Re: Pumpkin Pool Prizes
On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, you wrote:
>Okay,
>
>We have hit 81 guesses in the great pumpkin pool. I'm sure we cangather
>100 before the closing date of midnight Spetember 30th (6 days away).
>
>I see a lot of names on the list who have not yet entered a guess for
>the heaviest pumpkin grown this season. Below is the list of the ten
>prize packages members of this list have donated. If these don't entice
>you to submit a guess, nothing will.
>
>If you read this, you are eligible to enter.
>
>Email me your guess in pounds (no half pounds, please include alternate
>guesses), your name, your province/state and your email address.
>
>Prizes:
>
>The Grand Prize Winner receives first choice from the following prize
>packages PLUS
> -a plaque courtesy of the South Dakota Giant Pumpkin Growers
>Association
> -a pumpkin weight guessing patch donated by Pumpkin Flower
> -two seeds of sound parentage from the Eatons
>
>Second and third place finishers receive second and third choice from
>remaining prize packages plus two seeds each from the Eatons.
>
>The following seven winners will take turns choosing from the remaining
>prize packages.
>
>Prize Packages:
>
>Package "A"
> A beautiful hand-painted pumpkin motif porcelain donated by the
>Santantonios of Italy
>
>Package "B"
> A pumpkin cap from Michael Brock
> Seeds from John Mastons largest pumpkin (Mombert 937x Lloyd 906.6)
>
>Package "C"
> One pound of honey from the Carlson's bees
>
>Package "D"
> Seeds from Bill Van's largest pumpkin this season
> A fistful of Giant Gray Striped Sunflower seeds
>
>Package "E"
> A copy of George Webster's 1999 AG video
>
>Package "F"
> One VeggieForm courtesy of Bob Matthews
> Seeds from Greg (thepumpkinmaster)'s best
>
>Package "G"
> One super-strong, highly acclaimed Reynolds tarp courtesy of Alan
>Reynolds
>
>Package "H"
> Ten dollars Canadian from Chris Vossen
> Seeds from Rock's best (S&H included)
>
>Package "I"
> Seeds from Dan's Vermonster
> 1 jar of Uncle Bob's Original Apple Chips from Bob Davis
> 1 jar of Uncle Bob's Dried Tomatoes from Bob Davis
>
>Package "J"
> A CCGPA hat from Michael Aupperlee
> Good seeds from Chris Michalec
>
>Once the top ten winners have been established, each will be contacted
>and asked to produce a prioritized list of the prize packages they covet
>the most. Distribution of prize packages will depend on the placement
>of winners and their choices. Transportation and delivery of prizes
>must be arranged between winner and donor. Appropriate email addresses
>will be sent to each.
>
>
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Just a thought I have had. If anyone would be interested, I can
donate a packet of old-fashioned sweet pea seeds. If grown up a fence
around the pumpkin path they provide shade, privacy, and beautiful
scented flowers which grow all the better for being cut off as they
appear. I know that everyone on the list seems to enjoy growing other
plants as well as the mostimportant pumpkins so maybe someone would like
these. They come from a large garden in Cornwall which prides itself on
using only Victorian methods and actually grows pineapples and
bananas in England. I thought of seeds for the opium poppies grown in
the grounds of the 800 year old abbey near my house but am very unsure
of the rights and wrongs of such things. The monks used them medinally
and now the curator grows a wide [about 200] selection of herbs to
illustrate the knowledge that they had of treating illness so long ago.
If either, or both would be useful, let me know as I would love to
contribute something.
Best Wishes,
Jane Sealy in chilly wet Northern Ireland.
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