Re: Whitter Pumpkin - Trap and World Records

Good for you, I think that every ones pumpkin should be recognized if it
makes it over 1000 lb that is a great pumpkin weather it is official or
not they should be very proud and what a great job.  I am sure that they
have worked very hard to get it that far. As do most of us trying to grow
Giant pumpkins.

From: BChris1335@aol.com Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net To:
pumpkins@hort.net Subject: Re: Whitter Pumpkin - Trap and World Records
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 20:31:04 EDT My guess is that he knew it was split
and he wasn't trying to establish a record but trying to figure out what
it weighed. The pumpkin was split, why risk breaking it in half by
rotating up on its side again. He knew it was an unofficial weight and
for an unofficial pumpkin what is a couple of pounds either way. Now in
regard to this world record thing. It may not be a "world record"
according to our definition but it is still the largest vegetable ever
grown. Sometimes I think we put too much emphasis on the pumpkin being
split. No one doubts that Bruce grew this monster. No one can argue that
it is the biggest pumpkin ever grown. It is. Is it not a "record" --
absolutely. Just because we as pumpkin growers choose not to recognize it
as such that is our problem, not the media's, not Guinness book of
records, but ours. We as pumpkin growers have chosen to disown 1/2 of all
the big pumpkins in the world because they were split or otherwise
damaged. I'm not sure why we shun those pumpkins like we do. These are
the rules we as pumpkin growers have established, if the rest of the
world chooses not to accept our rules then perhaps we should question our
own rules. I for one question the validity of the rules. How can we not
recognize Bruce's pumpkin as the largest pumpkin ever grown? This
distinction between official and unofficial and damaged and exhibition is
an artificial distinction that we ourselves have created. I understand
that it takes more luck, and perhaps more skill to raise a 1300 pound
pumpkin that is not split then it does to grow a 1300 pound pumpkin that
is split. I'm not arguing that point. But how can we fail to recognize a
pumpkin that is 111 pounds heavier than any other pumpkin ever grown in
the history of the world as a "world record"? Just my point of view, I
know I am in the minority. For now, I am a giant pumpkin grower and will
live by the rules that we create for ourselves. Brian Christensen
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