SE Mn. Pumpkin Results

Wow!! What a day at the Southern Minnesota Giant Pumpkin Growers weigh off in Austin, Mn. The day was cool and windy with the temperatures in the low to mid 50s. The pumpkins were HOT though as eleven qualified pumpkins were over 700 pounds with the winner being over 1000 pounds. Many personal best were made this year. Here are the fantastic weigh off results:

PUMPKIN ----

1) 1047 -- Wayne Peters, Rochester, Mn -- Bright orange and well shaped. Just beautiful!
2) 983.5 -- Wayne Peters, Rochester, Mn.
3) 921 -- Jim Roberts, Eau Claire, Wisc.
4) 832.5 -- George Heyne, Rochester, Mn.
5) 799.5 -- Jay Friedt, Rochester, Mn.
6) 793.5 -- Dave Bhaskaran, Rochester, Mn.
7) 774.5 -- Nicholas Bhaskaran, Rochester, Mn
8) 759 -- Richard Andree, Brownsdale, Mn.
9) 737.5 -- Fred Muermann, Chetek, Wisc.
10) 737 -- Carolyn Heyne, Rochester, Mn.
11) 727 -- Nicholas Bhaskaran, Rochester, Mn.
12) 638 -- Stephen Heyne, Rochester, Mn.
13) 636 -- David Andree, Brownsdale, Mn.
14) 620 -- Margaret Andree, Brownsdale, Mn.
15) 575 -- Dennis Buntrock, Elgin, Mn.
16) 547.5 -- Doug Gillard
17) 452 -- Glen Medgaarden, Austin, Mn.
18) 4?? -- Jan Andree, Brownsdale, Mn.
19) 399 -- Glen Medgaarden, Austin, Mn.
20) 365.5 -- Greg Rudd
21) 361.5 -- Brian Akkermann, Austin, Mn.
22) 330.3 -- Paul Stellpflug, Rochester, Mn.
23) 328.5 -- Nancy Rugg
24) 319 -- Haley Meyer
25) 288.5 -- Rick Christensen
26) 202 -- McKenzie Besel
27) 49 -- Jean Lutz

Jay Friedt had a pumpkin which weighed 940 pounds, but it had a small hole to the cavity.

SQUASH --

1) 604 -- Don Hoppe
2) 521.5 -- Dennis Buntrock, Elgin, Mn.
3) 427.5 -- Paul Stellpflug, Rochester, Mn.
4) 364.5 -- Eleanor Stellpflug, Rochester, Mn.
5) 96.5 -- Glen Medgaarden, Austin, Mn.
6) 41.5 -- Donald Kral

WATERMELON --

1) 187 -- James White, Rochester, Mn.
2) 145 -- Glen Medgaarden, Austin, Mn.
3) 142.5 -- Brenda White, Rochester, Mn.
4) 138.5 -- Eleanor Stellpflug, Rochester, Mn.
5) 126 -- Charlie Stellpflug, Rochester, Mn.
6) 122 -- James White, Rochester, Mn.
7) 120.5 -- Paul Stellpflug, Rochester, Mn.
8) 91.5 -- Margaret Andree, Brownsdale, Mn.
9) 80 -- Dawson Andree, Brownsdale, Mn.
10) 79.5 -- Richard Andree, Brownsdale, Mn.
11) 77 -- Catrina Andree, Brownsdale, Mn.
12) 72 -- Tucker Besel

GOURDS --

1) 62 inches -- John Akkerman, Austin, Mn.
2) 60.5 inches -- Brian Akkerman, Austin, Mn.

SUNFLOWERS --

There were 17 entries and the top four are:
1) 18 inches -- John Holst
2) 17 inches -- Wayne Peters, Rochester, Mn.
3) 17 inches -- Tom Racia
4) 17 inches -- Jim Roberts, Eau Claire, Wisc.

That is it for a fantastic year for pumpkins in southern Minnesota. Hopefully, most of the spelling and names were entered correctly. :-)

George Heyne
Rochester, Mn.

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