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Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Besides the 1385, do these records look correct? Not all are dated.

Cantaloupe 39 lbs. Darin DeGraw
Long Gourd 110 5/8 inches Peter Waterman, 1994 in Buffalo, NY.
Pumpkins 1385 Steve Daletas, Pleasant Hill, Or.
Tomatoes 4.35 lbs. Frank Harchak
Squash 1056.5 lbs. Fred Calai
Watermelon 251.5 lbs, Allie Collier

6/1/2004 11:55:38 AM

Independence, MO

I found this:

Cantaloupe 47.85 2002 Scott Robb

Source:
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:PbcuuwDj4K8J:www.alaskastatefair.org/pdfs/2004/veggieguide.pdf+Cantaloupe+%22world+record%22&hl=en

6/1/2004 2:27:39 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Cantaloupe 63lbs 8 ozs Bill Rogerson 1997.
Tomato 7lb 12ozs G.Graham 1986.
Watermelon 262lbs. B.Carson 1990.

Source Guinness

6/1/2004 2:53:34 PM

Long Island,New York

Squash should be 990Hebb

6/1/2004 3:57:49 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

And to think, all I was looking for was the Long Gourd record. LOL

6/1/2004 6:10:24 PM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

official Squash record should be the 1367.5 Rose 03!?!

true green would be the 990 Hebb

6/1/2004 6:50:53 PM

Spokane, WA

Just for your entertainment here is what I found up till 1997. (normally I wouldn't spend this much time in here but broke my collar bone and can't do much else, including pumpkins.)

WORLD RECORDS FOR FLOWERS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (1997)


Apple    3 lbs. 2 oz.    Miklovic family, Cara, MI 1992

Beetroot 40 lbs. 8 oz.    I. Neale, Newport, Wales 1994

Cabbage    124 lbs. B. Lavery, Llanharry, Wales    1989

Cantaloupe 62 lbs. G. Draughtridge, Rocky Mount, NC 1991

Carrot    15 lbs. 11 1/2 oz. B. Lavery, Llanharry, Wales 1996

Celery    46 lbs. 1 oz. B. Lavery, Llanharry, Wales 1990

Chrysanthemum 8 ft. 10 in. M. Comer, Desdord, England 1992

Cucumber 20 lbs. 1 oz. B. Lavery, Llanbarry, Wales 1991

Dahlia    25 ft. 7 in. R. Blythe, Nannup, Western Australia 1990

Garlic    2 lbs. 10 oz. R. Kirkpatrick, Eureka, Ca. 1985

Grapefruit 6 lbs 12 oz.    D. Hazelton, Queensland, Australia 1990

Grapes    20 lbs. 11 1/2 oz. Bozzolo y Perut Ltda, Santiago, Chile 1984

Green bean 48 in. Bill Rogerson, Robersonville, NC 1994

Leek (pot) 12 lbs. 2 oz. P. Harrigan, Linton, England 1987

Lemon 8 lbs. 8 oz. C. and D. Knutzen, Whittier, Ca. 1983

Long gourd 110 5/8 in. Peter Waterman, NY 1994

Okra 19 ft. 9 1/8 in. David Mikulka, FL. 1994

Onion 12 lbs. 4 oz. M. Ednie, Anstruther, Scotland 1994

Parsnip    171 3/4 in. B. Lavery, Llanharry, Wales    1990

Petunia    13 ft. 8 in. B. Lawrence, Windham, NY 1985

Philondndron    1,114 ft.F. Francis, University of Massachusetts 1984

Pineapple 17 lbs. 12 0z. E. Kamuk, Ais Village, WBNP, Papua New Guinea 1994

Potato 7 lb. 13 oz. K. Sloane, Patrick, Isle of Man 1994

Radish    37 lbs. 15 oz.    Litterini family, Tanunda, South Australia 1992

Rhubarb    5 lbs. 14 oz. E. Stone, East Woodyates, England 1985

Runner bean 39 1/2 in. J. Taylor, Shifnal, England 1986

Continued...

6/4/2004 2:32:42 PM

Spokane, WA

Rutabaga 62 lbs. 3 oz.    N. Craven, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada    1993

Strawberry 8.17 oz. G. Anderson, Folkestone, England 1983

Sunflower 25 ft. 5 1/2 in. M. Heimjs, Oirschot, Netherlands 1986

Tomato 7 lbs. 12 oz. G. Graham, Edmond, OK. 1986

Tomato plant 53 ft. 6 in. G. Graham, Edmond, OK. 1985

Watermelon 262 lbs. B. Carson, Arrington, TN.    1990

Zucchini 64 lbs. 8 oz. B. Lavery, Llanharry, Wales 1990

6/4/2004 2:33:21 PM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

Grapes 20 lbs. 11 1/2 oz. Bozzolo y Perut Ltda, Santiago, Chile 1984
THAT CANT BE RIGHT...why who has even seen a 20 pound grape??
Leek (pot) 12 lbs. 2 oz. P. Harrigan, Linton, England 1987
This has to be wrong also..shoot i've seen pot plants 15 feet tall..i bet they would have weighed 100 pounds...hehe

6/4/2004 4:24:24 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

If anybody is wondering what a Pot Leek is they have short wide barrels blanched area must be no greater than 6in.long.

6/5/2004 2:45:24 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Adam,

Ouch. Sporry to hear about the collar bone. I hope it mends well & soon.

Thanks for the info too!

So it sounds like the world record long gourd is ray Waterman's 110 5/8" '94. That's a long tinme for a record to stand compared to AG's.

6/5/2004 7:46:25 AM

Western Pa.

It was Ray's brother, and I have a feeling that record is going down soon!

6/5/2004 8:08:00 AM

Md/ Usa

RunnerKid get new book alot you records out date.

the 2004 book list 2003 includes Charley Houghton's 1336.7
as the current record holder
It also list following new records in vegetable catagories
beet root weight 51lbs 9.4 oz 2001
celery 63.3
kohlrabi 43 lbs 11oz 2001
marrow 135 lbs 1998
leek 17lbs 13 oz 2002
radish 68lbs 9 oz
sweede 75 lbs 12 oz
sweet potato 49 lbs 9 oz
squash 962 1997
cantaloupe 63 lbs 8 oz 1997
longest zuchini 53 in 2002
parsnip longest 16 ft 4.5 2000
beet longest 18 ft .6 in

6/6/2004 3:12:39 PM

Benton Ky

I am just curious do you know what kind of cantaloupe that was set by? I bought a packet of weeks seeds that said they had produced 50lb ones and was just wondering.

6/6/2004 10:57:45 PM

Md/ Usa

tomato grower that is correct variety the weeks set the can tilope record many years back.

6/7/2004 9:48:18 AM