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Does anybody know the year when the Howard Dill Award came into being. There is a discussion on that thread and people are wondering when it went from the local prettiest pumpkin to the Howard Dill Award? Need info like who, what pumpkins if you can.

3/3/2020 4:44:19 PM

Wixom MI.

I remember in Michigan our first year was around 2002 or 2003 but im not sure if it was around earlyer at other sites ?

3/3/2020 5:15:46 PM

50 Acres

Check with the Dills they may have records.

3/3/2020 7:09:05 PM

Princeville, IL

Oldest HD Winner I have in my seed vault is from 2006. I am relatively new to growing ( 6 years) so I am sure there are older ones out there. Seeds are 746 Snyder 2006 and 691 Edwards 2006 ( two of many seeds that have been sent to me when I mentioned an interest in older seeds)

3/3/2020 10:35:41 PM

Salem, Ohio USA

I think the OVGPG started calling it the "Howard Dill" award in 1995.

3/4/2020 12:54:39 AM

Central Illinois

From Dave Stelts
The GPC started the HD award in 2005 & after spending many hours of spirited debate we selected the winner in 2005 & 2006. After that we concluded that such an honor should be given at the site level as there were far to many deserving pumpkins to limit to just 1 a year.

3/4/2020 6:49:06 AM

Princeville, IL

I wonder why I have two different seeds from 2006 that say they are HDWinners?

3/4/2020 8:54:46 AM

Jericho Vermont

Many sites previously had a “prettiest” pumpkin contest but started changing the name in 2005 from prettiest pumpkin to Howard Dill award winner following the new GPC classification and a tribute to Howard. But the actual category of prettiest has been around at some weigh offs long before.

3/4/2020 2:00:55 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Andy wolf says there was what sounds like a GPC wide winner for a couple years before the first year of site specific winners. In 2004 or 2005.

3/5/2020 8:12:01 AM