Oops-meant to be private
My apologies to Al Eaton
Bob Attaway
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Attaway" <attaboy@bellsouth.net>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: Ottawa Comments
> Thanks Al:
>
> Glad everything went well, sorry about the pin hole. If one seed from your
> 02 is available I promise to grow it next year, if not I certainly
> understand.
>
> Your report was concise and accurate not longwinded at all.
> Thanks:
> Bob A.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Eatons" <eatrich@magma.ca>
> To: "'The Group'" <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Cc: "'Lara Dubois'" <events@byward-market.com>; "'Ron Wallis'"
> <walron@istar.ca>; "'Irene Hennigar'" <tipac@ns.sympatico.ca>; "'Chris
> Eaton'" <chris.eaton@hamiltonrugby.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:14 AM
> Subject: Ottawa Comments
>
>
> > Fellow Growers--the Ottawa site was under new management this year,with
> some
> > capable "hands on" help from experienced volunteers,and the whole
> operation
> > unfolded quite well.Since there is no longer an Ottawa newsletter,I
> thought
> > it would be in order to make a brief report with some comments and
> > impressions.
> >
> > The weather was close to perfect,the crowd the largest I can recall and
> the
> > AGs more impressive that ever.In general we growers agreed that there
was
> a
> > lot more "color" to the pumpkins,with the various shades of orange/red
> than
> > ever before.Whereas in the mid-1990s here tan/tawny/pale/light colors
were
> > predominate,the change we are seeing in the evolution of the AG species
is
> > quite remarkable.That is another whole story by itself.
> >
> > Also we speculated that our top 10 average would reach 1000 pounds,but
it
> > turned out to be 977 for our "team"Some other team results are:
> >
> > 1.Topsfield,MA--------------1026------------last year #2
> > 2.Canby,OR--------------------986-------------------------#1
> > 3.Ottawa,ON-------------------977-------------------------#3
> > 4.Canfield,OH------------------946-------------------------#4
> > 5.Windsor,NS------------------925-------------------------#8
> >
> > This listing may change before the season is over,meanwhile if there are
> any
> > errors or omissions in the above list please tell me.
> >
> > There were pumpkins weighing 791,1018,1070 and 1236 that were either DQs
> or
> > EXHs and of course they don't qualify for the official list.
> >
> > As for my own pride and joy,at least it was until an expected "pin hole"
> was
> > discovered by the judges,the line in my notes will show as
> > follows:------1236 Eaton 02(DQ)----723 Bobier 99(UOW) x 846 Calai 99.
It
> > was 174 + 103 + 103 = 380" ,1095 estimated.It was disqualified,and
rightly
> > so.Oh well,that's part of the game.We all get to try again next year.
> >
> > I didn't do anything special with this plant,it was just average
> > looking,fruit pollinated late on July 16.My notes show IRONITE was used
> and
> > I did not add any manure,only my own leaf compost.I used the "Xmas Tree"
> > layout and measured my total leaf area as 500 square feet.The seed did
the
> > work-----------thanks Bill Bobier,and all the earlier genes,for that
> little
> > gem.
> >
> > Lara Dubois,the "Special Events Coordinator" for the Byward Market
> deserves
> > a compliment for the successful unfolding of everything on Oct 5.It may
> have
> > all been a bit new to you,but you did a great job and it can only get
> easier
> > each year.
> >
> > Lara has placed the Ottawa results on www.byward-market.com
> >
> > Click on----------------what's
on----------------then----------------Great
> > Pumpkin Weigh-Off
> >
> > Sorry to be so long winded,but this seems to be as short as I could make
> the
> > message.
> >
> > I'll try to keep quiet for awile now-----------Al Eaton
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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