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Knopp, Germany

on staurday i will be weighing my 805 Pukos. The current measurements are 142.5 Circ, 80, EE and 86 SS, = 308.5 OTT or 603.5 pounds. as you can see from the measurements, it is not a very tall pumpkin, but man is it round, sorta like a inflated pancake. anyhow, since we are in the doldrums of august, i thought a little fun was needed. what is your guess, the 805 has always weighed heavy. is this the one that goes light? or does it fit the mold and go heavy like the rest? the AGGC list shows everything from over 1% to over 23% heavy for 805 offspring. my guess is 650 pounds (hey why not, it is my pumpkin,,,lol) what is your guess? the closer guess gets seeds shipped courtesy of my. it is a 805 x self.

8/19/2003 12:25:23 PM

Brillion Wisconsin

592lbs.

8/19/2003 1:16:55 PM

Commack, NY

658

8/19/2003 1:22:54 PM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

645 lbs

8/19/2003 1:25:48 PM

ipswich, ma usa

637

8/19/2003 1:29:53 PM

Indiana

624.5

8/19/2003 2:03:44 PM

Itzetown City

543,5 lbs

8/19/2003 2:08:33 PM

601 lbs
Good Luck!!!

8/19/2003 2:35:57 PM

Rm, Tn

585lbs

8/19/2003 2:40:32 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

631 lbs.

8/19/2003 2:45:29 PM

New Brunswick

617 pounds

8/19/2003 3:17:04 PM

wilmington,ma.

684Lbs

8/19/2003 3:17:45 PM

Colorado

621 lbs

8/19/2003 3:21:48 PM

Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

597 Lbs

8/19/2003 3:39:15 PM

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

663 lbs.

8/19/2003 3:46:16 PM

White Plains, NY

White Plains, NY - 613 lbs

8/19/2003 4:03:27 PM

Bobcaygeon Ontario

701lbs ......good luck!

8/19/2003 4:21:57 PM

North Ga

604# Way to go Owen!!! Best of luck to you!!

8/19/2003 4:29:25 PM

Erin,Ontario.

626

8/19/2003 4:33:08 PM

KENTUCKY

648 pounds

8/19/2003 4:54:06 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

612lbs

8/19/2003 4:59:35 PM

Ga.

613#

8/19/2003 5:30:45 PM

colorado

624 lbs. good luck owen!

8/19/2003 5:33:11 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

634#

8/19/2003 5:50:49 PM

Sparta, NC

633 lbs.

8/19/2003 5:57:11 PM

North Mississippi

629 lbs.

8/19/2003 8:23:28 PM

White Plains, NY

Jeff I get the money you get bragging rights when we win.

8/19/2003 8:27:26 PM

Bristol, ME (stunner906@roadrunner.com)

639#

8/19/2003 8:38:31 PM

churchville, ny

644#

8/19/2003 8:40:56 PM

Key West, FL

641#

8/19/2003 8:49:22 PM

666 see my horns?

8/19/2003 9:23:45 PM

Montoursville, PA

540 and I hope I'm wrong.

8/19/2003 11:14:07 PM

derry n.h u.s.a.

750 or bust,Good luck:)

8/19/2003 11:21:32 PM

Chesterfield, MO

693

8/19/2003 11:31:42 PM

Farmington, Utah

702 lbs

8/19/2003 11:36:48 PM

Taber, Alberta

622 lbs

8/20/2003 1:29:22 AM

Knopp, Germany

some quick stats up to this point:
35 guesses so far, mine not counting
634.1 is the avg guess, 5.1% heavy
Shannon is closest to avg so far
540 is lightest guess, 10.4% light
750 is heaviest, 24.3% heavy
666 is coolest guess, 10.4% heavy (starting to worry about Brigitte..lol)
650 was my guess, 7.7% heavy

8/20/2003 1:51:00 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

600.5 Well, this seems to be my lucky number

8/20/2003 2:01:36 AM

Buffalo,Minnesota

647 lbs

8/20/2003 5:55:58 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

653/2.2=something in kilos

8/20/2003 6:56:13 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

703

8/20/2003 7:06:31 AM

Udine, Italy

623 lbs. What's the current record in Germany?

8/20/2003 8:16:13 AM

Utah

47.07 ..... Stones
... or ...
1494587.... Carats
... or ...
659 lbs

8/20/2003 8:56:14 AM

Knopp, Germany

The record here is about 657 pounds. It would be nice to top that, but it will of course be unofficial, as well it should. I would just like to see that I can run with the big German growers.

8/20/2003 10:34:07 AM

Grants Pass, Oregon

Ok owen I will guess 700 pounds even. My question is can I talk you out of a seed from this pumpkin? :)

8/20/2003 11:24:39 AM

Woodburn, Indiana

1338. lol

8/20/2003 12:41:21 PM

Knopp, Germany

well, i don't know Carrie, you got any good pictures to share with me?

8/20/2003 1:16:41 PM

Grants Pass, Oregon

ask Kenny I dont know the answer. :)

8/20/2003 2:18:53 PM

Sask, Canada

ok, i'll bite...

I'll guess 628.5 lbs. and that is being generous.

TTYL
Ernie
Giant Veggies

oh the wife (Mrs. GV) says she'll take 599.5

8/20/2003 6:41:51 PM

porterville,california usa

636 guaranteed!

8/21/2003 2:22:28 AM

Knopp, Germany

Updated Stats:
Total of 45 guesses (excluding mine and Carlos 1338..lol)
28644 total pounds guessed
636.5 Average guess, 5.5% heavy (gone up slightly)
5150 with a 637 guess
booth with a 636 guess are closest to the average
starting to get some butterflies, i've never been through this before

8/21/2003 3:32:26 AM

Usa

638

8/21/2003 3:32:52 AM

Quebec,Canada

589 lbs

8/21/2003 7:10:33 AM

Esneux / Liège / BELGIUM

626.5Lbs. It's a very good idea

8/21/2003 7:54:18 AM

Wood River, Nebraska

628

8/21/2003 10:29:55 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

649

8/22/2003 12:41:15 PM

Spanish Ontario

633.5 lbs

8/22/2003 2:36:14 PM

St. Louis, MO

606 lbs

8/22/2003 2:45:47 PM

NB, Canada

618 lbs

8/22/2003 3:18:34 PM

Circleville ,OH.

638.5

8/22/2003 11:26:51 PM

Knopp, Germany

Well we got it loaded into the trailer last night, good thing I didn't wait to weigh this one, starting to develop a soft spot on the bottem. Will be weighing her in about 2 hours. Will post pics as soon as we get back home.

8/23/2003 1:43:16 AM

Knopp, Germany

Just got back. The winner is Ben Bortner with his guess of 641 lbs. The actual weight is 641.3 lbs, or, 6.3% heavy. ben, send me an email with you address and I will ship you off some seeds as soon as they have thoroughly dried. Anyone else interested in some of these 805 Pukos x Self seeds please send me a SASBP to:
Owen Olsen
LRMC, CMR 402, Box 1127
APO AE 09180

I would like to thank Carrie Polka for helping me get this seed, without her I never would have been so lucky.


I also want to thank Joe Pukos for his advice during the season. After a 2 week period where the pumpkin was doing pretty good I email Joe and asked him if he had any advice. His answer was simple but wise, continue to do whatever you are doing, it is working.

PB 641.3 Olsen 03 UOW/DMG

8/23/2003 5:51:43 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Congratulations Owen!!!! Great job!

Steve

8/23/2003 8:29:42 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Way to go Owen!!! Congrats on a fine pumpkin!
PB's are great...I got dibs! LOL

Chuck

8/23/2003 8:33:45 AM

Commack, NY

Great job Owen........i think this is cause for some Beer and Brats don't you? :)

Scott

8/23/2003 8:43:29 AM

Key West, FL

haha, sweet, good job owen! Isn't that an OUW German Record?

8/23/2003 10:54:13 AM

Grants Pass, Oregon

Way to Owen I knew you could do it....Carrie

8/23/2003 11:55:19 AM

Iron River Mi

ill say 683lbs

8/23/2003 1:56:42 PM

Itzetown City

Congratulations Owen! New German Record? My Pumpkins are still growing! ;-)
Werner

8/23/2003 3:38:30 PM

North Ga

You DA MAN!!! Owen!!! Congrats!!

8/23/2003 5:07:07 PM

Knopp, Germany

Thanks guys, you got em chuck, already had the beer and brats Scott, no record Ben missed it by about 18 pounds, grow em big Werner, thanks Carrie, Brian and Steve.

Hunter007, a little late bid there guy....lol

8/24/2003 1:43:03 AM

Usa

Congratulations, Great going. I hope that next year you beat the record, you are really close. Maybe a couple of more days on the vine would have made it.
Inspiring to us newbies.

8/25/2003 3:26:52 AM

Manchester, N.h.

Das es ser gut. Sorry my Deutch is not so great. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Flora

8/26/2003 9:52:02 PM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

641.3, and over the chart. Owen, that is great!
My sincerous congratulations. Now you have to prepare all the data to send them to Mike, I wanna see'em soon in the AGGC web site.

What plans do you have for the pumpkin? You could look for buyer or organize an auction. I've seen many big fruits destroyed too soon, is a pity, when so many people can enjoy watching them.

8/27/2003 1:23:09 AM

Knopp, Germany

Carlos, just got done sending an email to Mike for the AGGC.

It was starting to rot due to the split so I cut it open on one side and retrieved the seeds. It is in my front yard right now so it is getting some enjoyment as our paper did a story, people stop by and take pictures all the time, but it is starting to fall apart, will be in the compost soon.

8/27/2003 3:01:38 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine et lux perpetua luceat eis.

8/27/2003 11:47:17 AM

Edmonton, Canada

Wow!!! Great job!

8/27/2003 12:50:58 PM

Manchester, N.h.

Hey Don, not sure if you're suppose to say that on this site...Flora:)

8/27/2003 12:58:09 PM