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Western PA

Lets say you have a 1000 pound pumpkin. For what ever reason, you have to get it out of your patch. And lets also say your weigh off is 30 days later. You get it weighed somewhere and then you store it in a cool dry place.


How much weight will it lose during that 30 day period ?

Surely some on has done this before.I am not planning on doing this , but I am currious how much a fruit would lose, if any at all.

8/28/2010 8:49:04 AM

Corbin, KY

I have one in a cooler now that stopped growing. It is a little over 1k. It will be 25 days in cooler. I will let you know how much on Sept 18th.

8/28/2010 9:50:16 AM

France

It depends if you keep a piece of vine in a bottle of water or not.In a cool dry place with no direct sun, I would say +/- 20lb in a month.

8/28/2010 11:01:29 AM

Western PA

Tim, did you weigh it already, or just an estimate (taped) ?

Mehdi, are you suggesting that over the 30 day period, it could actually gain weight if done that way ???
Thanks fellas

8/28/2010 11:56:18 AM

Pinedale, WY

I think he means it will lose about 20 lbs, maybe lose a little more, maybe lose a little less than 20 lbs.

8/28/2010 12:55:51 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

That will be great to know Tim if you can weigh it now and then again in 25 days.

I harvested my 672 (from 1255 van Kooten) early last year for a community event on Sept. 21st and then it sat until Oct. 10th before being weighed at a weighoff and it still came in at a whopping 12.5% heavy. Would have been nice to know what it weighed when it was cut from the vine.

Let us know when you can Tim...that would be interesting!

8/28/2010 1:04:36 PM

South Finland [email protected]

Anders Lilja´s 1192 lost 12 lbs in two weeks few years ago. Dont know how it was kept that time.

8/28/2010 1:52:10 PM

who says they have to loose weight

8/28/2010 2:01:21 PM

Western PA

True Don. They may not loose any weight in ideal conditions.

I just looked at Tims diary. His last entry states that he did get it weighed. I think he will get back to this question after the weigh off.

8/28/2010 2:18:31 PM

Pa

I had a watermelon a couple years ago that was done growing mid sept so I pulled it out of the patch, weighed it on a bathroom scale-90lbs,three weeks later it was officially weighed in ohio at 89 lbs, only a 1 pound loss. It just sat on my porch outside but out of direct sunlight.

8/28/2010 2:35:45 PM

Long Island,New York

I grew a 1173macari in 2006......pulled and wieghed 9-5 and was 702lbs. Stored in driveway in shade up against garage for a month...covers on during day, covers off at night....wieghed at Ctgps wieghoff 1 month later= 696lbs...lost 6 lbs.

8/28/2010 3:19:33 PM

Massachusettts

G - the driveway has preservative qualities, I believe it's called "The Macadam Factor" or something like that.

8/28/2010 8:13:39 PM

Jefferson Me

I cut my 827 last year on 8/29. After the weigh in I sprayed the fruit with wilt proof and waxed the ends of the stem. It then stayed the week of the fair in 80 degree weather. Then 8 days later it was put it a industrial size cooler at 36 degrees. Where it stayed until Oct 3rd. It was then reweighed and it came in at 800lbs. And was used for a pumpkin display and held up thru rain and frosty nights and on Nov 4th cut apart and saved the seeds. It held up very well thru it all. Got a couple soft spots from the frost. I will be doing the same thing again this year.

8/28/2010 10:05:38 PM

Western PA

It appears from the posts that they loose a little but not much. Good to know for the future.

Thanks for all the posts.

8/29/2010 9:50:33 AM

Littleton, Colo

Z.......I alwayz display one for 30 dayz before cutting it......I've alwayz wondered the same......I will tezt my biggezt and will follow up on thiz.....biz

8/29/2010 10:59:56 PM