Re: color ruling
""Lastly, you will notice I do not take my fruit to a Pumpkin contest, I
take
it to a weigh-off. At this same event, a great multitude of other giants
are also represented, i.e. tomatoes, watermelon, sunflowers, long gourds,
etc. ""
Hey Gus,
I take my fruit to the Circleville Pumpkin Show & their rules state that
the largest "squash" wins???????
Go figure...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Smithhisler, Paul" <Paul.Smithhisler@dnr.state.oh.us>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 4:42 PM
Subject: RE: color ruling
> First...t and y are right next to each other, sorry for the one typo
> compared to the many I see on the list daily
>
> Second, the IPGA survey was a formal survey, seems to have a little more
> validity.
>
> Third, I plan to abide by whatever rules the weigh-off I go to enforces,
> regardless of whether I like them or not.
>
> Lastly, you will notice I do not take my fruit to a Pumpkin contest, I
take
> it to a weigh-off. At this same event, a great multitude of other giants
> are also represented, i.e. tomatoes, watermelon, sunflowers, long gourds,
> etc.
>
> You are right, pumpkins are orange and most anyone seeking a giant
> jack-o-lantern is going to want an orange fruit. I think a fruit that is
> 24% green is hideous, yet it is considered a pumpkin. I also consider
> several colors that are considered pumpkins as ugly, i.e. tan, yellow,
> salmon, etc, but those colors are acceptable. The gene pool is very mixed
> now and some seed can go either way. It is for these people that I wish
the
> GPC would throw out the grid and say biggest wins. If there were a solid
> line between pumpkin and squash, I would take my green fruit to a squash
> competition, but since there isn't, a weigh-off will have to suffice.
>
> -Gus
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S Tanner [s*@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 2:49 PM
> To: pumpkin list
> Subject: re: color ruling
>
> gus -
> BOO yourself...
> do you really think that the GPC doesn't care what the
> growers opinions are ? !!!!!
> do i like everything the GPC does... NO. but if i
> want to go to one of their weigh offs then i'll
> abide by their rules. and if i'd want to change the
> rules then I go through the rule group and
> there procedures.
>
> I'm glad you expressed you opinion. butif you ask me,
> just my opinion, it's an oxymoron to say pumpkin are
> anything but orange. if you want a biggest
> fruit contest... go for it... just don't call it a
> pumpkin contest.
>
> Gordon
> ps- my own informal survey supports the orange only
> rules.
>
> pss- who is Mat and why does he get to grow the
> biggest
> fruit ?
>
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