----- Original Message -----
From:
a*@home.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:23
PM
Subject: Re: Moonstar is gone.
Larry and Gerry,
Still want some seeds from her, I'll put you on the list if
you want?
andrew
----- Original Message -----
From:
c*@earthlink.net
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:44
AM
Subject: Re: Moonstar is gone.
Very sorry to hear this Andrew. It's been a bad week.
Larry and Gerry
Andrew Papez wrote:
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
