Re: Pumpkin Information

Did the pumpkin have the name Rocky on it? As is Pacilli?

A Huntington wrote:

> I just received a seed from a grower that lives a few miles from me.
> He provided one of his 300+lb pumpkins to a local farm market for
> display.  Also at this farm market the owner buys a truly "giant" AG for
> display for their festival.  The seed that I received came from that
> displayed pumpkin.  The information I received regarding the pumpkin is
> this-  The pumpkin supposedly was grown in Ohio.  It was puchased by the
> farm market, they had one on display last year from the same grower.  I
> saw the pumpkin sitting on the mechanical scale at the market after
> Halloween (it's about 20 miles from where I live).  The pumpkin was
> sitting on a pallet on the scale but the scale read 968lbs,(that's still
> over 900lbs)and thats about a month after harvest.  I drove past in the
> beginning of Nov. and stopped when I saw it on the scale.  I do not know
> if the scale was accurate but I know the pumpkin was huge.  There was
> something written on the side of the pumpkin, maybe a name or something,
> it seems to me like it was a short name maybe 4-5 letters (if it was a
> name).  I didn't pay close attention to it, I wasn't expecting to get
> any seeds from it, but am glad I did.
> The farm market's name is Zehner's in Nescopeck, PA.  If anyone has
> information regarding this pumpkin I'd greatly appreciate it.  Once the
> market opens in the spring I'll be able to stop and talk to them but I
> thought maybe someone on the list would have information on the grower
> etc...
> Alan H
>
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