RE: LET THE GAMES BEGIN FOR 1998 ...

Unless I am mistaken, he said it weighed 'only' 459 because there was
originally some confusion over weight. A statement was made that Tim
broke the previous record by 200 pounds. Some thought that he broke his
own record by growing a 649 pounder when in fact the record he broke was
an old one and his specimen weighed 'only' 459.


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mills, Joe [SMTP:MillsJ@doaks.org]
> Sent:	Thursday, January 15, 1998 9:25 AM
> To:	'pumpkins@mallorn.com'
> Subject:	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? 
> 
> >----------
> >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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