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Ohio

What is the biggest pumpkin you have grown or have heard of being grown in soil that WAS NOT tested and with NO amendments added like old manure and compost ect..
And , the Only thing you or they did was till and plant and only added the amendments like Agro-K products,or whatever eles you might use only after the plant was in the ground and growing.
I think Tom Beachy has grown a few monster's this way a few times.

Brooks

4/4/2006 9:40:03 AM

Sophia WV

546 and 542 grown in the grass last year.Was my first year.

4/4/2006 9:43:46 AM

Ashville, Ohio

plowed up an old grassy plot last year didnt test it or add anything but the normal ferts during season got 686, 690.5* and 717 were 3 biggest of 8 all were over 400lbs too

4/4/2006 10:35:06 AM

Applegate, Oregon

Brooks,

In 2004, I put four plants in an old pasture next to my main patch. These were plants that I had germinated to test my new germination set-up, and couldn't just throw in the compost pile. I just tilled the area and threww them in. Results: 505, 518 and 1028.5!

4/4/2006 12:03:53 PM

Ca

Dale beat me to it. lol I second the 1028.5 Fisher O4 (743 x 1180 Daletas)

4/4/2006 12:10:39 PM

Midwest

This proves it. I'm trying too hard.

4/4/2006 1:14:19 PM

Ca

I forgot the duffy.
1028.5 Fisher O4 (743 duffy x 1180 Daletas)

4/4/2006 1:27:51 PM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

Many years ago I grew a 100# Big Max with absolutely no fertilizer, pesticides, or watering. Just planted the seed, hoed the weeds a couple of times and let it go. My garden is so big that now I limit my amendments to just the planting mound and the area where the main vine will grow. I do broadcast a little 10-10-10 over everything.
In 2004 I got a 633.5 and a 449 on the same plant. Last year we had a 800+ and a 700+ that went bad a week before weighoff. We had another plnat that we let go wild, and it put out 12 pumpkins that averaged over 200# each. I have not done a soil test. Since things seem to grow good, I just try to keep a good planting mound for early growth, and add what the plant needs for each growing season.

4/4/2006 2:03:04 PM

Mn

I would have to say that some gowers are just trying to hard to get the big one. Although i would have to look at what they are doing for fertilizing and what there soil is like. mine is already pretty good so it just may seem that other people are trying to hard compared to me. All i can say is get your soil right and do what you think is reight for your growinf area.

4/4/2006 3:12:44 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Don't you do that every year Brooks? ;)

4/4/2006 4:19:54 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

I don't think Andy Wolfe had much patch prep last year. I could be wrong though.

4/4/2006 4:42:50 PM

Western NY

brand new patch, but i brought in a bunch of manure, and even some of the soil from my old patch. I did grow some "no-care" plants last year - out in the corn field, double planted with only a wheelbarrow full of horse manure per site. had a bunch 200-370 pounds.

4/4/2006 5:28:28 PM

Syracuse, NY

thank you, andy wolf-e!

4/4/2006 7:36:47 PM

Warwood

Good question Brooks. My biggest with no care is 438,
others at 429, 410, 305.5 squash, 186.5, 278.5, 249,183 & 125. They're really the most fun. I'm going no-care this year with some good crosses..next year, bar the door.LOL Don

4/4/2006 9:12:27 PM

Ohio

Do what Monty? grow a 1028 Fisher?,LOL

4/4/2006 10:14:37 PM

Ohio

Im hoping for something like you had last year Dale,Ill have about 3 or 4 plants that will be in no care land. I tried this no care before but couldnt quit taking care of them,lol. Im gonna try it though and see what happens,maybe Ill get a good one like you did Dale.

Brooks

4/4/2006 10:19:13 PM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

My first year I grew 721.5 on soil with no real soil amendments. I did do a soil test and added some comercial fertilizer

4/5/2006 10:29:31 AM

Follansbee, Wv

Hey Brooks, did you move the moles to the new patch too? :)

4/6/2006 7:10:59 AM