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Buffalo, New York

my current fruit is taped at about 246" OTT which = about 320 pounds.
I tried to see if i could move the pumpkin and it moved pretty easily. I just wanted to see if i could. i lifted it about 1/2" up so i set it back down.

When i tap on the fruit, it sounds hallow.

here is a pic of her.

I would really be surprised if this thing weighs over 200, it didnt seems 300+ to me.

how thick can i expect the walls of this pumpkin to be?

8/30/2008 11:51:03 PM

Buffalo, New York

here she is:
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=95019

8/30/2008 11:52:51 PM

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End to end letting the tape drop to the ground from the widest point - without curving under.
Side to side the same way - again at the widest point.
Circumference at the widest point parallel the ground.

In the garden notes you shoud record it as:

EE: XX
SS: XX
CI: XX

OTT: XXX (where all three are added together)

What did you get the each of these?

Nice color by the way. Have you been covering it?

8/31/2008 7:57:43 AM

Buffalo, New York

yup, those are the measurements i take.

246" OTT as of yesterday, it just sounds hallow.

yup, i cover it 24/7 except when im measuring her.

8/31/2008 12:54:24 PM

Minnesota

Mine is about 225 and yesterday I tapped/patted it and it also sounded hollow,,I was thinking the walls were suppose to be thick, almost solid completely.

8/31/2008 12:58:47 PM

Denver, CO

May not be true, but it seems to me that the bigger the pumpkin gets, the thicker the walls become and the less hollow sounding they are. I was afriad my 125 Wolf would split at 300 pounds because of hollow sounds on the blossom end, but now its more solid sounding.

8/31/2008 1:16:47 PM

Granite Bay Ca

jeremy102579

would you mind sending me a picture of her I would realy like to see her.For some reason I can not get it up on my screen.It sounds like you are doing fine with your growing.good luck.

MY e-mail [email protected]

dick72

8/31/2008 3:54:09 PM

Utah

Hey that's the same thing that's happening to me, est. 219! It moves pretty easily. and I can lift it. I have no idea what it's going to weigh!

9/1/2008 11:07:17 PM

Danville, CA ([email protected])

When you say lift, you mean tip...right? Tilting a big pumpkin onto its side is much easier than actually lifting it. I was able to tilt my 492 onto its side when I put the lifting tarp under it. I wouldn't use your ability to tip it up as a guide to weight. Now if you can actually lift the entire thing in the air, that is an entirely different thing altogether. I saw your measurements and it looks like it would measure up. The CC alone of 104 indicates about 300lbs so I would say that you are poised for 300lbs +/- 20lbs. Some are balloons. I have seen pumpkins that measure 1,400+ come out 1,200 so you never know until it hits the scales. Good luck

9/3/2008 4:39:57 PM