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1689 Jutras was 978 on Day 42 I'm told.

This one is 930 on D40. See diary. Still doing big #'s too.

Long long long way till October!!!!!!

8/12/2009 11:13:49 AM

Preston CT

Put someone behind it drinking a beer and we can compare!

8/12/2009 11:22:44 AM

Roselle, IL [email protected]

Right now.. I'm thinking Joliet,IL. or in the Mid-west. I will have a empty keg out there any day now for comparison.

8/12/2009 7:51:43 PM

Ohio

what da hell seed is dat pumpkin der off of?

8/12/2009 8:43:09 PM

San Diego

never trust a sandbagger lol nice pumpkin!

8/12/2009 10:18:09 PM

Western Wisconsin

what state are you from unknown sandbagger?

8/12/2009 11:27:20 PM

Ca

ri?

8/12/2009 11:53:57 PM

Rhode Island

ok i confess, its definately not anyone in ri. yes there are a couple decent ones growing in ri but, world record numbers ? -- nope.

not this year. what you lose in a bad spring can not be made up. pap

8/13/2009 8:24:59 AM

Not willing to spill the beans yet. NOT RI though.

I believe the seed is exclusive to this patch...and is a cross between seeds from 2 world record pumpkins.

There may also be more than one "unknown sandbagger."

This pumpkin might be close enough to Iowa to make things interesting....haven't decided yet :) The problem for the competition is we have several big ones....for now....tick tock.

8/13/2009 9:07:26 AM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Hello Mr. sandbagger. Is it from a selfed former world record seed?

8/13/2009 10:51:24 AM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

MN perhaps?

8/13/2009 10:52:58 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

I was thinking MN as well.

8/13/2009 12:06:17 PM

Westford, MA

Looks like a salt marsh in the pic. from your last post.
Somewhere near the coast???

8/13/2009 12:47:38 PM

here's a hint as to where that "big" one may or may not still be growing,,,

http://bigpumpkins.com:80/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=73766



you gotta question all integrity when a "wannabe grower" is posting pics and measurements from other growers patches

maybe the time would be better spent trying to keep fruit together and actually get something sound to a weigh off

yes,,,it's MN

I have a hunch the orange fruit may reside in western WI. The weather has been near ideal there this year even though there has been some whining about "cold" these fellows have no idea what cold really is ;-)

8/13/2009 1:00:34 PM

Hail Capitol of The WORLD

Could there Be a BIG ONE in Colorado ??? Those IZ boyZ have been buZy and quite.......

8/13/2009 1:04:49 PM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

So are you saying the pics are not from Dean's garden? Somebody else is taking pictures of his garden? Or he is taking pics of other peoples gardens? Very confusing.

8/13/2009 1:15:29 PM

sandbagging can be very confusing,,I agree

Dean is a serious grower,,why he allows others to play this silly game is beyond me.

8/13/2009 3:28:35 PM

Pataskala,OH

I was thinking of sandbagging then my biggest split.lol

8/13/2009 3:33:52 PM

Ca

He is MI6!

The open feilds in his diary are clearly match the fields behind SIS (MI6) Technical Security Department - Hanslope Park, United Kingdom‎.

http://www.fas.org/irp/world/uk/mi6/SIS_Hanslope_Park.jpg

His patch seems to be at the bottom left of the image.


Sandbaggers was a British sitcom about MI6, always unknown is the mato of MI6:

The green C has even been made an official part of SIS lore. It's in the service's crest. The C surrounds a brain symbolizing intelligence. The crest is accompanied by the motto semper occultus, or 'always unknown.'

8/13/2009 5:11:52 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Minnesota could have some huge ones this year. The weather has really warmed up here lately. There's some top notch growers in the state as well. I don't foresee any state records from my patch though.

8/13/2009 5:19:07 PM

Bloomington, IN

I couldn't help but notice in the sandbagger's diary that in the second photo he posted of this pumpkin the houses in the back round appear to be much farther away than in the first photo, even though the pumpkin is at the same angle in each photo. Am I missing something?

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=116648
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=116782

8/13/2009 6:04:31 PM

Bloomington, IN

Oh yea, also I noticed Don Young's 1207 is growing at about the same rate as what Sandbagger posted here. Kick some ass Don. lol

8/13/2009 6:10:32 PM

Pataskala,OH

Photoshop the houses are way further. I would find something to do in the patch than spend hours to change a photo. It is probally still a big pumpkin though.

8/13/2009 8:36:38 PM

Ohio

I will tell you one thing that I know for sure, its not Deans patch,,lol,,, and there is more then one sandbagger, its ''sandbaggers"".LOL.
I will give you guys one hint, your guess's of who these, or who this person is,, aint even close,,lol.
he, or they, are just having a little fun with a big pumpkin that is growing. That's why his name is Unknown,, it makes ya wonder who it is , huh?,,lol

8/13/2009 9:06:42 PM

[email protected]

Troll - One who deliberately posts provocative messages or materials to a message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption, the purpose usually being self-amusement.

8/13/2009 10:31:09 PM

Indiana

The solution to this is easy. Until someone tells me who it is, I am going to assume that its all just a load of BS...LOL

8/13/2009 10:37:10 PM

Minnesota

Holy Crap Dan.... Why did you use that picture!!! lol

8/13/2009 10:57:58 PM

Minnesota

Looks like the same pumpkin to me, only different angle, sunlight, closer to pumpkin.

8/13/2009 11:37:25 PM

New Brunswick

Holy Crap....both very very nice females.

8/14/2009 12:30:00 AM

Rhode Island

when the weigh offs come around in late september and into october there are many growers whose entries would have won should the weigh off be held today.i have felt this pain many times through the years.
unfortunately nothing is worth getting to excited about until the day you get it to the scales.
a lot of world record size pumpkins never make it out of the patch every year.
dream just a little if you got a contender but, dont go out and buy anything on speculation.
pap

8/14/2009 6:26:13 AM

Ohio

Yea, I remember there was a big fuss over one last year almost a month before it was weighed, but it ended up not even being close to what they said it would be. So, dont start crowing to early cause usally you end up putting your foot in your mouth, wait till she hits the scales is the best bet. Never fails for me though, everytime I say I might have a big one going I lose a stump,,,lol.

8/14/2009 10:58:17 AM

shhhh brooks or you won't be able to start an "unknown stumpless growers" dairy !

8/14/2009 12:45:42 PM

Cochecton, NY

I am going to say Jutras' record stands another year! My guess for biggest of the year is 1585.

8/14/2009 5:35:37 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

It isn't going to be challenged here. I have a few slowing up but still have several chances at at least beating my main competition :)

8/14/2009 9:29:29 PM

Oklahoma State Record Holder

Debbie, I am nearing my goal of the new SR, I should have it in a week or 2. The chart says 588 lbs.

8/14/2009 9:32:09 PM

Sequim, WA

You know; a fast way to boost the end to end and side to side measurements on any pumpkin is to dig a nice trench around it. You can get huge gains in the estimated weight almost instantly. Thats what I do when I feel mine are growing too slowly.

8/14/2009 11:04:43 PM

Ohio

I mesure over top of the shade/rain roof that I built over my pumpkin., that way you dont accidently scar the pumpkin with the tape and get a hell of a measrment to boot.. Right now my pumpkin is going close to 2800 lbs at 30 days old,,,should be a good one!

8/15/2009 4:22:16 AM