Re: Slow down folks.

Opps should have read on to the next 40 emails to see Al's thoughts.
Totally agree.
And why was this fruit handled differently in the first place from the rest - Did they not have a forklift big enough to lift it and look at the bottom?
 
Glenn
 
----- Original Message -----
From: e*@magma.ca
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 5:59 PM
Subject: Slow down folks.

 

“The GPC and IPGA rules clearly state the pumpkin must be sound, healthy, and undamaged.  Entries must be free of rot, holes/cracks through to the cavity, chemical residue and serious soft spots.”

 

 

Does the part of the rule stating-----"ENTRIES MUST BE FREE OF ROT"---mean anything to anybody???????

 

How much simpler could a sentence be??

 

Furthermore rot so far advanced that "1-2 gallons" of  "rot water" flowed out when the AG rotted from the inside out,not the other way,as is more common.

 

It doesn't matter that the final wall rupture occurred in the normal course of handling at a weigh-off,that AG had been rotting for quite a while to make that much "pumpkin soup" and the weakened walls finally just gave up.

 

It doesn't matter how much work and dedication it took to grow a great AG---this is just one of many red herrings thrown into this mess.

 

These are just my personal comments,as a private grower, on a matter that seems so straight forward and clear.--AE

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