RE: LET THE GAMES BEGIN FOR 1998 ...

OK. So I'm overprotective. Joe 

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>From: 	Mike  Nepereny[SMTP:MikeN@optiosoftware.com]
>Sent: 	Thursday, January 15, 1998 12:54 PM
>To: 	pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: 	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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