Re: the last Iowa update on pumpkins

Dan,
    I just popped open a LaBatts Blue for ya.. Heres to ya !!!! You are on
the right track! Sticktooitiveness pays off!! COngrats on a huge weight!!

Dan and Beth Carlson wrote:

> List,
> Just to let you know. I could not take it anymore not knowing final
> weight of this years best effort. So this evening after work piece by
> piece careful chunks were cut off and placed on a scale. As I had said
> earlier the fruit measured right at 400# OTT. I weighed all pieces
> except the 15 to 20# piece I took to work this A.M. I also let the young
> neighbor boy take home a Ice cream bucket full of the guts to harvest
> most of the seeds.
>   The pieces totaled 452# and when you add the others it should have
> been close to 475 to 480. I figured those 8 to 9 inch walls would make
> her go a bit heavy!! All this  after 34 days of growth. Should have
> tried to save her for a couple of days and took her to the state fair.
> our record at the fair is 407#. At least I would have been able to show
> it some where!! That's it from Iowa!!
> The Carlsons Dan and beth
>
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