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Results Dutch Giant Vegetable Championship (Sept. 26)

PUMPKIN
1. Brad Wursten - 1135.0 lbs (1142 Van Kooten) - 5.5% light
2. Jaap Mol - 957.5 lbs (1357 Ghaye) - New PB
3. Arnold Horde - 956.5 lbs (1062 Stelts) - New PB
4. Iwan Horde - 921.0 lbs (1310 Pitura)
5. Arnold Horde - 900.0 lbs (1357 Ghaye)
6. Theo Kiewiet - 865.0 lbs (1058 Ghaye) - New PB
7. Jaap Mol - 799.0 lbs
8. Sebas Coenen - 741.5 lbs - New PB
9. Sebas Coenen - 506.0 lbs
10. Jan Scheffe - 334.0 lbs

SQUASH
1. Iwan Horde - 976.0 lbs (895.5 Hester*) - New PB
2. Brad Wursten - 485.0 lbs (824 Brunst*) - genetics squash

9/26/2009 12:49:54 PM

Somerset,Ky

Congrats to all

9/26/2009 12:52:40 PM

Netherlands

Results Dutch Giant Vegetable Championship (Sept. 26)

MARROW
1. Brad Wursten - 206.5 lbs (New WR - old WR 143 lbs)
2. Brad Wursten - 75.4 lbs
3. Brad Wursten - 73.6 lbs
4. Arnold Horde - 49.8 lbs
5. Arnold Horde - 48.5 lbs
6. Arnold Horde - 44.1 lbs
7. Sebas Coenen - 42.8 lbs
8. Sebas Coenen - 37.7 lbs

SUNFLOWER (TALL)
1. Iwan Horde - 187"
2. Brad Wursten - 181"
3. Alien Wolst - 153"

LONG GOURD
1. Brad Wursten - 98.8" New Dutch record
2. Iwan Horde - 94.5" New PB
3. Brad Wursten - 91.7"
4. Iwan Horde - 85.4"

CARROT
1. Brad Wursten - 5.40 lbs
2. Brad Wursten - 4.16 lbs
3. Brad Wursten - 3.72 lbs
4. Iwan Horde - 2.41 lbs
5. Iwan Horde - 1.88 lbs

9/26/2009 12:59:57 PM

Netherlands

SUNFLOWER HEAD
1. Iwan Horde - 23.2"
2. Iwan Horde - 21.2"

CORN
1. Brad Wursten - 174"

BEET
1. Brad Wursten - 51.0 lbs (2nd in the world)
2. Brad Wursten - 44.3 lbs

MANGOLD
1. Jaap Mol - 45.2 lbs

PARSNIP
1. Brad Wursten - 2.21 lbs
2. Brad Wursten - 1.69 lbs

TOMATO
1. Sebas Coenen - 1.15 lbs

ONION
1. Iwan Horde - 2.62 lbs
2. Joost Wouters - 0.96 lbs
3. Joost Wouters - 0.86 lbs

9/26/2009 1:04:33 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Oh wow... Congrats BRAD, that's a heckuva marrow! On that and all your other placings...

Congrats to everyone, that is quite a weighoff.

9/26/2009 1:09:15 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

And weee.... the 1357's make me feel hopeful. Any idea if they weighed heavy or light? Thanks!

9/26/2009 1:14:26 PM

Belgium Europe

Proficiat brad, theo, arnold ,jaap,iwan, sebas en iedereen.. Mooie resultaten !

9/26/2009 1:17:27 PM

Netherlands

Both 1357s weighed heavy. The 1058 weighed 3% light.

9/26/2009 1:28:22 PM

Georgia

Congrats to all and way to go Brad..Sorry to hear she went light.

9/26/2009 2:15:32 PM

Lymington UK

Spot on Brad,and fantastic to all the PB's.

9/26/2009 2:28:18 PM

Erin,Ontario.

Way to go Brad!Awesome achievements!!What about that marrow!!!!!

9/26/2009 2:58:10 PM

Alaska

Simply amazing Brad! It's one thing to break the record but to go over 200 pounds is surreal! It's like breaking the 2000 pound pumpkin mark/barrier. I knew we could do it! Lol! Congrats Congrats Congrats!!! Later Scott.

9/26/2009 3:04:03 PM

Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

Congratulations to all
jean louis

9/26/2009 3:42:44 PM

Joliet, IL

amazing year brad!!!!! great diary all year and it has been a pleasure enjoying your successses and following your progress. fantastic job. you should be in the running for multiple giant veggies gardener of the year if there is such a thing. you deserve it. congrats!

9/26/2009 4:49:37 PM

Ontario

Congratulations to everyone.Brad,You really set the bar high with your marrow.

9/26/2009 8:31:55 PM

Covington, WA

Congratulations Brad and everyone else as well. Great job with that world record Marrow. There's some seeds in that baby I'd like to get. Folks around here still think those things are just big zucchini.

9/26/2009 9:22:37 PM

Whidbey Island

What did the 206.5 grow off of? Great job!

9/26/2009 10:15:41 PM

Corbin, KY

Congrats Brad!! Great Job, it did go heavy

9/26/2009 10:19:34 PM

Vernal, Utah

Way to go Brad........you did very well in everything. Congrats to all who came and weighted.

9/26/2009 11:41:01 PM

Netherlands

The 206.5 was grown off the 118.8 Glazebrook 08.

The 118.8 also grew the 120.0 Glazebrook 09 which won Shepton Mallet in England this year.

The 73.6 marrow I weighed in was grown off the sidevine of another 118.8 and crossed with the big 118.8.

Although marrow charts aren't very accurate yet, especially at that weight, the 118.8 went very light in comparison to my other marrows. It should have weighed over 250 lbs. I made its own growing curve from the start though and predicted it would weigh around 205, which it more or less did.

9/27/2009 3:46:37 AM