What makes a good Grower Diary? This is a very subjective question. Some people like educational posts, some like great photos (oriented the right way), timely posts are nice too. Having a complete story of your growing season from seed selection to weigh-off maybe? What about a grower diary with YouTube videos? One thing is for sure, we ALL benefit when there are lots of good Grower Diaries to go through and learn from. For the 2024 growing season you will get a chance to vote for the BEST Grower Diary of the year!

I am happy to announce the BigPumpkins.com Grower Diary of the Year contest for 2024! There will be prize packages awarded to the top three Grower Diaries for 2024. Winners will be chosen by YOUR votes! So get out there and grow a GIANT! Document the season in your Grower Diary. Be creative, tell a story!

Voting for the GDOTY will begin on October 1, 2024 and end on October 31, 2024 8:00 PM eastern.

Prize Packages (preliminary)

Seed Prizes (preliminary)

Each prize package above will contain a list of seeds. The exact seeds and distribution between the packages is still being worked out. Lots of growers have donated seeds already and many more will be added.
Growers and clubs that want to donate can contact Ken.

Some of the growers donating are:

• Andy Wolf
• Ron Wallace
• Pete Caspers
• Joe Jutras
• Steve Sperry
• Steve Connolly
• Matt DeBacco
• John Young
• Norm Gansert
• Gary Vincent
• Gene Larivere
• Ian Paton
• Al Eaton
• Gerry Gadberry
• Kevin Donahue
• Eric Gerry
• Woody Lancaster
• Jamie Graham
• Jack La Rue
• Don Barron

Rules

The contest rules are as follows:

1. Must have a Grower Diary on BigPumpkins.com for 2024
2. Must have an active Premium Membership on 10/31 to be eligible for prizes
3. Top three winners based on total votes from BP users will win prize packages
4. In the event of a tie, prize packages will be divided among the winners
5. Prizes packages are subject to change and substitutions
6. Must have a grower diary to vote! (minimum number of entries TBD)
7. Do not create secondary BP accounts just to vote (votes from SPAM accounts will not count)
8. Vote for up to three grower diaries (can vote for yourself)
9. Voting will start on October 1st and end on October 31st
10. Rules are subject to change

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