RE: Planning for 2003

Some of us grew for the Indiana State Fair last year on August 15th.  We had
some good sized fruit there, listed below.  I know several of us planted on
April 15th...better than thinking about taxes.  You might seek the advice of
some of the others on this list seeing as how I was in the middle of this
pack.  If you don't get the list, it is at the following link:
http://www.ipga.ws/

1st	635	John Barenie	$1000	Griffith, IN
2nd	612	Brad Walters	$500	Greenwood, IN
3rd	600	Mark Pistino	$250	Wisconsin Rapids, WI
4th	547	Winston Wyckoff	$125	Burbank, OH
5th	493	Bill Hughes	$100	Versailles, IN
6th	491	Dave Beachy	*0	Woodburn, IN
7th	341	John Maston	$75	Columbus, OH
8th	293	Bruce Gatewood	$50	Noblesville, IN
9th	286	Gus Smithhisler	$25	Columbus, OH
10th	285	Jim Gatewood	$25	Rochester, IN
11th	272	Mark Seest	$25	Mulberry, IN
12th	261	Bill Gatewood	-----	Noblesville, IN
13th	210	Jim Gatewood	-----	Rochester, IN
14th	202	Tom Beachy	-----	Woodburn, IN
15th	202	Bill Skidmore	-----	Huntington, IN
16th	192	Pat Hansen		



-Gus

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Dale Fisher [d*@starband.net] 
Sent:	Friday, February 07, 2003 3:49 PM
To:	pumpkins@hort.net
Subject:	Planning for 2003

List,

 

Thanks for the genetics discussion, some interesting ponderings.

 

I am getting excited about this year's season, and am in the planning
stages for how I am going to plant, etc.

 

I have a question some of you might be able to help me with.  Ok, I am
planning on taking something to an October weigh off, but also want to
grow something for our local fair.  It is a small fair, and giant
pumpkins are not really much of an attraction.  The largest last year
was 255#.  I was thinking I would like to take as large a fruit as I
can, but the date of the fair is mid August.  This means a shortened
growing season for the pumpkin I take there unless I plant it early.

 

Any thoughts about this?

 

What seems to be the best amount of time for maximum growth?  How much
time should we allow prior to pollination?  So, say we normally
germinate the first of may and pollinate the first of July (2 months),
we have basically 3 months of growth for an October weigh off.  Is this
correct?  If so, would I have a chance of success  if I got one
germinated in mid March, pollinated mid May and harvested mid August.

 

Just trying to get some opinions.  Thanks!

 

God Bless,

 

Dale E Fisher

daleefisher@starband.net

"The Harder We Work, The Luckier We Get!"

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