Thanks Gary
Gary ,
just like to thank you for all the information sure do appreciate your time
and effort to share. Usually a world record holder doesn't have the stamina
and goes into hiding. Your the best ...brock
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> > the plant of my 1092 had 3 main vines. the first main
> > vine ran north to south and the end was buried when it
> > reached 23 feet.the 2 other main vines ran east and
> > west for 10 feet and then i curled them around to run
> > parallel with the north - south main vine. i let them
> > run for a few feet and then cut the ends off and buried
> > them.all secondary vines starting on the east-west mains
> > were pruned when they started. the secondary vines
> > coming off the north-south main were trained to follow
> > the same pattern as the east-west mains but i allowed
> > them to run a few feet farther eah time.the total width
> > of space the 1092 grew on was 20 feet. i left work and
> > came home and pollinated it on june 24, it was 8 feet
> > out from the stump on the n-s main vine.i started 4 pumpkins
> > on the plant and within 2 weeks it was clear which one
> > was the keeper so i cut the rest off.on july 13 it
> > measured 77 lbs. ,on july 27 it measured 387 lbs. ,on
> > aug 17 it measured 826 lbs. , on sept. 7 it measured 984
> > lbs. and the final measurement i took suggested it weighed
> > approx. 1050 lbs on oct. 2 .
> > i want to clear something up about MY seeds.i was able
> > to keep 100 seeds out of the 1092 and pt.elgin received
> > the rest. i had promised approx. 40 out to friends and
> > family and i planned on keeping about 20 for myself before
> > all the phone calls, emails and letters started coming
> > in. by the middle of october i had hundreds of requests
> > and 40 seeds.i answered every request and either sent
> > them seeds out of my 1092 plus other seeds or just sent
> > them other seeds , it was there choice! i did not want
> > to choose one person over another.
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> > gary burke
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