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sevierville, Tn

264 kent 10
CIR=93.5, SS=50, EE= 59.5, OTT=203 EST 233.8
Straight length=33.5 in, girth = 67 inch
cross= 113 Kent X 178 Mudd
Was 83 days old.

9/9/2010 9:54:28 AM

sevierville, Tn

260 kent 10
CIR=96, SS=48.5, EE= 59, OTT=203.5 EST 235.2
Straight length=35.5 in, girth = 65 inch
cross= 255 Mitchell X 239 Leonard
Was 83 days old.

9/9/2010 9:56:38 AM

sevierville, Tn

They were still growing about 1 lb per day, but considering their age, i didn't see them making any records. LOL I guess thats why we weigh them !

9/9/2010 10:00:00 AM

Rochester, Minnesota

I don't know. I think I would have waited 5 more days. :-)

9/9/2010 10:12:51 AM

formerly RGG

Hey Chris,I called WBIR Knoxville television station & The Knoxville News Sentinel newspaper & told them about your melons.I provided them your home phone number so they may be contacting you to do a story. It's not every day that someone sets a new state record. I know how proud you must be.

9/9/2010 10:31:02 AM

Trinity River Bottom

something went wrong with the short fat melon theory!

9/9/2010 11:51:42 AM

Trinity River Bottom

I THINK "TENNESSEE MELON MAN" HAS A RING TO IT.

9/9/2010 12:17:09 PM

sevierville, Tn

Well had i known what it weighed, i would have left it growing. The only problem was that the next weighoff was 10 days away.
Believe me, I WONT pick my big one till it stops growing !!!!

9/9/2010 12:56:13 PM

Trinity River Bottom

who would have ever thought 30 lbs heavy?

9/9/2010 1:03:32 PM

France

Congratulations Chris !
Fantastic brace of huge melons!

9/9/2010 7:22:36 PM

formerly RGG

Really Chris, don't you think a world class watermelon grower like yourself should have the word "melon" or "watermelon" in his handle instead of the word "pumpkin"? Perhaps you could create another identity on this site and still sign in as smoky mtn pumpkin when you are on one of the pumpkin forums. Or is that silly and just too confusing? Anyway, you rule.Looks like you are going to easily win 1st place in everything you enter this year.

9/9/2010 9:41:33 PM

sevierville, Tn

Thanks guys, but i'm not a limelight kinda guy. I like being a guy with a backyard garden who grows big stuff. You all should have seen the drug copter hovering about 100 feet above my garden this morning. I was charging the camara batteries from the fair trip, by the time i ran in to get them & the camara, they had left. Would have been a great picture !

9/9/2010 9:47:38 PM

Long Island,New York

I'll bet that was Frank Mudd.................

9/10/2010 11:14:45 AM

Corryton, TN

Pumpkin in his name may still be correct. Who knows what's hiding in those hills?

9/10/2010 1:24:11 PM

formerly RGG

True Brother Dave, rumor has it Chris may have a pretty good one going.

9/10/2010 3:39:37 PM

Lexington,IN

VERY NICE Chris. Can't wait to see what else you still have...

9/13/2010 11:59:00 AM