RE: Hugh Wiberg's Passing
- Subject: RE: Hugh Wiberg's Passing
- From: J* C* <j*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:05:29 -0600
I hope he is growing Universe Record Pumpkins instead World Record
ones!Jannine Cabossel
> From: GBPUMPKIN@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:43:35 -0400
> Subject: Hugh Wiberg's Passing
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> CC: atlantic@alphalink.com.au
>
> I haven't seen a post but many of you may already know, Hugh Wiberg has
> passed away. He got me into Giant Pumpkin growing in the 1970's before
> Atlantic Giant was available to us. He would be a regular on WBZ radio out
of
> Boston on the WBZ Countryside Program. He sold seeds to a cross between
> Hungarian Giant Squash & possibly a Big Max. All the proceeds went to the
> Boston Children's Hospital. He recruited me to stuff envelopes &
distribute
> the seeds. In 1978 I grew my first which was 212 lbs. Although everyone
did
> not always agree on how everything should be run he got us started around
> here. There was a write up in the Boston Globe today about Hugh but I have
> not seen it yet. I learned of his passing through the Topsfield Fair. He
> will be missed & has many first to his credit including the Topsfield
> Weigh Off. Hopefully he is growing Giant Pumpkins elsewhere now, maybe I
will
> see him again.
>
> _http://www.bigpumpkins.com/_ (http://www.bigpumpkins.com/) has more info
> on Hugh
>
> George
>
> George Brooks
> 32 Ward Street
> North Tewksbury, MA 01876 USA
> _greenholloworchard.com_ (http://greenholloworchard.com/index.html)
>
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