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Port Alberni, BC, Canada

WOW, Just received this from AB in New Zealand. He weighed in a whopper at the Auckland Easter Show weighing 817.4 KG or 1802 Lbs. It was grown off the 1536.5 van Kooten '08.

3/31/2010 11:39:37 PM

Are you 21 minutes too soon, Jake?

3/31/2010 11:56:09 PM

are there any pictures?

3/31/2010 11:57:01 PM

Indiana

April Fools!

3/31/2010 11:57:10 PM

nanaimo,B.C,Canada

lol

4/1/2010 1:38:35 AM

Colorado Springs.Co

Folks just can't resist. Here's one Obama has decided to reduce the tax rate on business by 20 percent.

4/1/2010 2:18:01 AM

New Zealand

hahahaha........
you just scared the gejesus out of me!!
i just took my pumpkin to the auckland easter show today, and so far mine is the biggest, and has beaten the new zealand record to date.
it is around 360kgs.
but next year.... i hope to get 817 kgs.........

caught me out...... well done.

4/1/2010 3:12:02 AM

Ohio

congrats Macivo! how much is 360 kgs in ''pounds'' for dummies like me that dont know?,,ha!

4/1/2010 7:08:06 AM

Glosta

congrats macivo on your 792# pumpkin

4/1/2010 7:29:53 AM

Ohio

thanks Bryan!,,lol

4/1/2010 7:32:06 AM

Port Alberni, BC, Canada

Have a great "April 1" everyone.

4/1/2010 11:21:22 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

I think people would have believed it if you hadn't stated it was growing off a lowly van Kooten seed......sorry Jake....just kidding:-)

4/1/2010 10:16:35 PM

Hobbiton New Zealand

Not a new world record but a new NZ record I will let some one else put all the weights up I cant remember them.
OH and it is not macivo either.

4/2/2010 12:46:42 AM

Waitakere New Zealand

Yes a new NZ record 342 kg 752 lb grown by AB of Whangarei on the van kooten 1536.5 (I think its 1536.5) I'm working from memerory but I think Macivo weighed 314 kg and Patch 1 ran 3rd can't remember the weight I will post the offical weights Sunday nite when I get them from the Office

4/2/2010 2:04:37 AM

Waitakere New Zealand

I also had a long gourd measuring 2.41 meters (95 inches)grown on the 109.5 timms/08 for the NZ record

4/2/2010 2:08:21 AM

Waitakere New Zealand

By the way the winning pumpkin was a ugly white brute of a thing sure looks good now though!!!!!

4/2/2010 2:10:37 AM

New Zealand

just talked to the organisers of the easter show, they re weighed all the pumpkins today because of "discrepencies"
my pumpkin can in at 330 kgs and the winning pumpkin came in at 364 kgs.

not happy about my first weigh in at 380kgs minus the pallet and then getting 330kgs.
but the second weigh in was done without the pallets so the weight was accurate.

so my pumpkin is short by 4kgs of the nz record and the other pumpkin broke the record at 364 kgs.

in the mean time, the winning pumpkin was on tv last night with a weight of 340 odd kgs.
so all in all a frustrating few days.
the easter show organisers werent set up this year for the size of pumpkins, but at least they made amends by doing a fair weigh off the second time round.
so i got second place in nz, and am happy with that.

roll on next season.

4/4/2010 2:45:19 AM

Waitakere New Zealand

As They say the bull s___ stops as soon as the tailgate drops
We had a good weighoff . The growers present had a good time and a good buzz seeing the record broken. It was a pity about the scales but this is a small part of the show and we need to cut our cloth to fit.The weight on the cattle scales was cool and I have seen the calibration cert so alls well.
Due to the publicity the pumpkins generated, We have gained some presence within the Auckland A & P and next year we can build on it, I have had some discussions with the powers that be and its all positive for next year.

4/5/2010 4:20:25 AM