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Columbus,ohio

Ok so I am having second thought on abandoning pumpkins this year...what is the biggest pumpkin someone has grown on 325 ish sq. feet. I would like to get to 500lbs

2/16/2009 2:16:23 AM

Adams County

the 664 Liggett is the best choice for small spaces

2/16/2009 4:01:55 AM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

gpp, 2 years ago I took an 1180 Daletas to 694 poounds in 250 Square ft.

2/16/2009 5:43:13 AM

Minnesota

237 in 200 sq. ft, I will be using the same amount this year.

2/16/2009 7:08:06 AM

Minnesota

Why is that, just bill, the 664 Liggett.

2/16/2009 7:09:18 AM

Adams County

Doc Liggett grew his 1524 in less than600 sq ft. also he has grown a few over 1300 in the same small patch. all off the 664 . that seed just seems to do well in small patchs

2/16/2009 7:36:21 AM

Preston CT

884 in 200sqft in 2007
1116 in 400sqft in 2008
Just have great soil and take care of your plant!

2/16/2009 9:39:54 AM

Colorado

1004 in 290 sq. feet

2/16/2009 9:52:23 AM

Bethlehem CT

I believe Jeff Zoellner's 1015 was grown on a 250 square foot flag pattern. (Quite a remarkable feat) The seed it was grown off was the 384 Huffer. (I think that the 384's mother was a 664 Liggett.

2/16/2009 10:06:18 AM

Pataskala,OH

My 640 was grown on 400 sq ft.

2/16/2009 10:10:42 AM

Columbus,ohio

Well maybe I will get in to a pumpkin again...isn't a 664 a hot seed that is hard to get a hold of

2/16/2009 10:33:41 AM

Spanish Ontario

Lookin at a 753 eaton/04 1132 eaton x 842 eaton 326" +6% was grown in a 250 sq ft patch ken

2/16/2009 10:52:11 AM

Nova Scotia

grow two last year on less than that one was 346,and the other was 515.so best of luck

2/16/2009 11:38:52 AM

Buffalo, New York

my 357 was grown on about 140 sq. ft last year.

2/16/2009 11:45:19 AM

Team Munson

A little over 400 sq. feet 1,537#'s and it was the 4th year in the same spot. So much for rotating and small plant size, Doc Liggett and Thad Starr have also gone over 1,500#'s with less than 500 square foot of plant.

I would say get in the ball game you have plenty of room to go over 1,000#'s.

2/16/2009 12:13:57 PM

Rhode Island

ya dave but you had the added assistance of hydrolic fluid as well lol

2/16/2009 12:50:28 PM

Columbus,ohio

Well I am might be changing my mond because I got all summer break to work in the pacth with nothing else to do exept sleep till 12 or 2 pm...Anymore...this is encouriging

2/16/2009 12:54:11 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

You got something in the patch, you'll be getting up in the morning! :)

2/16/2009 1:19:15 PM

Columbus,ohio

I am growing and growing big!

2/16/2009 1:30:36 PM

ordinary,VA

good for you gpp!! the right attitude is a plus-stay positive and work hard you will do fine ..

2/16/2009 2:10:04 PM

No Place Special

http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=98619

This is one my kids grew last year. It was grown off the Frantz 07 Cross (1097 x 1370) x 1450.

It was grown in the grass utility easement behind my house and was between 200-300 sq ft. No soil amendments and was neglected (atleast to our normal standards) for most of the season. It just grew slow and steady all season like the pollinating 1450 plant did for us the year before. I am shocked that the kids got it to 760 lbs!!!! It was pollinated by 1566.

I considered taking the 09' season off but now plan to grow 1 squash plant and a 760 Ashley/Austin Frantz.

PEEP, 500 lbs in 300 sqft of space can be done, go for it!

2/16/2009 3:00:09 PM

San Diego

I shared this story a few times, in 05, had a 400 sq foot patch, but lost my stump and surrounding secondaries to rot before even polinating. The plant went down to 250 sq foot and I grew a fruit to 950 estimated with it splitting. It went light to the charts at 861, but it had another 200 lbs easy if it didn't split. So, even without a stump you could possibly do it on a small plant!

2/16/2009 3:27:20 PM

Coventry R.I.

I grew my 528 Buglio,, (1101 northup x 275 vanhook) on about 500 sq. ft. Look in my 08 diary,,, and alot of shade,,,,,,, lol ,,,,, Pap
Watch out 09, tress have been cut,,,,,,

2/16/2009 4:27:23 PM

Denver, CO

1524.5 Ligget gorwn in 430 sq/ft is one of the most incredible feats this sport/hobby has ever seen.

It could only be topped by Ligget hiself with a 1353.5 lb pumpkin in just 300 Sq/ft!!! Thats 4.51 pounds of pumpkin for every sq/ft of space. To put that into prespective, if it had been grown in an average size patch of 600 dq/ft would have yielded Bob a 2706 pound pumpkin. (theroritcally of course.)


1368 Ligget in 475 sq/ft,
1280 Ligget in 480 sq/ft
and many more.

Bob Liggets pumpkins are amazing to me.

2/16/2009 4:56:22 PM

Minnesota

This is good inspiration for me, I have 400 sq ft. and I plan on growing two.

2/16/2009 5:19:54 PM

Iowa

I grew my 1180 in about 280sq.ft but it was more luck than anything, if 280sq.ft worked good, 400sq.ft. would be better!

2/16/2009 6:05:14 PM

Columbus,ohio

Thank you everyone...If I tend to the leaves well and keep them alive bury everything,use myco,weed to no end water carefully,use walking boards ,amend soil well,the list is long I should get to 800lbs I think.

2/16/2009 6:07:04 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

The 1299.6 Reiss 08 was grown in 258 sq.ft.
Martin seems to get many pounds from a small area.

2/16/2009 8:42:18 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

I thought I saw that Doug14 doing some research. I couldn't believe it. That is major inspiration to us small patch folks. S.Krug your feat is amazing as well.

2/16/2009 9:21:20 PM

Columbus,ohio

Looks like I will be asking different people alot ?'s including mr. Reiss Mr. Krug Mr.Ligget and a few others

2/16/2009 9:26:04 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Sleeping til noon DAMN your missing good pumpkin tending time.

Pollintations should be done Early in the AM.

Get in the habbit of getting up early working in the garden/patch then go inside and clean the house for your mother. so when she gets home she wont have to work so hard.

2/16/2009 9:40:28 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

Doc Liggett was my first inspiration that a slunger could be grown in a small patch GPP.

2/16/2009 9:57:17 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Don't forget that Dr. Bob's 1375 last year was grown on a secondary vine after a hail storm decimated his patch.

2/16/2009 10:06:49 PM

Whidbey Island

Even with a small patch, you might be able to let the early secondaries go long, even after they reach the edge of the patch let them climb over the fence or go onto the grass. They may not root out that far, but certainly that will give you more leaf area for photosynthesis. One of the growers here in the cool Northwest swears by this system, tho I've not tried it.

2/16/2009 10:17:44 PM

New Carlisle IN

Wasen't the 919 Wallace grown in 125 sq ft with no stump?

2/16/2009 10:22:57 PM

Columbus,ohio

I am getting up earler by july...Just the begining of break when I really sleep. I can get up at any time really...Last night I went to bed at 2:30 and could have slept till 12:00 but I got up at 10...I can only do that when I am off. Don't tell me when you where my age you didn't sleep in...I don't half as much as some people I know...Some class mates parents don't wake them up till 4 pm...I plan on talking to doc at the circleville meeting.

2/16/2009 10:28:19 PM

Darfield, British Columbia, Canada

I'm not sure how to figure it but I grew a 774lb on 20x45

2/16/2009 11:25:57 PM

Western NY

If I can get to almost 400 on 150 square feet without a stump, you should have no problem.

http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=99184

2/17/2009 9:36:08 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

My 402 (from 1134 Landry) only had 200 sq feet and didn't quite cover the whole area.

2/18/2009 1:13:06 PM

Ont ([email protected])

The 1131 Timm/06 World Record squash was growen in 288 sq feet

2/21/2009 11:11:49 PM