
Atlantic Giants depend on many variables with color of high importance.
Growers here get around $1.00/lb delivered for <1000 lb fruit.
World record fruit have netted much higher to hotels, restaurants, etc.
Carved fruit can also command higher prices.

In 2007 we took the 3 largest pumpkins ever grown to Times Square for a Good
Morning America broadcast. The local hotels weren't interested that year so
the carvers we had lined up were invited to bid on the pumpkins. The buyers
having too many options was a bad thing for the sellers.

Hope this helps.

Stephen Jepsen
CT GS&PGA Director Emeritus
GPC Executive Committee



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Philip Cheatham
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:50 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Selling A.G. Pumpkins

A couple of local garden centers are interested in purchasing a few of my
A.G.
pumpkins.
I only have four, and they are between 300-500 lbs (still growing).
The problem is, I don't know how much to sell them for.  If I was to add up
all the hours, sweat and hard work I dedicated to them,
I'd have to charge a dollar a pound. That's not going to happen, but what's
fair, $40-$60 or $100? I have no idea.
Anyone with experience selling pumpkins or have some advise on selling them?

I grew them for enjoyment, not for money but Delaware doesn't have a
competition. My plan is to just have them officially weighed by the state's
Department of Natural Resources (DNREC), Weights and Measurements. I thought
of taking my biggest to the Punkin Chunkin   completion, and display it,
but
that's not until November.




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