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1. Verbachtert Jos 447 kg (985,4lbs)(New Belgian Record!)
2. 385kg (848,7lbs)
3. 366.5kg (808 lbs)
4. 343kg (756lbs)
5. 339.5kg (748,5lbs)That was Paul Boonen former record holder with 423kg (932.5lbs)
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11. 281.5kg (620.6lbs) That was me.

Mine was 38 lbs less than estimated. I guess it lost a lot of weight in the last week because it hasn't grown for a month. The primary vine had completely rotten. There were 85 pumpkins. The biggest squash was 352.5kg (777 lbs)

10/4/2003 3:01:20 PM

WOW!!!!!
These results are just incredible for a EUROPEAN weighoff!!!
Congratulations to all those growers!!
Best wishes,
Martin

10/4/2003 3:20:06 PM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

Congratulation to Jos and to the other fellow growers!!!

10/4/2003 3:21:53 PM

Belgium/brussels

Congratulations to Jos and all the other growers !!
Also Jurgen did a great job !!!
So is Don quijot the european record holder ?
CONGRATULATIONS !!!

10/4/2003 3:36:27 PM

Yes, Carlos is the European record holder.

10/4/2003 3:43:33 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Congrats On all those World Class weights!!! Great Job all!

Chuck

10/4/2003 3:57:05 PM

Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

Congratulations has you Jos for the new record of Belgium and in all the other one breeders of Big pumpkin Belgian.
Jean louis

10/4/2003 5:38:01 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

WOW! Great job Belgium growers! Congratulations one & all. -Steve

10/4/2003 10:21:53 PM

Frankfurt, Germany

Awesome results for europe, my congratulation on that!!!!
is there a website or something obout this weigh off?

Grégory

10/5/2003 3:01:59 AM

Belgium

there is no website of the weigh off.

The winner didn't know it precisely but he said his pumpkin was only estimated around 849lbs. That is +16%.

10/5/2003 3:59:03 AM

Southern Sweden

Congratulations to the Belgium pumpkin-growers and the new Belgian record!!!
I hope there will be some pic of the pumpkins.

10/6/2003 5:30:39 PM

Esneux / Liège / BELGIUM

They have done a really great job. I hope Belgian growers will have back the european record next year...Carlos, you're not alone in the race...

Sophie

10/7/2003 2:25:04 AM

Germany (Kirchheim / Bavaria)

Who does know the "genetics" of these great "Belgian Pumpkins"?
Peter

10/7/2003 3:03:53 AM

I'm with Gordon... GO UTES!

Let me also congratulate these Belgian growers!
Belgium has a great climate and location to enable
giant pumpkins.

I try to grow these giants, and I also work for a company
based "dually" in the US and Belgium. As such, I usually
make a trip two or three times a year to Brussells.

Don't know when my next trip will be, but when I find out
I'll let you know. I'd be happy to carry seeds back and
forth!

I'd also like to see some genetics... and pictures.
Pumpkins need lots of pictures.

Regards, Cliff

11/13/2003 4:03:39 PM

Western Pa.

Cliff,

Do you have any inside "scoop" on Giant Brussell Sprouts?

11/13/2003 7:07:06 PM

I'm with Gordon... GO UTES!

Well, now, that's a groaner if I've ever heard one...

11/14/2003 12:07:44 PM