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Nottingham, UK

Being my first year of growing I was wondering what I will be like at it years from now and that got me thinking about the AG community. Anyone interested in answering:

1. How old were you when you got into pumpkin growing?
2. First weighed pumpkin and year
3. Biggest to date

Cheers

8/26/2011 6:20:38 AM

Quebec

1. 24 years old
2. 2010 was first year growing and got a 724 pound pumpkin.
3. 724 pounds

8/26/2011 9:54:35 AM

Johnston, Iowa

1. 18
2. 105 pounds way back in 1994
3. 447 pounds

8/26/2011 10:09:12 AM

Midway, UT

1. 36 years old
2. 755 pounds in 2008
3. 868 pounds

8/26/2011 10:27:19 AM

Middle TN

1. 39
2. 740 lbs in 2010
3. 740 lbs

8/26/2011 10:57:21 AM

Upa Creek, MO

1. 33 years
2. This is my first year growing to weigh
3. ~500 pounds

8/26/2011 11:01:24 AM

?

1. 10 yrs old
2.354 pounds in 2006
3.512 lbs

8/26/2011 11:03:51 AM

Ireland

1.12
2.211lbs
3.936lbs

8/26/2011 11:24:06 AM

Stanwood, Washington

1. 31
2. 2010 was my first year. Grew a seed from a store on 60SF and got 78 pounds.
3. Estimating at 288 pounds right now hoping to get around 400.

8/26/2011 12:49:18 PM

Onawa,Iowa

1. 49
2. "2011" Rookie year weighed 716#
3. Iowa State Fair "2011" weighed 970#

8/26/2011 1:44:48 PM

[email protected]

1. 37
2. 256lbs 2005
3. 938.5 in 2008

8/26/2011 2:37:04 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

1. 6
2. 2006 it weighed 423 lbs.
3. Ask me again in a month or so

8/26/2011 2:45:11 PM

Minnesota

37
599 (Yeah that was disappointing..)
1183.5 in 2009

8/26/2011 3:05:38 PM

Sourthern Utah

55,,, 181 2009... its still growing now ..

8/26/2011 3:52:18 PM

Germany

1. 31
2. 183 lbs in 2009 (UOW, just put the whole thing on my bathroom scales), similar UOW procedure for 496 lbs in 2010 (it went in wedges on my bathroom scales)
3. currently on my patch, ca. 620 lbs according to todays OTT

8/26/2011 3:58:56 PM

Cologne Brescia Italy

31
367
1111 in 2010 for now............;)

8/26/2011 6:08:12 PM

Nova Scotia

1. 26
2. 134 lbs 2003
3. 1419 lbs 2010

8/26/2011 7:06:36 PM

Rochester, MN

1. 8
2. 83 lbs (1970)
3. 1355 lbs(2009)

8/26/2011 9:51:49 PM

Frankfort Ohio

28
started in 09 first weighed fruit 496 in 2010
if all goes well new pb the 17th sep

8/26/2011 9:55:53 PM

Glosta

Started at 33
90 lbs
881 in 2010

8/26/2011 10:25:15 PM

Reed Point Montana

18 in 2007

155 and 104 in 2007 with store seeds

475 in 08

8/27/2011 12:17:00 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

51 yrs old...none...310#'s on bathroom scales, 1st year !! Peace, Wayne

8/27/2011 3:30:58 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Assuming you meant officially weighed at GPC Weighoff?
Peace, Wayne

8/27/2011 3:32:03 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

26
first officially weighed 1989 109 lbs
1258 in 2009

8/28/2011 8:44:29 AM

Hensler North Dakota

1. 33 in 1996
2. 158# big max
3. 700#

8/28/2011 8:49:42 AM

Mercersburg, PA

About 17 for giants.
99# in 1998
490 on bathroom scale-2011
343.5* official -2010
Field pumpkin-63-2010

8/31/2011 8:43:27 AM

Nottingham, UK

1. 35 in 2011
2. None yet
3. Watch this space. Est 250lbs on D54

Thanks everyone for getting involved and keep hitting new Pb's :)

8/31/2011 9:59:47 AM

Germany

Hi Dandytown,
I did enjoy reading the various entries in this post, so thanks alot for starting this page, and I keep my fingers crossed that many more growers will join. Also, I wish you all the best with your pumpkin. 250 lbs isn´t 500 lbs yet, but I´ve had a look at one of my pumpkins which I had measured on day 67. Since day 54 it had added 27.5% of its day 54 weight (according to OTT). May the next two weeks also add another 27% to your pumpkin (to make it 319 lbs), and it will probably grow for another two weeks thereafter (to 350 lbs?). This will make your pumpkin very safe, nobody would be able to carry it away (by hand) overnight. Also, there´s always a chance of having a heavy one, things like 29% heavy may happen (http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=168620), ...still a chance to have a 450-pounder. Good luck!

8/31/2011 11:06:10 AM

Hampstead, NC 28443

1. 40 in 2011, first year growing AGs
2. "2011" Rookie year, 444 pounds, split at 40 days old
3. One more still growing, estimating better than 444 now

9/1/2011 11:01:03 AM

New Zealand

1. 36
2. 1095 in 2011
3. 1095

9/5/2011 6:19:16 AM

Hingham MA

1. 35
2. 488 in 2008
3. 488

9/15/2011 8:24:49 PM