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Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Well this yr has been a battle. slugs cold weather, and my plants have been dug up acouple times.

I am not expecting any big ones this yr but will still give it my best.

Is anyone else out of the race?

6/22/2009 7:30:16 PM

Minnesota

I have a twin vine, I don't know what will become of it, it is growing slow right now.

6/22/2009 8:35:27 PM

Ohio

Im out,,, I dont feel like growing anymore.

6/22/2009 9:25:01 PM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Ah C'mon you guys! Just growing through the bad stuff gives you more experience for the next year. (Trust me, I know)

6/22/2009 9:33:50 PM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Except for you Brooks.

6/22/2009 9:38:48 PM

Littleton, Colo

...me too Brooks....Done......

6/22/2009 11:13:36 PM

Bemidji Minnesota

Don't give up.

You may not be chasing the World Record, you may be chasing your state record, and the fair may be even a long shot, but come october you may still have a nice Jack-O-lantern for the kids.

6/22/2009 11:27:38 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Five State Cimarron Weighoff DOES have a skunkcap... beware! You better bring sumthin' Punkin' ...

6/23/2009 12:57:59 AM

Farmington, Utah

I'm out. Same as Brooks...don't feel like growing anymore

6/23/2009 1:02:13 AM

Colorado Springs.Co

Very funny, who gives up in late June. Man up people! I ain't doing jack either! But this is a direct order fellow growers! We are growing Pumpkins not Grapes!

6/23/2009 1:11:41 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Out for Indy...hope to show up wearing the original B/W cap!!! (Just to show off a little)!!! But got plants growin for the Great Bear Wallow Farm weigh-off!!! Sorta small and growin slow w/ the rain & steamin temps we got here!!! But NOT out of the race!!! Yet!!! Peace, Wayne

6/23/2009 2:39:37 AM

Ohio

Yea, I had enough, cant stand the pressure of trying to grow bigger pumpkins then my buddies on here...

Not only are these plants full of vitamins and are good for you,, but I have one of the best broccoli plants I have ever seen, its growing about 03. cm a week, its a beast of a seedling at about a half inch tall,,, who needs them dumb pumpkins when you can grow broccoli plants like I can. And I hated broccoli as kid.
I might even throw in a couple beet plants and give them a 1000 sq ft of growing room per plant.

6/23/2009 4:45:17 AM

Rhode Island

hey now ! the more people who quit the better your chances ------------lol

6/23/2009 6:16:02 AM

Littleton, Colo

.....Yep !

6/23/2009 8:31:49 AM

Port Alberni, BC, Canada

sandbaggers, all of you.

6/23/2009 8:36:29 AM

Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

my tenant decided to cut the lawn last night and I guess he thought that big plant over in the corner of the garden was a huge weed and lawn mowed it down - now onto plant #2!

6/23/2009 9:07:01 AM

[email protected]

It sounds like Brooks as been tutored by Glenn.

6/23/2009 9:29:42 AM

Southeast

Close to a quit. Nothing to pollinate.

6/23/2009 9:36:24 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

thanks u guys just cheered me up.

6/23/2009 9:39:42 AM

Dillsburg, PA

Yeah, I'm pretty much done. Plants are small. 3 hail storms and cold weather stunted my plants to the point that they are at least a month behind. With that said I'm still confident that I can get pretty decent ones to carve. That is the beauty of growing for color.

6/23/2009 10:32:25 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

I went out and have two aborts, this is not being fun anymore.

Just went and got some coolers, the tube of liquid nails and one of silicone. I'm gonna make some custom incubation rooms here for getting that girl to do it right; hubby has some squirrelcage fans I can add on and a powersupply I can borrow. I wanted to try to pollenate EARLY because it was too hot last year and it's too hot already.

I'm not giving up until the trickortreaters show up.
[any grower doing a sneak patch visit with a trick or treat bag in July is going to do penance weeding, June the get to run spading fork, Aug... probably vine burying]

6/23/2009 1:03:00 PM

Massachusettts

I'm very sorry to hear that Deb.

6/23/2009 3:28:05 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Thanks Craig... I'll get one yet even if I get disgusted and let the bees do it.

6/23/2009 4:12:15 PM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Now if I could only get Jake, Jack and Joel to quit. . . .

6/23/2009 4:14:57 PM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Hey Deb, does that mean I'm off the hook for the child support payments?

6/23/2009 4:16:02 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

I've been away from this board for too long, lol!

I've also heard it all before. My good friend and main rival here always comes up with something like, "I'm going to Africa for three weeks. If anything is still alive after that, oh well." Or, "Everything froze! All my plants are 70% dead!" Etc, etc... He still manages to beat me every year!

You're going to survive. These plants have amazing "comeback" ability.

6/23/2009 4:37:32 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Child support? You wanna pay for all the stuff I've lavished onto Bob???? Ohhhkay! I'll print up that invoice and send it to ya, should fit in a flat rate 9x12x8" deep priority mail box. :D

Gonna hold the washing machine's hand, found out I have a cold water inlet problemo then go work on patch. Took me five hours to figure out the machine wasn't finishing because the water dropped to a trickle. I know there's more females a-growin out there, just have to find'em, bag'em, and do the deed again (YES! beep beep, it finally finished!)

6/23/2009 7:24:57 PM

Oklahoma State Record Holder

So far my season is going great. The fruit on the 1081 took off like a rocket and gaining speed everyday.

6/23/2009 8:06:10 PM

Cochecton, NY

A little behind last year. Not giving up though. Had a patch visitor today. Fellow grower from just down the road a piece(20 miles). Rich gave me some good advice and words of encouragement.

As long as the # on the scale is higher than last year, I will consider my season a success and push on next year to raise my own bar again!

With that said, see ya'll in the fall!

6/23/2009 8:57:11 PM

Ohio

I just took a weed wacker to everyone of my plants, them no good, rotten son of a b---( BEEP!) anyway.

6/23/2009 10:13:48 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Pat, I'm set for the morning, you better not get too confident there. :)

6/24/2009 12:12:42 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

BiZ....you really should quit ......quit while your behind......!

6/24/2009 12:13:01 PM

Nicholls Georgia

im out all my plants just died ?

6/25/2009 8:23:04 PM

Oklahoma State Record Holder

You better hurry Debbie I have a 137 lber in the patch.

6/25/2009 8:37:50 PM

Gold Hill, Oregon

the bs stops when the tailgate drops.

6/27/2009 5:09:34 AM