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Vermont Green MTN State

Turns out Nick weighs 705 Lbs!!!!!
WOW I can't believe it!!!!
Thought my pumpkin was 450lbs or so, by the measurements???? 116-83-79 = 278 OTT.
Guess ya can't trust the tape A?
I tell ya I was shocked!
I placed 3rd. I have pictures posted of the others that competed on my diary too.
Check 'um out! Thanks for the support!
http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2004&grower=24118&action=L
Over & out,
Doeski

8/29/2004 5:24:07 AM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8/29/2004 7:04:20 AM

seacoast of NH

Great job, Congrags. Enjoying the pic's on growers forum, but what fair in VT was the weigh-off at?

8/29/2004 7:11:51 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Congratulations Doeski!!! That is a fine accomplishment indeed!

8/29/2004 8:38:07 AM

Ohio

WOW DOESKI, GOOD JOB!!, that pumpkin went really heavy didnt it, 255 pounds heavy from the measurments, what people say about it going way heavy like that, hope mine goes heavy like yours.

Brooks

8/29/2004 9:17:02 AM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

Didn't I say it looks heavy to me....

Awesome accomplishment! Congrats!

Martin

8/29/2004 9:47:55 AM

Walkerton Ont

Great Job Doeski, Im happy for you

8/29/2004 10:51:33 AM

Mastic Beach, New York

awsome job

8/29/2004 10:56:16 AM

Massillon, Ohio

DANG GIRLFRIEND !!!! if you are measuring right, and the scales are calibrated right, do you realize just how many people will be hitting you up for seeds ??

i have this chart that lists every single pumpkin grown in 2003 over 700 lbs. the SMALLEST OTT there is, is 309. and that is freakish small. if yours is 278, i am in awe.

pretty cool.

8/29/2004 11:06:42 AM

Commack, NY

congratulations great job! .....are you sure you're measuring right? according to my chart 278 OTT is 444.1 lbs. If that scale is correct, then you are almost 60% heavy. I've never known the chart to be off by that much. I suppose anything is possible though. id be interested to see how thick it is when you cut it open. Could you post pictures when you do?

Scott

8/29/2004 11:13:32 AM

Long Island,New York

Congratz....just curious....did all the others there go heavy too?

8/29/2004 1:02:46 PM

Vancouver, White Rock, Canada

705 lbs on 278 OTT: That's insane. Nice work!

8/29/2004 1:48:52 PM

Eugene, OR

Congrats!!

8/29/2004 2:04:53 PM

Sparta, NC

Great job!!!

8/29/2004 3:27:28 PM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

How do you measure? just wondering...

8/29/2004 3:52:16 PM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

I've just seen the pics... all looks a bit strange to me...

I'd say that there is no pumpkin in the pic heavier than 600 or at the most 700lbs.

Look at the fruit under the arm of Kevin Companion.... does a 1040lbs fruit look like that? I think not, it more looks like a 600lbs fruit to me...

What do all others think? Can that scales be trusted?

here is the link, also check out the next two entries...

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=27036

8/29/2004 4:03:06 PM

Ohio

Yea, Not knocking you one bit Doeski,Just the guy who weighed them, But them pumpkins do look a little small to be weighing that much, not just yours but all of them, what kind of scale was it.Just a guess but Im saying that the scale was off atleast 200b to 300lbs. If it wasnt Im sorry for being wrong.

Brooks

8/29/2004 5:31:34 PM

chattanooga,TN

great job!!

8/29/2004 5:51:22 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

60% heavy OTC is highly, highly, highly improbable. It *could* be possible but we'll never see it in our lifetime, or our kid's, or grandkid's, or great-grandkid's, or great-great-grandkid's.....
The scale was way off, bet money on it.

8/29/2004 7:43:41 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

I just saw the pics. No way all those pumpkins could've coincidentally weighed that heavy OTC.
Scales...I agree with Martin, Kevin's is no way a 1049.

8/29/2004 7:46:57 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

BTW...your pumpkin is really nice looking. What seed grew it?

8/29/2004 7:48:28 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

After staring at that picture for a while I got thinking about some photos I took at Topsfield last year.

The first here is the 1027 Hopkins woth Billy & Bart standing next to it. Both are about 6' tall.

Coincidnetally, the next is Kevin Companion's 1048.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=2494&gid=-21025

Interesting.

8/29/2004 8:33:44 PM

Vermont Green MTN State

I could not believe the weight myself, of course I did not argue!! LOL!
Anyway here are some answers to questions asked in the previous posts.

The pumpkin is a (F) 655 Breznick X (M) 735 Pukos
Measured 116-83-79 = 278 OTT
The fair was the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex VT.
Yup seems like that is a lot of weight for that size, I plan to take the pumpkin to a local business that has a well kept scale to see if that is indeed the weight.
Lou the guy that took second said he thought his was 700lbs before it went on the scale, not sure if he had his weighed anywhere else before he came. His was 17 lbs heavier than mine.
Yes Kevin’s pumpkin does look small in the picture, but I assure you it is not small. It was the most solid pumpkin I have ever seen; the skin feels just like cement, it was hard to believe it was a pumpkin! I will look into it guys and let you know what is up with the small OTT, and yes I will post a picture when I cut it open.

I will most definitely be sharing seeds, even if it is not 705 pounds it is a great looking pumpkin, I will be saving a clone off of this plant for next year.

The scale used, here is a picture on my Diary:
http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=27035
Another picture of Kevin’s
http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=27038

I just posted a few more pictures that may let you get a better idea of size.

8/29/2004 9:18:39 PM

Ohio

Doeski, thanks for not taking it personal, your a good sport about it, and its great your going to get it weighed again, alot of us are really curious about it now.not trying to put your pumpkin down by no means,its a great looking pumpkin. If your pumpkin does go 705lbs your gonna have seeds of gold there and it will definatly be a start of something diffrent in the pumpkin world.
Brooks

8/29/2004 10:19:49 PM

Knopp, Germany

Congrats Doeski, great job.

8/30/2004 1:39:25 AM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

doeski i am very proud of ya what a nice punkin!congrats and yes when seeds are available ide like a few!burrhead

8/30/2004 1:46:44 AM

Cologne / Germany

It was not the kind of digital scale you see at other weigh-offs. Officially calibrated? No offense taken here but I have to agree with Martin - a bit strange compared to other pics published here. However, congrats to you.

8/30/2004 6:22:31 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Yes indeed, you did a great job this year no matter what the final weight is.

8/30/2004 6:29:18 AM

Vermont Green MTN State

Thanks guys, I would have never known to doubt it if someone had not said anything, I really have no info on the scale, looks to be like the one they use at a doctors office? Ya know a sliding weight scale. Hey maybe the one at the doctors office weighs heavey too? Hee, Hee.
Doeski

8/30/2004 11:12:10 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Nice job Doeski...Congrats on that achievement first time outta the box!!! Chuck

8/31/2004 12:08:46 PM

California Bay Area

i just got my entry form for Half Moon Bay and it says that pumpkins entered in other competitions are not eligible.

8/31/2004 5:58:25 PM

California Bay Area

sorry wrong thread!!

8/31/2004 5:59:20 PM

Benton Ky

congrats

8/31/2004 10:06:17 PM

Utah

also technically you are supposed to weigh a fruit with out the tarp on the scale also.

9/1/2004 10:33:19 AM

Vermont Green MTN State

ya up Nort we ain't gettin' into to many of those teknologies like you all soofitikated folk do. Hee Hee!

I don't think that it is taken as seriously at the Essex fair, someday it might, but for now it is just fun, and quite a sight to see for the attendees at the fair.
Doeski

9/1/2004 11:22:19 AM

Cologne / Germany

Taken seriously or not, it´s not fair to the growers attending the weigh-off. At least you can expect a working scale. Take Kevin Companion who is a well reputated grower, I don´t think he would like the idea his 1000+ pumpkin is actually far below this. If it would be in the statistic or genetic database somewhere, others had to rely on wrong information. Doesn´t sound like a good reputation for the AG hobby. Just my opinion.

9/1/2004 12:59:43 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

If it not a certified scale it would be UOW

9/1/2004 2:02:48 PM

Vermont Green MTN State

sorry guys, still have not gotten this pumpkin to the scale yet!

9/13/2004 1:54:18 PM