What GPC Should do !
Didn't mean to start a civil war. Don't get me wrong orange is always
going to be our goal. Its the Dang ruling I am talking about
75%.........cream,white orange...........it so subjective
Heres a funny story we had a weigh-off where the pumpkin award was sewed up
and the squash catagory had $$500.00 and open. There was a rush to get
your pumpkin with green mottle classified as a squash. Thats why I say its
such a subjective thing. Generally the squash police are folks that would
benefit by the bumping of a pumpkin. Depends sometimes who, what, how big
and where its weighed. I am not talking about the blantant beautiful green
grey squash they are obviously a proud SQUASH.......but then you throw in
the pumpkins with green mottle into this pure and proud squash group. I
lean towards BASE COLOR of these visible half breeds. Sure a grid would
work... damn good idea but isn't that bordering on a little intense!! cover
the pumpkin with a grid and a bunch of dudes counting squares.....what
about the ones that have a spattering of green and orange 50/50 how do you
call that....... but that grid is the fairest way agreed!!........just
seems absurd like the ruling 75% orange,cream,white .......now if a big
rolls in and is 60% orange not including the bottom..........do we cast it
away to the squash dungeon and then place 1st on a smaller white one. Heres
what I would like to see the GPC do rather than this oddly subjective
ruling and hassled by counting grids..... IS to if theres any doubt the
base color rules and in favor of the grower. And because our goals are to
have all heavy pumpkins nice and orange that the GPC site offer an
inncentive award ....the "orange award" to the heaviest solid orange
regardless..............independent weigh-offs like HMB and others earn the
right to make there own call on colorfor their festivals.........Brock
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