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Swimmer 09-10-2007 04:14 PM

Pimpkin Pic's
 
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Here they are. Five days old to cutting the vine today. The big one stopped growing about two and 1/2 weeks ago. Sorry both pic's didn't load. This is the end result. Weighs about 430-435#'s

justplugit 09-10-2007 04:29 PM

Yo Yo Ma. :btu:

UserRemoved1 09-10-2007 04:34 PM

way effin cool Frank.

What's the stuff wrapped up, something to protect the vine from bugs?

Raven 09-10-2007 05:21 PM

thats a biggen
 
nice growing there Swimmer :claps:

MrHunters 09-10-2007 05:37 PM

what the heck do you do with it now?

Fishpart 09-10-2007 06:07 PM

Nice one!!!

Jenn 09-10-2007 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MrHunters (Post 523830)
what the heck do you do with it now?



I love pumpkin carving.....one year I printed out a striper pic and yes made a stencil from it and carved a spooky striper pumpkin! Imagine what you could do with 430# of carving material?.......a whole school!!!!!

I know I had a picture of it......I will see if I can find it:angel:

BigFish 09-10-2007 06:34 PM

Boy Frank....that is "Gourd"geous!:bgi:

nightfighter 09-10-2007 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& (Post 523809)

What's the stuff wrapped up, something to protect the vine from bugs?

I think it's a sunscreen, Scott, if I remember correctly. My sister used to row giants for the Topsfield Fair competition, so I am aware of the hours of work, time, and fertilizer you've put in Frank. Hope it holds up. Nothing worse than having one blow out. And what a stink when they do.....

Jenn 09-10-2007 07:07 PM

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It was on disc but I found it (somehow...):doh:

gone fishin 09-10-2007 09:08 PM

Way cool Jen...:bounce:

Striperknight 09-10-2007 10:14 PM

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one from last year

The Dad Fisherman 09-10-2007 10:24 PM

When I saw the title of this thread I expected to see a midget in a big fuzzy purple hat driving a Coupe De Ville.

That is one impressive pumpkin though....nice job

Katie 09-11-2007 05:07 AM

now thats a pumpkin!! Jenn and SK, very cool!

Rick Ackley 09-11-2007 06:02 AM

Very cool. Job well done

ProfessorM 09-11-2007 08:25 AM

Great job.

Swimmer 09-11-2007 04:37 PM

The white cotton batting is used as sunscreen just as Nightfighter suggested. I pull it over the strawberries to keep the birds away also. It also is helpful keeping the kids from seeing whats down back in the yard. I bought a roll of it about five years ago and I think I have twenty years worth left.

The only thing I am going to do with the pumpkin is dig out the seeds. Quite a few people want them and I keep some for myself and grow another fruit from the seeds next year. The nice thing about pumpkins is that you name the darn thing after yourself when it comes from a closed pollination.

If anyone gets a chance check out the program "Lord of the Gourds" on PBS channel 44. It shows how some people become fanatics. They turn there whole yards into one big pumpkin patch. The show is pretty GD entertaining. I am kind of hoping after I dig out the seeds it will weigh a manageable amount that I might get it onto the deck so Bev can watch it while I am on the Vineyard. Thanks for all the nice comments.

Jenn you can the fish, thats awesome!

The Dad Fisherman 09-12-2007 07:52 AM

I watched it the other night.......very interesting, but the last thing I need is another addiction.

Saltheart 09-12-2007 08:18 AM

Nice big pumpkin. Let me know when it has frost on it. :)

basswipe 09-12-2007 08:31 AM

That's one heck of a pImpkin!

Swimmer 09-12-2007 10:37 AM

pimpkin du oh!
 
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Originally Posted by basswipe (Post 524301)
That's one heck of a pImpkin!

Ya I have to watch my header spellings:rotflmao:

basswipe 09-12-2007 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Swimmer (Post 524362)
Ya I have to watch my header spellings:rotflmao:

Linus has been waiting for that pimpkin for a looooong time.:rotf3:

JohnR 09-12-2007 12:17 PM

I think Jenn could do a school of fish on Swimmer's Pumpkin :btu:

I'd carve something but I'm fishing that night :hee:


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