Re: Champions Of Orange
I am total agreement with you Martin. Al Eaton's world record is really
impressive as far as weight but what an ugly (I use the term loosely)
pumpkin.
Russ Stokes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Reiss" <320097912067-0002@t-online.de>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: Champions Of Orange
> Glenn,
>
> For some growers there are other characteristics of importance besides the
weight. I'd rather have a round and beautiful orange pumpkin than one of
those "big heavy blobs that look like cowpies" that might be a few pounds
heavier.
> This year I had a very orange and beautiful pumpkin off the 801.5 Stelts
that weighed 495lbs. I loved it considerably more than my 658lbs German
record pumpkin from 2002 that was one of those ugly, white wheel shaped
ones.
> I'm growing AGs for the fun of it and so I grow whatever gives me the
greatest pleasure, the beautiful orange ones.
>
> Martin
>
> PS: Very nice fruits, Vince. I will make sure to send you some of my seeds
in the next few weeks and I'd be happy to get a few of yours in exchange!
>
>
>
> "Glenn Peters" <gpeters@ll.mit.edu> schrieb:
> > Vince: this ain't no beauty contest!!
> >
> > nice looking pumpkins, 3 pounds shy of the 1000mark
> >
> > At 11:26 AM 11/19/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> > >My champions this year were orange... not so big but orange -
> > >And big enough to garner some respect even if they actually
> > >looked like pumpkins.
> > >
> > >I still think calling some of those big heavy blobs that look
> > >like cowpies pumpkins is a stretch... but that's what won many
> > >a weigh off this year.
> > >
> > >It's hard to argue with a large knarly, multicolored glob that
> > >weighs more than your truck so they take home most the prize
> > >money.
> > >
> > >The masses will revolt some day and say.... wait a minute -
> > >that ain't no stinkin' pumpkin.....
> > >
> > >So my Champions sit under a tree in my front yard and are the
> > >wonder of the neighborhood. Most wonder what the hell they are
> > >doing there, and write me off as an eccentric. What me worry -
> > >I still find them veiled in a certain magic even if I haven't
> > >figured out quite what to do with them...
> > >
> > >One of these days they will probably take over the planet and
> > >we will all become just fertilizer but until then you can catch
> > >one last glimpse of my crop at:
> > >
> > >http://zunino.net/champions.htm
> > >
> > >Email me privately at: anaid-tecuod@yahoo.com if you would like
> > >some seeds.
> > >
> > >vince
> > >Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today!
> > >http://my.yahoo.com
> > >
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