----- Original Message -----
From:
w*@sprint.ca
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 6:40
PM
Subject: Re: Moonstar is gone.
Andrew really sorry to hear that news..really
sad.....you sure impressed me.....keep your other one going.......best of
luck.........................wayne
----- Original Message -----
From:
a*@home.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 6:24
PM
Subject: Moonstar is gone.
Hello everyone,
Moonstar had a soft spot today underneath the nose today
and upon further inspection the soft spot didn't go thru to the cavity.
Tried to put a pallet underneath but lifting her up furtherbut I snapped the
main. Decided to weigh her and in transit the pumpkin slid forward and hit
the back of the cab and split.Had her weighed at the local grain elevator.
It was windy here today and the weight fluctuated about 15 kilograms. When
the wind was not blowing the truck weighed 1952 kilos and when it blowed the
truck weighed 1962 with the truck empty. I decided to take 1960 kilos with
it empty, probably should of took a lighter weight but thats what the weight
was stamped at. I came home and George lloyd was there and should me the
correct way to measure it since it was such a lop sided pumpkin. The blossom
end was pointed down about a foot underneath. I measured it and it atped out
at 383 ott, a far cry from my 400 plus measurements. AS near as I can tell
it had rotted from the inside out with no breach into the cavity. So it
weighed in about 60 pounds light with the corrected measurements. It weighed
1058 pounds with the 1960 kilos for the empty truck, but was well rotted
inside with a lot of soup at the bottom. Just rotted for no apparent reason.
Oh well at least I obtained 1000 pounds and still have a good one going in
the high 900 pound range. I believe the 1056 Dueck is the first 1000 pounder
to grow a 1000 pounder. Best of luck to everyone and thanks for the
encouragement over the last couple of weeks from various
growers
andrew
