RE: 62 to 75 square feet per pumpkin; area limits size uniformity?

Sue, just how big are you thinking? Actually, the post to the pumpkins list
was about my pumpkins, those #'s listed were the estimated weights that
Vince converted from measurements to pounds. The pumkins are here:
http://bowtiesupply.freeyellow.com/img/__2003Pumpkins.jpg

It was just a coincidence that the same person who buys my heirloom tomatoes
also bought my pumpkins. Tomatoes can be seen here:
http://bowtiesupply/freeyellow.com/img/__ALL.jpg

Don't know if you've seen that page or not, or if you were thinking I had
105 thru 276 lb tomatoes! 

I watched the Bills-Redskins game on Fox yesterday & went downstairs to get
something to eat around halftime; got an e-mail from Chef Andy asking if
I've seen the pumpkin on TV! Just my luck, missed that part! He wrote:

"MARK, DID YOU SEE YOUR PUMPKIN ON TV? THEY SHOWED IT 3 TIMES ON THE BILLS
TELECAST, AND GAVE ME A MENTION FOR CARVING IT. IT IS LIKE SEEING ONE OF
YOUR KIDS ON TV. HA-HA THANKS, ANDY             P.S. I BAKED SOME OF THE
SEEDS NICE AND MEATY "

I thought he was joking around but this afternoon, I was cleaning up the
patch to plant hairy vetch & cereal rye and my neighbor asked if that was my
pumpkin on TV yesterday. Did anybody else see the game & at least one of the
pumpkins?

I convinced myself (thanks Vince) to reduce my number of plants next year in
hopes of growing one large pumpkin (or more.) WILL TRADE SOME KILLER
HEIRLOOM TOMATO SEEDS FOR SOME "SILVER BULLET" A.G. SEED. ANYBODY
INTERESTED?

Anybody else have luck with my tomato seeds this season, especially the
orange ones?

Mark in Buffalo




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
sue chamberlain
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 8:38 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: RE: 62 to 75 square feet per pumpkin; area limits size uniformity?


Mark,

Hello ,

Just a little question, where do you get your tomato seeds from and how
do you get them to grow so big .

Sue

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAYSUSIE[IMAGE] From: "Mark K" Reply-To:
pumpkins@hort.net To: Subject: RE: 62 to 75 square feet per pumpkin; area
limits size uniformity? Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 21:03:04 -0400 Vince,
thanks for your weight conversions and encouragement; the numbers are
slightly less than the chart in Book II. I don't know if I'm more
frightened of growing just one plant and having something go wrong like
disease, critters, etc, OR growing something that I'll have to buy a tarp
& many cases of beer for helpers to get it out of the yard. I'm slightly
handicapped and even have trouble getting any of this year's pumpkins out
of the yard, let alone a single big one next year. And let me say thanks
to Ray Waterman for offering help with my groundhog too. Ray, I may need
your help next year. I've been selling much of my heirloom tomatoes the
last couple months to a local guy who made it big with a 4-star
restaurant. He came over & bought the 247, 276 & 105. I kept the one off
Cliff's seed with "Zunino blood" for myself & will grow it next year.
Chef Andy is gonna carve the pumpkins & said they may appear on the Fox
Network during the pregame show or the Bills-Redskins game, maybe coming
back from commercials; the guy is the "official" chef for the Buffalo
Bills and has done many of the Super Bowls. Sunday they are having a
party for Darryl Talley, a former Bill, and another former Bill, Bruce
Smith, will be in town for the Bills-Redskins game. Smith & Talley are
best buddies, Talley will become the 20th honoree on the Bills Wall of
Fame at Ralph Wilson Stadium Sunday and Bruce has a chance to set the
sack record during the game; think he needs 2 to pass Reggie White as the
all-time sack leader. Talley never missed a game during his 12-year
career with the Bills and last November he was announced as one of the
nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. If I remember what Andy said,
one will look like Talley's jersey with name & #56, another will have the
Fox logo or something to do with Fox, as they will be broadcasting the
game, 4:15 Eastern Time. Don't know about the 3rd pumpkin. I know for
some reason the game was pushed back from 1pm to 4:15pm EDT, I think to
accommodate Fox. I still have to hook up with him tomorrow to get some
seeds. While this year wasn't a personal best year for me, it was for
total weight. And if any of the above media stuff comes to "fruition" or
if anybody at the party comments about the pumpkins, then this year will
be rewarding/successful after all. Thanks. Mark -----Original
Message----- From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net
[o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of vince Sent: Thursday,
October 16, 2003 10:27 PM To: pumpkins@hort.net Subject: Re: 62 to 75
square feet per pumpkin; area limits size uniformity? Ok, here are the
estimated weights: Pumpkin A: 227" OTT - 247 lbs. Pumpkin B: 236" OTT -
276 lbs. Pumpkin C: 231" OTT - 260 lbs. Pumpkin D: 167" OTT - 105 lbs. So
that's 888 pounds of pumpkin from 300 square feet of soil and three
plants. Not bad. Not bad.... I think you could have grown an 800+ pounder
by growing one well-cared-for plant in the same area. vince
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