A4A Giant Pumpkin Contest 2011

[Dandytown]

Giant Pumpkin Contest - 2011

This is for the weigh-in of the heaviest pumpkin 2011. Here are a few rules (Borrowed from previous threads):

1. The heaviest pumpkin is the winner and it's grower will receive a small prize (not sure what or how we will go about this for now but will keep you posted).
2. The pumpkin you enter must have been grown and cared for by you.
3. You are allowed to enter a pumpkin on behalf of your child or grandchild.
4. The pumpkin must be photographed and the picture with weight information either posted on this thread or via another web link together or if you can not..(see 5.)
5. This is a light-hearted competition and we are relying on 100% honesty, so no cheating!
6. Even if you don't think you'll win, please post a photo and the weight of your pumpkin, we'd all like to see everyone's efforts.
7. Closing date: 31st October 2006


Please use this post for letting us know what you are growing and where, photos, tips, updates and if you need advice.

A new thread will be made for the posting of your weights and pictures in September/October

For anyone that would like some information on growing giant pumpkins please see the links below

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Default.asp
http://www.backyardgardener.com/wcgp/tips/10steps/10steps.html
http://www.giantpumpkin.com/

This is my first year of growing seriously and I am growing a 1366 Paton (seed is from a 1366 lb pumpkin grown by Paton brothers).

Here is the the link to my pumpkin growing diary.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2011&grower=55348&action=L

Best of luck everyone  

[Dandytown]

Nice blog Steve and a good weight for your pumpkin 

[Steve.]

Nice blog Steve and a good weight for your pumpkin 

Thank you and thank you! Setting myself a target of 400lbs for next year (realistic) and aiming/hoping for 500lb plus (possibly unrealistic).

Steve...

[pete JB]

Hey, Any comp reselts yet
I got prizes to give !

Pete

[Nigel B]

Mine ended up at all of 65lbs. 

I gave it to our local girls morris-dancing troupe for their Halloween 'do', where they held a guess-the-weight competition with it, and the winner won the pumpkin to carve as they wished.
Although I wasn't there, I was told it went down a treat and was back on display, carved and lit up, within two hours!

[Dandytown]

Apologies for not producing a results page yet, i have limited access at the moment but will do my best.  All a bit anti-climatic