Re: Tall Sunflowers & Century Cantaloupe (& 1996 squash revisited)
- Subject: Re: Tall Sunflowers & Century Cantaloupe (& 1996 squash revisited)
- From: Dave b*@earthlink.net
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:22:50 -0600
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
My tallest sunflower this year was 12'5" with a head 18.5" across.
BTW, the world record for a sunflower is 25' from Holland and the biggest head
was 32.5" from Canada
Dave,
Stony Plain, Alberta
Nevus wrote:
> I am wondering what the tallest sunflower at a GPC event was this year? I
> had one 14 ft. 1/2 in. tall.
>
> Locally there has been a rumor of a 100 lb. cantaloupe...sounds highly
> unlikely to me, but anybody else heard anything along these lines?
>
> Also, still hoping someone can help me out with a complete list of squash
> from GPC weigh-offs in 1996. Trying to tell if my kids have a new Missouri
> state record for squash or not...
>
> Thank you,
> Chris
>
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> Chris Wilbers
> Springfield, MO / Zone 6
> Growing giant pumpkins since 1996
> Personal best 641 lb. (2003)
> So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but
> God who causes the growth. -- I Corinthians 3:7
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