Re: Puyallup Fair weighoff - Top 3 and all the rest.
thanks for the post. lowell
----- Original Message -----
From: Michalec, Chris <cmicha@chmc.org>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 9:23 AM
Subject: RE: Puyallup Fair weighoff - Top 3 and all the rest.
> OK, here's the rundown I promised on the Puyallup fair weigh-off. It was
a
> fun event a few heavy hitters and a newbie and wannabes and a pretty
decent
> crowd of spectators. Not as many pumpkins as we had hoped for perhaps,
but
> it has been a tough year for many northwest growers. We are right now in
> the midst of our longest period of sustained warm weather of the summer.
> Predicted highs in the upper 80's today in western Washington and we've
seen
> very little of that this year.
> Heres the rundown with the genetic information I was able to get.
> 1. Geneva Emmons 646 lbs. 930 Emmons 98 uow X 1056 Stellpflug 98
> 2. Joel Holland 540 lbs. 854 Holland 98 X 879 Holland 97
> 3. Brett Hester 517.5 lbs. 469 Hester 97 X 866 Mombert 96
> 4. Stan Pugh 430 lbs. (1st year grower) 865 Mettler 98 X 685 Mettler 98
> 5. Chris Michalec 340 lbs. 916 LaRue 97 X 769 Mettler 98
> 6. Sherry LaRue 311 lbs.
> 7. Jack LaRue 293 lbs. ( I was unable to get the info from the LaRues due
> to thier involvement in helping to run the weigh-off and my daughters
> overactive bladder requiring multiple visits to the restrooms.)
> Brett Hester weighed a nice green squash at 474.5 lbs. it came from a 738
> Stellpflug with multiple pollinators.
> Lincoln Mettler weighed two pumpkins for demo that had blossom end splits.
> 1. 585 lbs. 974 Mettler 98 X 935 Lloyd 97
> 2. 588 lbs. 974 Mettler 98 X 560 LaRue 95
> I weighed another one for grins that I had cracked the stem on earlier in
> the season.
> 270 lbs. 759 Mombert 97 X 769 Mettler 98 This could have been a nice one
if
> I hadn't
> damaged it when it was about 60" in circumference.
> Geneva's winner was a wagon wheel shape and weighed heavy for its size she
> told me.
> It was nice to have a taste of what's to come in October. If the warm
> weather holds up
> we may still be able to put some size on the pumpkins we have left in our
> patches. Next
> years fair weigh off should be even bigger and better if we have a decent
> growing season.
> Let's keep them growing for a few more weeks.
>
> Chris Michalec
> Covington, WA
> heavypumpkin@excite.com
> cmicha@chmc.org
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Duncan McAlpine [SMTP:mcalpin1@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 1999 9:46 AM
> > To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> > Subject: Puyallup Fair weighoff - Top 3
> >
> > G. Emmons 646
> > J. Holland 540
> > B. Hester 517.5
> >
> >
> > Duncan
> >
> >
>
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