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Wallingford,CT

My 1171 couldn't take all the cool nighs and heavy rain. It was a nice solid looking fruit with good color and growing nicely right up to Wednesday when the blossom end opened. It was 329" OTT and actually weighed 871 pounds making it about 15% heavy.

8/9/2008 8:07:56 PM

Pataskala,OH

so sorry):

8/9/2008 8:20:27 PM

milford, CT,

Bart Sorry to here that...I lost my 1450 Wallace today...Tough times in CT. Mark

8/9/2008 8:30:37 PM

Williamsburg,KY

I can really feel for you Bart and Milford. Man what a way to end the season.

8/9/2008 8:50:10 PM

Sophia WV

Sorry to hear Bart hard to lose one for sure wish you the best>

8/9/2008 9:01:50 PM

Middleton, WI

Bart, Sorry to hear of your BES. Best regards, George

8/9/2008 10:29:25 PM

WNC Usa

Sorry to here.

Send some of that rain to North Carolina

Chris

8/9/2008 10:40:35 PM

Santa Rosa California

sorry to hear that bart

8/9/2008 10:45:03 PM

Columbus,ohio

Sorry to hear that ...maybe next year for u

8/9/2008 11:29:19 PM

South Finland [email protected]

Sorry to hear Bart. Three of your 1171´s still growing in Finland and one of them over current national record. Very nice seed indeed.

I hope your other fruits are doing well.

Miika

8/10/2008 12:06:13 AM

Rhode Island

thats a big pumpkin for this time of the season. its just hurts that much more.

8/10/2008 7:26:43 AM

Jericho Vermont

Bummer Bart. Hope the rest of the patch is doing well.
John

8/10/2008 7:32:18 AM

Long Island,New York

Sounds like the 1171 is a seed to watch...wow...big and 15% heavy.....hmmm....is there a picture anywhere?

8/10/2008 8:34:39 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Dang, Bart. That's bummerville.

8/10/2008 9:32:01 AM

Greene County, Pa.

sorry to hear bart. maybe #2 will be the one

8/10/2008 11:31:36 AM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

Bad news Bart! and I have the same kind of weather over here.

8/10/2008 11:44:21 AM

Southeast Texas

sorry to here that bart,i feel for you,none of mine finished.

8/10/2008 11:47:09 AM

Joliet, IL

bum deal bart. that is all you can say. i lost everything one season to splits. a fellow grower in illinois lost everything last year including one over 400 ott right before the weigh off. never seen a dude so stoic in the face of tragedy. he was at the weigh off rooting us all on like it didn't even phase him. a lot more composure than i would ever have. what i learned from him is chin up, and try again next year. it can be a heartbraking hobby for sure. i know these words don't mean much right now, but i hope it might help a bit to know you are not alone in splittsville. it happens sooner or later to everyone in this hobby. best of luck in your future growing, shazzy.

8/10/2008 12:15:40 PM

Sharon, MA

Thats some tough luck Bart. You had an extremely big one going. I just lost one at 550 lbs on my 1470 yesterday. Too much rain and the blossom end blew.

8/10/2008 12:36:58 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Yikes ! Sorry to hear that Bart!....I think mine are about done too....We can't do anything about the weather.

8/10/2008 12:42:01 PM

Somers, CT

Sorry Bart. Not good news. CT has been tough this year. Hope the other makes it. PAP is right. That is a big one this early.

8/10/2008 2:10:12 PM

[email protected]

Ouch...I'm sorry Bart. 871 at 15% heavy would have been a MONSTER!!! I know what you're growing next year.

Ray came home from vacation today & found that he took a shellacking by the hail storm.

It looks like a lot of records are going to stand another year.

8/10/2008 10:49:58 PM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

Bart......sorry to hear about your fruit. It sounded like it was going to be a nice one.

I was bombarded by hail and so much rain. Nice way to come back from vacation. Oh yeah, I also have one that is aborting too, this late in the game.

8/11/2008 11:58:57 AM

Southeast

Trouble here as well. Dave

8/11/2008 12:35:05 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Very sorry to hear....Our weather in Colorado has changed too from HEAT to monsoon now...., some areas getting 2" of rain in 1 hour...so far it has missed our patch.........It alwayZ something to worry about.......Hold them together......

8/11/2008 1:50:30 PM

Minnesota

Sorry to hear that, I had the same problem starting seeds this year. I went thru the seeds I planed to grow and more. All I know is I'm going with pro-mix or black dirt next year,,last year I used miracle grow starting soil and spagum moss mixed, I had horible succes.

8/11/2008 1:53:18 PM

Griffith, In

so sorry for your loss Bart,,,hate to hear that happening to anyone, have one more martini for me!!!!

8/11/2008 7:22:05 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Bart,
It must have been fun while it lasted. Sorry it didn't hold up for you. I hope you have some other nice ones make it to the end.

8/11/2008 8:46:58 PM

Preston CT

Sorry Bart,

And you said you had no big ones...Mine are in the same boat,,,too much rain and they are slowing way down..Hope to make it to Durham this year...but that is a long ways off and my fruit aren't growing...

8/12/2008 11:06:20 AM

Midwest

Sorry Bart. Hope your others stay together.

8/12/2008 1:38:00 PM