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Vermont

This year seemed to produce some big pumpkins, a new world record(Will it be broken this weekend?), and many pumpkins over a thousand pounds. So the question is just how big is your pumpkin and how many pounds heavyier than last season. Do you think this was a good season. Lets all contribute some data and than we can figure out just how good of a season we had.
I'll start:
739lbs and increse of 127lbs. A good growing season indeed

Add your data so we can all see how we all did in 2005!

10/3/2005 8:07:04 PM

I just got off the phone with my dad who weighed my pumpkin at a local farm. It weighed in at 534 lbs. Ott said it was approximetly 225 lbs. So it was very close. This was also my second year and my second PB! Last year was 137 lbs this year 534 lbs, so an increase of 397 lbs! I also have grown 20 pumpkins (All Atlantic Giants) off of 5 plants. The 198 Landry seed got me a plant that had a 49 ft main vine, and streched 39 ft across from secondary tip to other side. I guess that means the plant size was 1911 sq feet. The plant also produced 13 pumpkins, 10 of which are over 50 lbs with a probable 200 lbs sitting in the middle. It's pretty sweet. I guess that is my season in a post. It was a big achievement for me even though I lost my big green one that was on pace for 1000 lbs then deformed, rip open and rotted unfortunetly, but there's always next year, and I learned a lot from everyone! Thanks for answering all my questions and comments as rookie as some of them were. Good luck everyone and have a great off-season!

10/3/2005 9:44:57 PM

Ooops big mistake, OTT said it was 525, sorry. still a rookie

10/3/2005 9:46:01 PM

Canada

Mine currently by charts is over 400 lbs. But will most likely go Light do to odd shape and odd spot to measure, will find out this weekend

DaveM

10/4/2005 12:08:50 AM

Alex, IN

My largest this year was 644, last year it was 163. Thats a gain of 481 Lbs.!!!!

Thanks,
Mikkal

10/4/2005 12:16:13 AM

Netherlands

From 266 to 454 but it was still a bad growing season out here in Holland. The growers are getting more experienced.

10/4/2005 1:43:03 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

I went from 926# to 1011#. An increase of 85#. After 6 years I finally joined the 1000# club.

Phil

10/4/2005 6:53:32 AM

Halifax, Nova Scotia

From 44 pounds to 674 pounds. Increase of 630 pounds.

10/4/2005 8:00:28 AM

Churchville, NY

694 this year. New PB for me up from 564

10/4/2005 8:52:01 AM

Walkerton Ont

my largest one this year 911.5 ott was 345 new PB for me, should of had that 1000 lber + but the plant had over 200 lbs of fruit on besides

10/4/2005 4:22:56 PM

Follansbee, Wv

1095 pounds. First year so I don't have a PB to compare it to.

10/4/2005 4:30:35 PM

Hayes, Virginia

My Pumpkin weighed !!!
not even worth the time posting..still had fun does that count?
Ed

10/4/2005 4:44:42 PM

Abbotsford, B.C

That is one impressive first year pumpkin, MontyJ! Wow.

Cameron

10/4/2005 6:47:30 PM

Butler, Ohio

680 here. First year growing AG's

10/4/2005 8:58:43 PM

Vermont

From what y'all have said here so far is great. A firt year 1000lber. Congrats, plenty of new PB. Lets keep compling onto this list. I am being to notice a trend: the learning curve on how to grow a big pumpkin has shot up in the last 6 or so years.

10/4/2005 10:17:42 PM

addison Il

first yr growers here sis at 51.5pds and me at 59.5 pds next yr anything bigger than that lol but congrats to all others as for a pb if i start small i always have a chance at beating it right?

10/4/2005 10:22:52 PM

Vermont

Right on Curvy1 nextyear i know you'll at least quadrupal that but that is a respectable start because you had a pumpkin at the end of the season! Good luck next year

10/4/2005 10:27:35 PM

Western PA

589 on a secondary. First Year Grower.

10/4/2005 11:48:02 PM

Huntsburg,Ohio

660 pounds real first year.

10/5/2005 12:53:42 PM

North Carolina

From 400lbs. last year to 605lbs. this year. (pb)

10/5/2005 9:52:28 PM

Central Oklahoma ( [email protected])

first year growing and a 323 pound pumpkin!!

10/5/2005 10:16:46 PM

Belgium Europe

802 second year. Last year 917.

10/6/2005 1:58:26 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

i got 681 lbs out of a 808crosby this is now my pb thank you darryl crosby for the seed!

10/6/2005 3:02:30 PM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

730 2nd year 570 1st year

10/6/2005 4:44:04 PM

Rhode Island

a thousand pounder the first year out is fantastic.

the trick of course is to do even better next year

or as we would say " its all down hill from here " lol

pap

10/7/2005 6:30:54 AM

Midwest

208 second year. 60 first year.
Thanks to Shazzy (soil/fert advise), Mr. Holland (seeds)
and my fam for not being mad when I was in the patch.

10/7/2005 1:25:34 PM

Ashville, Ohio

289 last year 690.5 this year

10/7/2005 1:39:34 PM

Long Beach, CA

221 est. for my first year growing.

10/9/2005 10:19:36 PM

Barnesville, OH and Bethesda, OH

This Year was mine and Pappy's 2nd year at growing....we had 3 pumpkins compared to 1 last year that made it to weight in at Barnesville....The 3 this year were 417lbs, 314lbs and 195lbs that placed 2nd in a weight category...Last year our pumpkin's weight was 260lbs...So far we keep going up on weight...But we are still learning and experimenting.....Thanks for all the help....

10/11/2005 11:38:01 PM