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Simi valley, ca

We all know that the main pumpkin that stands out is the 1725 that was grown at 9.5 ft out on main ! But what other bigger sized ones were close in? Anything else huge grown say 12 ft out or less ? Just kind wondered especially since i will probably be going with one at 10 ft & another one at 11 ft out !!

6/30/2011 8:20:34 PM

East Jordan, MI

Fissssh, the info is on www.aggc.org.

Here are the top ones,

The 1725 Sweet was at 12.
The 1677.5 Hunt was at 11 ft.
The 1674 Marsh was at 11ft.
The 1662 Young was at 11 ft.
The 1634 werner was at 12 ft.
The 1579 Revier was at 11.5 ft.
The 1548 Marsh was at 11 ft.
The 1544.4 Mcmullen was at 11 ft.
The 1536.5 Van Kooten was at 12 ft.
The 1536 Sweet was at 12 ft.
The 1524.5 Liggett was at 10 ft.
The 1521.5 Werner was at 12 ft.

6/30/2011 9:48:27 PM

Cincinnati,OH

Hmmmm interesting

6/30/2011 9:52:48 PM

Pataskala,OH

I wonder if a lot of those measurements are estimates. I have never seen anyone actually measure the distance from stump to pumpkin.

6/30/2011 10:01:46 PM

Simi valley, ca

That is really good news for me ! (hopefully) !! thank you !

6/30/2011 10:08:07 PM

Muddy Waters

Oh yeah they measure with tapes long before the season ends!!

6/30/2011 10:13:25 PM

East Jordan, MI

I measure mine....I would think for statistical purposes one would want the data to be acurate. In our quest for a bigger pumpkin statistical analysis of many might reveal commonalities to take us to the next level.

6/30/2011 11:48:55 PM

Anchorage Alaska

Since the distance is relatively close to the stump. Do you think all those are the 1st pollination...If so ,then the 1st female showing should get all the attention..that is a pretty impressive group..

7/1/2011 12:54:46 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

WiZ and BiZ have measured flags we set out at each plant at 12 feet. Nice work cntyboy!

7/1/2011 9:50:27 AM

Midway, UT

This is the best statistical data that I am aware of in regards to distance from stump to fruit. A fair amount of work was put into this I'm sure. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=302127

7/1/2011 11:57:17 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Glad to know I'm not the only obsessive compulsive out there....was out in the patch the other day and wife and I had the tape out measuring the kins exact distance from stump.

7/1/2011 12:19:13 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

Would it make any difference to the figures if the vines were trained differently? Say, christmas tree as opposed to flag pole. The amount of leaves behind the pumpkin could be different for different training methods.

7/1/2011 1:42:32 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

This is good, but perhaps a better number to think about would be the number of secondaries and leaves that are "behind" the fruit? Or, if length really matters, then we'd need to think that rooting along the main vine plays a major role.

In my case my personal best was also the furthest out. I always struggle to get any length on my vines. Right now most of mine are at 7 to 8 feet, so to get beyond 11 I'd need to wait until mid-July.

7/1/2011 1:43:33 PM

Muddy Waters

Im in the construction buisness .A dollar bill is 6 inchs,My step is 3 feet.My drip tape is spaced 2 feet! I dont need a tape measure,I can tell you how long your living room is within 6 inchs without a tape measure!If you cant do that, I would get out a tape measure to be sure,LOL

7/1/2011 9:12:58 PM

Anchorage Alaska

lol @ handy

7/2/2011 1:09:17 AM

canal winchester ohio

It's fairly simple, once the plant starts to vine & hits the ground stretch a tape 10' out & put a dowel rod. Again at 12',14' ect. Once the pumpkin you want is set it's pretty simple to see how far out it is.

7/2/2011 10:22:37 AM

i measure mine with a tape theres many things to consider all three of the 1600 lber;s from my patch were differnt distances

7/2/2011 10:47:16 AM

Reed Point Montana

my personal best of 475 was set 6' out. I am usualy lucky to get any polination by 20 of july

7/3/2011 3:11:43 AM