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Subject: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #912
pumpkins DIGEST Tuesday, September 14 1999 Volume 01 : Number 912
In this issue:
RE: Kansas State Fair
weighoff requirements
RE: Kansas State Fair
Re: Womper numbers
Kansas Pumpkin record
RE: Kansas Pumpkin record
Beast trouble!
More on Pumpkin Beer
Re: weighoff requirements
Re: Beast trouble!
Re: weighoff requirements
Tarps
GPC RULES for1998
Washington update. AAAARGH!!!!!
Re: weighoff requirements
Re: GPC RULES for1998
Re: weighoff requirements
Re: Beast trouble!
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:03:22 -0500
From: "Jones, Polly" <Polly.Jones@Wichita.BOEING.com>
Subject: RE: Kansas State Fair
Thanks alot Karri! I can't wait!! Just trying to figure out the correct &
nice way to beg for seeds..
Polly-TOTO Land
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> From: Peneilope@aol.com[SMTP:Peneilope@aol.com]
> Reply To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 10:34 PM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Kansas State Fair
>
> Congratulations Polly! Must have been an eventful day for you and I hope
> you
> get some really good seed for next year and you clean that dude and his
> wife's clock but good! Ha
> Karri
>
> Peneilope@aol.com
>
> In a message dated 9/13/99 12:47:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> Polly.Jones@Wichita.BOEING.com writes:
>
> << Hello group!
> Just to keep ya posted I took (3rd place 138 lber.) at the Kansas State
> Fair
> this weekend. I had 1st place for about an hour till this guy showed up
> with
> a 234 lb. I missed 2nd place by three lbs!! Man!! Rats!!Boo hoo... This
> guy
> was not very nice either! His wife was the one who hung up on me this
> summer
> when I was trying to get an idea of how big last year's record was. I
> took
> 1st Place in the LARGEST TAME Sunflower 15 1/2 inches across. I was a
> happy
> camper!!
> I would like to try this again next year!! I want to PLAY BALL as they
> say
> with this guy next year!! I guess he has won the last 4 years in a row.
> So
> if anyone would like to help me I would be Happy to trade some Champion
> Sunflower seed for a Big Pumpkin Seed..
> Thanks Alot for those who helped me this year! I have learned so much for
> my
> 1st year..
>
>
>
> Polly Jones
> 119 S. Lakeview Dr.
> Derby, Kansas 67037
>
> >>
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:31:30 -0500
From: Hastreiter <jchastreiter@lsol.net>
Subject: weighoff requirements
Can anyone tell me where I might find a site that has the official rules
for weighoffs run by the GPC? I talked to the coordinator of the weighoff
in Neekoosa, WI and was given very vague rules of no holes,soft spots, or
splits.
I currently have one in the patch at 370#'s (estimated) that I have been
trying to keep from rotting on the stem. Today I noticed that the area
around the stem looks like it is starting to crack. It does not appear to
go into the pumpkin cavity, but would this be enough to disqualify me from
a weigh off?
One last question. Is stem rot an inherent trait in some pumpkins? This
is my second pumpkin over 300# on a 739 Welty that has had rotting on the
stem. Just curious if it's the pumpkin or something that I am doing wrong.
Jeff Hastreiter (Hoss)
jchastreiter@lsol.net
ICQ 5329850
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:45:45 -0400
From: Scott_Armstrong@LNOTES5.bankofny.com
Subject: RE: Kansas State Fair
i think it would be great if everybody, when talking about a pumpkin that
was weighed would add somewhere in the body what seed it was grown from. I
know most of you do this, and that's great, but not everybody does. I
think it would really be beneficial to everybody as far as family trees are
concerned, and avoid alot of the questions of "what seed did you grow".
scott
Thanks alot Karri! I can't wait!! Just trying to figure out the correct &
nice way to beg for seeds..
Polly-TOTO Land
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> Reply To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 10:34 PM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Kansas State Fair
>
> Congratulations Polly! Must have been an eventful day for you and I hope
> you
> get some really good seed for next year and you clean that dude and his
> wife's clock but good! Ha
> Karri
>
> Peneilope@aol.com
>
> In a message dated 9/13/99 12:47:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> Polly.Jones@Wichita.BOEING.com writes:
>
> << Hello group!
> Just to keep ya posted I took (3rd place 138 lber.) at the Kansas State
> Fair
> this weekend. I had 1st place for about an hour till this guy showed up
> with
> a 234 lb. I missed 2nd place by three lbs!! Man!! Rats!!Boo hoo... This
> guy
> was not very nice either! His wife was the one who hung up on me this
> summer
> when I was trying to get an idea of how big last year's record was. I
> took
> 1st Place in the LARGEST TAME Sunflower 15 1/2 inches across. I was a
> happy
> camper!!
> I would like to try this again next year!! I want to PLAY BALL as they
> say
> with this guy next year!! I guess he has won the last 4 years in a row.
> So
> if anyone would like to help me I would be Happy to trade some Champion
> Sunflower seed for a Big Pumpkin Seed..
> Thanks Alot for those who helped me this year! I have learned so much
for
> my
> 1st year..
>
>
>
> Polly Jones
> 119 S. Lakeview Dr.
> Derby, Kansas 67037
>
> >>
>
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:50:47 -0400
From: "Kitty & Jerry Rose" <kitty@nls.net>
Subject: Re: Womper numbers
A foreign substance could be put inside the pumpkin so it could weigh more
that's the reason for the rule.(I don't really think it's fair though).Jerry
Rose
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Subject: Re: Womper numbers
> So basically you have grown the largest pumpkin in the world....
> Doesn't this count for anything?! Just because it split, it still
officially
> weighs as the largest pumpkin on earth! Why are they disqualified if they
> split, anyway?!
>
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 10:52:05 -0700
From: "McAlpine, Duncan G" <Duncan.McAlpine@PSS.Boeing.com>
Subject: Kansas Pumpkin record
I received a call from the Kansas State fair, and they told me
1994 Doug Bush grew a 402 lb pumpkin
1998 Harold Voth grew a 168 lb watermelon
Duncan
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 13:20:49 -0500
From: "Jones, Polly" <Polly.Jones@Wichita.BOEING.com>
Subject: RE: Kansas Pumpkin record
Gosh! I guess your name has some Rank!! Thats great info.. I have never
gotten that far!! How big is your pumpkin this year??
Thanks..
> Polly A. Jones
> DCAC Application Support PDM/CAPP Level 2
> (316)523-5367, Text Pager (316)523-0817 0801, M/S K46-50
> email: polly.jones@WICHITA.Boeing.com
>
>
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> From: McAlpine, Duncan G
> Reply To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 12:52 PM
> To: 'pumpkins@mallorn.com'
> Subject: Kansas Pumpkin record
>
> I received a call from the Kansas State fair, and they told me
> 1994 Doug Bush grew a 402 lb pumpkin
> 1998 Harold Voth grew a 168 lb watermelon
>
> Duncan
>
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:35:57 -0400
From: "D&M Cronk" <dcronk@air.on.ca>
Subject: Beast trouble!
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:00:13 +700
From: tall@wa.freei.net
Subject: More on Pumpkin Beer
If you are considering brewing some pumpkin beer check out
...http://www.beertown.org/AHA/brew.htm
It has directions for brewing your first batch of beer.
Anyone going to brew the recipe I posted? I will accept samples!
Rick
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:13:12 -0400
From: "Jim Du Bois" <jimdubois@mediaone.net>
Subject: Re: weighoff requirements
Here are the rules for the Topsfield Fair in Mass.(one of the largest GPC
sites)
1)Pumpkins must be free of splits and soft spots.(Minor blemishes are okay)
2)Pumpkins must be predominantly orange or yellow-orange.
3)Judges decision is final on soundness and color.
4)Pumpkin must be free of all foreign matter (fungicides, wax, ect.)
5)In order to qualify for the first prize check of $3500.00 the grower will
allow the pumpkin to be displayed, under cover, in the vegetable barn for
the duration fo the 10 day fair.
okay? Jim DuBois
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From: Hastreiter <jchastreiter@lsol.net>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 11:35 AM
Subject: weighoff requirements
>Can anyone tell me where I might find a site that has the official rules
>for weighoffs run by the GPC? I talked to the coordinator of the weighoff
>in Neekoosa, WI and was given very vague rules of no holes,soft spots, or
>splits.
>I currently have one in the patch at 370#'s (estimated) that I have been
>trying to keep from rotting on the stem. Today I noticed that the area
>around the stem looks like it is starting to crack. It does not appear to
>go into the pumpkin cavity, but would this be enough to disqualify me from
>a weigh off?
>One last question. Is stem rot an inherent trait in some pumpkins? This
>is my second pumpkin over 300# on a 739 Welty that has had rotting on the
>stem. Just curious if it's the pumpkin or something that I am doing wrong.
>Jeff Hastreiter (Hoss)
>jchastreiter@lsol.net
>ICQ 5329850
>
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 16:21:03 -0400
From: "Jim Du Bois" <jimdubois@mediaone.net>
Subject: Re: Beast trouble!
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you took a screwdriver to your pumpkin?
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From: D&M Cronk <dcronk@air.on.ca>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 2:58 PM
Subject: Beast trouble!
We have had about a week of rain and I was looking over my last =
pumpkin [the beast] I decided to check the crack I pasted off and on for =
the last month and the screwdriver went right threw!!!!! It must have =
been rotting under the past. I was planning to take it to =
a pumpkin festival then show it at a local farm, can the hole be sealed =
for a few week's to at lease show it at the farm or sould I just cut out =
the seeds and have a drink or two! They had my picture with the pumpkin =
on the front page of are local paper today.Talk about highs and lows in =
one day. Thank's Don=20
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 13:57:54 PDT
From: "The Pumpkin Master" <thepumpkinmaster@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: weighoff requirements
Do splits include stem splits that don't go all the way to the cavity?
>From: "Jim Du Bois" <jimdubois@mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Re: weighoff requirements
>Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:13:12 -0400
>
>Here are the rules for the Topsfield Fair in Mass.(one of the largest GPC
>sites)
>1)Pumpkins must be free of splits and soft spots.(Minor blemishes are okay)
>2)Pumpkins must be predominantly orange or yellow-orange.
>3)Judges decision is final on soundness and color.
>4)Pumpkin must be free of all foreign matter (fungicides, wax, ect.)
>5)In order to qualify for the first prize check of $3500.00 the grower will
>allow the pumpkin to be displayed, under cover, in the vegetable barn for
>the duration fo the 10 day fair.
>okay? Jim DuBois
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hastreiter <jchastreiter@lsol.net>
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 11:35 AM
>Subject: weighoff requirements
>
>
> >Can anyone tell me where I might find a site that has the official rules
> >for weighoffs run by the GPC? I talked to the coordinator of the
>weighoff
> >in Neekoosa, WI and was given very vague rules of no holes,soft spots, or
> >splits.
> >I currently have one in the patch at 370#'s (estimated) that I have been
> >trying to keep from rotting on the stem. Today I noticed that the area
> >around the stem looks like it is starting to crack. It does not appear
>to
> >go into the pumpkin cavity, but would this be enough to disqualify me
>from
> >a weigh off?
> >One last question. Is stem rot an inherent trait in some pumpkins? This
> >is my second pumpkin over 300# on a 739 Welty that has had rotting on the
> >stem. Just curious if it's the pumpkin or something that I am doing
>wrong.
> >Jeff Hastreiter (Hoss)
> >jchastreiter@lsol.net
> >ICQ 5329850
> >
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:01:38 PDT
From: "The Pumpkin Master" <thepumpkinmaster@hotmail.com>
Subject: Tarps
For anyone out there who still needs a tarp, buying from Alan is the
way to go. Thanks Alan. Your tarp is great. One questions though, why did
you cull your 420 and is that a official weight as in you weighed it or was
it just a measurement guestimate. And what were the measurements, color,
wall thickness, and anything else you can tell me about it. Thanks again
Greg
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:53:18 -0700
From: "McAlpine, Duncan G" <Duncan.McAlpine@PSS.Boeing.com>
Subject: GPC RULES for1998
1. The pumpkin must have been grown by and cared for by the exhibitor.
2. An exhibitor may enter only one specimen per class and there may be
no more than two entries per family (household).
3. Each family (house hold) will be eligible for only one GPC cash
award per class per year. Second entries will be allowed and recognized but
will not be eligible for the over-all GPC prize awards.
4. A Specimen must be entered and weighed at one of the official Great
Pumpkin Commonwealth sites.
5. Each site will have two active agricultural agents and/or government
representatives to assist as judges, inspect entries, and supervise weighing
.Two Master Gardeners will be acceptable in lieu of agricultural agents.
6. Color requirements ** To be eligible for the heaviest pumpkin, the
entry must be a minimum of 75% white to cream-yellow to orange in color. All
others will be considered squash. Common sense and good judgment is required
here since there is no precise way to determine the above. A majority
decision of the judges is required and is final.
7. The specimen must be sound, healthy and undamaged. Entries must be
free of rot, chemical residue (fungicides), holes/cracks through to the
cavity and serious soft spots. Once again, this is a subjective matter for
the judges to decide. We included the term "serious" before soft spots,
because some pumpkins will exhibit minor soft spots which in no way
compromises the soundness of the pumpkin.
8. No foreign material is permitted to be included in the weighing. The
vine must be trimmed to one inch from the stem of the fruit. The judges
reserve the right to fully inspect each specimen before the weight is
announced and official. Refusal to allow the inspection of and entry will
cause said entry to be deemed "exhibition only".
9. Any specimen previously entered or weighed at any other National or
International competition prior to the GPC contest is not eligible for
competition.
10. In the event of a tie, the prize money for those two placing will be
combined and split equally
11. The three heaviest pumpkins at each site must ultimately be weighed
without the use of tarps or other carrying devices.
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:56:32 -0700
From: "Michalec, Chris" <cmicha@chmc.org>
Subject: Washington update. AAAARGH!!!!!
Well my best chance of passing the 500 lb. mark this year bit the dust
sometime in the past 40 hours. I went to my patch this morning and Deembo
had developed a blossom end split. It was the largest one in the patch and
was growing the fastest at this point. It measured out at 127-75-73 for
275" and 429lbs........
This has really put a dark cloud into an otherwise sunny day.........My next
best bet is on the 916 LaRue but growing at a slower pace........It may not
make 500............Now I'll have to decide which weigh-off to take the
smaller pumpkin to.......The next largest one in the patch is on the 769
Mettler plant..........Approximately 300 lbs. right now..........My daughter
is really going to be disappointed when I tell her this.... It was her
pumpkin because she had named it..........It was no "Whomper" but it was the
best one I had going.......I just hope I can keep the other ones together.
A tough year just got tougher......
Chris Michalec
Covington, WA
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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:21:37 GMT
From: Bill Van <harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: weighoff requirements
Jim:
Why not add the rule, the pumpkin, can be opened, on site, if anyone
thinks there is hanky panky going on, as in drag racing, you put up cost of
putting engine back together & they take it apart. (Not your choice !) If it
is found cheating, you get your money back & they go home with their tail
between their leg's, never to show again. All people are not honest although
we like to think they are. I don't suppose pumpkin people are any different,
since finding out that some people are selling seed at $10 US ea. I'am
disappointed. What happened to PVP laws.
Some of us new growers do not know what size split or crack is
acceptable
at a weighoff. The veterans do, that leaves us at a great disadvantage if
they will
not open the pumpkin on site to determent if split or crack goes into
cavity.
That's the view from here.
Bill Van
At 03:13 PM 09/14/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Here are the rules for the Topsfield Fair in Mass.(one of the largest GPC
>sites)
>1)Pumpkins must be free of splits and soft spots.(Minor blemishes are okay)
>2)Pumpkins must be predominantly orange or yellow-orange.
>3)Judges decision is final on soundness and color.
>4)Pumpkin must be free of all foreign matter (fungicides, wax, ect.)
>5)In order to qualify for the first prize check of $3500.00 the grower will
>allow the pumpkin to be displayed, under cover, in the vegetable barn for
>the duration fo the 10 day fair.
>okay? Jim DuBois
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hastreiter <jchastreiter@lsol.net>
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 11:35 AM
>Subject: weighoff requirements
>
>
>>Can anyone tell me where I might find a site that has the official rules
>>for weighoffs run by the GPC? I talked to the coordinator of the weighoff
>>in Neekoosa, WI and was given very vague rules of no holes,soft spots, or
>>splits.
>>I currently have one in the patch at 370#'s (estimated) that I have been
>>trying to keep from rotting on the stem. Today I noticed that the area
>>around the stem looks like it is starting to crack. It does not appear to
>>go into the pumpkin cavity, but would this be enough to disqualify me from
>>a weigh off?
>>One last question. Is stem rot an inherent trait in some pumpkins? This
>>is my second pumpkin over 300# on a 739 Welty that has had rotting on the
>>stem. Just curious if it's the pumpkin or something that I am doing
wrong.
>>Jeff Hastreiter (Hoss)
>>jchastreiter@lsol.net
>>ICQ 5329850
>>
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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:42:50 GMT
From: Bill Van <harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: GPC RULES for1998
Thanks Duncan:
A lot of us has been hunting for these on the net too no avail.
Bill Van
At 03:53 PM 09/14/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>1. The pumpkin must have been grown by and cared for by the exhibitor.
>2. An exhibitor may enter only one specimen per class and there may be
no
more than two entries per family (household).
>3. Each family (house hold) will be eligible for only one GPC cash
award
per class per year. Second entries will be allowed and recognized but will
not be eligible for the over-all GPC prize awards.
>4. A Specimen must be entered and weighed at one of the official Great
Pumpkin Commonwealth sites.
>5. Each site will have two active agricultural agents and/or government
representatives to assist as judges, inspect entries, and supervise weighing
.Two Master Gardeners will be acceptable in lieu of agricultural agents.
>6. Color requirements ** To be eligible for the heaviest pumpkin, the
entry
must be a minimum of 75% white to cream-yellow to orange in color. All
others will be considered squash. Common sense and good judgment is required
here since there is no precise way to determine the above. A majority
decision of the judges is required and is final.
>7. The specimen must be sound, healthy and undamaged. Entries must be
free
of rot, chemical residue (fungicides), holes/cracks through to the cavity
and serious soft spots. Once again, this is a subjective matter for the
judges to decide. We included the term "serious" before soft spots, because
some pumpkins will exhibit minor soft spots which in no way compromises the
soundness of the pumpkin.
>8. No foreign material is permitted to be included in the weighing. The
vine must be trimmed to one inch from the stem of the fruit. The judges
reserve the right to fully inspect each specimen before the weight is
announced and official. Refusal to allow the inspection of and entry will
cause said entry to be deemed "exhibition only".
>9. Any specimen previously entered or weighed at any other National or
International competition prior to the GPC contest is not eligible for
competition.
>10. In the event of a tie, the prize money for those two placing will be
combined and split equally
>11. The three heaviest pumpkins at each site must ultimately be weighed
without the use of tarps or other carrying devices.
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:55:17 -0400
From: "Jim Du Bois" <jimdubois@mediaone.net>
Subject: Re: weighoff requirements
Bill,
For one thing, you can't put a pumpkin back together again.
Jim
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From: Bill Van <harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: weighoff requirements
>Jim:
> Why not add the rule, the pumpkin, can be opened, on site, if
anyone
>thinks there is hanky panky going on, as in drag racing, you put up cost of
>putting engine back together & they take it apart. (Not your choice !) If
it
>is found cheating, you get your money back & they go home with their tail
>between their leg's, never to show again. All people are not honest
although
>we like to think they are. I don't suppose pumpkin people are any
different,
>since finding out that some people are selling seed at $10 US ea. I'am
>disappointed. What happened to PVP laws.
> Some of us new growers do not know what size split or crack is
>acceptable
>at a weighoff. The veterans do, that leaves us at a great disadvantage if
>they will
>not open the pumpkin on site to determent if split or crack goes into
cavity.
> That's the view from here.
> Bill Van
>
>At 03:13 PM 09/14/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>>Here are the rules for the Topsfield Fair in Mass.(one of the largest GPC
>>sites)
>>1)Pumpkins must be free of splits and soft spots.(Minor blemishes are
okay)
>>2)Pumpkins must be predominantly orange or yellow-orange.
>>3)Judges decision is final on soundness and color.
>>4)Pumpkin must be free of all foreign matter (fungicides, wax, ect.)
>>5)In order to qualify for the first prize check of $3500.00 the grower
will
>>allow the pumpkin to be displayed, under cover, in the vegetable barn for
>>the duration fo the 10 day fair.
>>okay? Jim DuBois
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Hastreiter <jchastreiter@lsol.net>
>>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>>Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 11:35 AM
>>Subject: weighoff requirements
>>
>>
>>>Can anyone tell me where I might find a site that has the official rules
>>>for weighoffs run by the GPC? I talked to the coordinator of the
weighoff
>>>in Neekoosa, WI and was given very vague rules of no holes,soft spots, or
>>>splits.
>>>I currently have one in the patch at 370#'s (estimated) that I have been
>>>trying to keep from rotting on the stem. Today I noticed that the area
>>>around the stem looks like it is starting to crack. It does not appear
to
>>>go into the pumpkin cavity, but would this be enough to disqualify me
from
>>>a weigh off?
>>>One last question. Is stem rot an inherent trait in some pumpkins? This
>>>is my second pumpkin over 300# on a 739 Welty that has had rotting on the
>>>stem. Just curious if it's the pumpkin or something that I am doing
wrong.
>>>Jeff Hastreiter (Hoss)
>>>jchastreiter@lsol.net
>>>ICQ 5329850
>>>
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:41:58 -0400
From: "D&M Cronk" <dcronk@air.on.ca>
Subject: Re: Beast trouble!
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NO, I just went to smooth out the fungicide paste around the crack and I =
found it was rotten right threw. This crack's been there for well over a =
month when I first pasted it and it healed over well but the pumpkin =
grew with a large indent between the ribs on the top of the pumpkin.The =
cool nights and steady rain must have made the paste moist enough to =
make it start to rot. Also I had solid rain and sun protection over the =
pumpkin and a light inside to help keep things dry. I hope this =
explanation helps.I wouldn't want to be thought of as a screwdriving =
screwball. The pumpkin measures in at over 470lb's it's no world record =
but it's a big loss for me! I'm going for a cold one. Don
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Du Bois <jimdubois@mediaone.net>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: Beast trouble!
=20
=20
you took a screwdriver to your pumpkin?
-----Original Message-----
From: D&M Cronk <dcronk@air.on.ca>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 2:58 PM
Subject: Beast trouble!
=20
=20
We have had about a week of rain and I was looking over my last =
pumpkin [the beast] I decided to check the crack I pasted off and on for =
the last month and the screwdriver went right threw!!!!! It must have =
been rotting under the past. I was planning to take it to =
a pumpkin festival then show it at a local farm, can the hole be sealed =
for a few week's to at lease show it at the farm or sould I just cut out =
the seeds and have a drink or two! They had my picture with the pumpkin =
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