RE: LET THE GAMES BEGIN FOR 1998 ...

Tim, Did you hear that gentleman refer to your pumpkin as "just 459" ?
It made the hair under my crown stand up! No doubt an amazing achievment
for your latitude. As ordained leader of the Southern Pumpkin Growers I
am sworn to protect and uphold their honor and will at a moment's
notice! By the way where do you weigh-off your pumpkins? 

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>From: 	Tim[SMTP:timpat@bhip.infi.net]
>Sent: 	Thursday, January 15, 1998 2:01 AM
>To: 	pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: 	LET THE GAMES BEGIN FOR 1998 ...
>
>Hello All.. as I see some recent talk of Florida and the Southern Cup
>Challenge... I thought I'd drop a quick note... Trying to get a jump on
>the season here -- I have started a few seeds --- and am glad to see a
>Brock 702 & 599 -- and a "Snowed-In" Shellie Cramer 550 - quickly come
>up... 
>
>Unable to bare the thought of only growing two plants here --- I have
>luckily found a local farm (Hunsader's -- www.hunsaderfarms.com) that
>has been very willing and helpful in putting in a few EXTRA plants --
>
>I had two different plantings there last year -- March thru ??? May --
>and another crop July thru October... The March planting was wrecked
>with a late April very heavy rain (10" in 3 days) --- the field I was in
>was partly to mostly flooded... a severe rot set in and all was
>eventually lost... --- The plants looked and grew very well thou... so
>I'm excited that things may turn out much better this time... 
>
>My July planting went pretty good --- very nice big plants --- but the
>fruit wouldn't catch up to the plant size for some reason... I lost a
>few 200's but did have a number of 100-150's  --- The warm climate
>during this time could have been a factor with fruit size.. The
>Hunsaders report that there Big Max fruit were way below normal size as
>well...
>
>Anyway... I still feel this early part of the year may offer the best
>hope for a nice giant(s)... I'll be trying a number of plants at the
>farm and hope to get an early look at some of last years stock.. 
>
>I've also been trying to beef up the soil here at home ---- just tilled
>in a nice cover crop of winter rye... hopefully the soil is somewhat in
>balance and I might have a couple of nice plants get going for me here.. 
>
>Ever since my initial January - June '96 459 -- I've had trouble
>producing at the house.. This year thou I'm hoping to give it a good
>effort and maybe break into the 500 bracket... I'm hoping to start some
>seeds near monthes end for the 2 small gardens here... (Hopefully Brock
>will have some good suggestions by then that he can relay to me )
>
>Joe -- you'll need to have that Cup ready by June --- and I'll pass it
>up the SouthEast Coast as the year goes by... I'm excited to see Barb on
>board now and gearing up for a good season... I think that puts the
>grand total of Florida growers up to two now.. I've been trying to push
>the Glasier's to join us down here --- and predict they'll make over
>this way by the year 2005-2010 
>
>
>Seriously thou.. I'm looking forward to this season... but am also
>interested in seeing all of you have a super year too... 
>
>I would also like to again thank the many growers that have helped me
>along the way and who have also been very generous with seed... 
>I'm also glad to see a very good interest and input from the group
>which  makes this sport/hobby much more interesting and colorful...(via
>the net)
>
>Anyway... I'll try to keep everyone posted a bit...(wish me luck ---
>maybe a prayer or three)  Thanks for all the help.. Good Luck to
>everyone this year...
>
>Tim,
>
>Florida --- where giant pumpkin growing is practically 24-7-365
>
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