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Deer Park, WI

Hi. If you have one, I'd like it. Its going to be treated like a queen in my patch. You are going to regret trading it to me because of what it could have done in your own patch. haha. You'll be able to tell your friends and family "i sent him the seed that grew that pumpkin" Just think of the honor that carries. If you have two, hang on to one and send me the other. Then bask in the glory next winter when the seed sells for $1000 in auction, its price ultra-over-inflated due to its stellar performance in my patch. If my satire has convinced you to part with one, email me and we'll talk.

3/9/2006 10:34:53 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Joe use some of that in your patch...:)

3/9/2006 10:48:47 PM

<makes note of how Joe sweet talks for future reference !!!

3/10/2006 8:55:53 AM

Choctaw, OK

LOL!!! i wouldnt trade one!!! not after you said that!! LOL Joe...we will just see....i am going to beat your 1334! who is the hoser now?!?!?! HAHAHA lol

dude, i hope you find one...very very interesting seed.

3/10/2006 11:11:47 AM

Wow, how convincing. If I had one, I'd send it.

3/10/2006 12:31:53 PM

Brillion Wisconsin

Nicely said Joe. Good luck in your search.

3/10/2006 2:52:39 PM

Deer Park, WI

jeez i hope i havent shot myself in the foot here. Casey, i could beat your 1334 with a howden, what are you talking about. Last year i let you win. How's my trophy?

Anywho, still looking for one of these. apparently i've convinced everyone to hang onto them.

3/10/2006 4:18:32 PM

Joe
Thanks for the interest in one of our seeds. A good friend of mine told me of your post so I had to take a look. Needless to say I got a kick out of it!. Rather than trade for one why don't you give me your name and address or a way to contact you. I'd be more than happy to send one your way.
Steve Daletas

3/11/2006 1:11:26 AM

Knopp, Germany

Congrats Joe, you're in there now.

3/11/2006 1:32:05 AM

Choctaw, OK

Steve...i think i am putting in your 1334....thanks for the swap!!!! Joe....you are going to be distracted with some little tyke this summer...it will be just enough for me to triumph once again and that trophy will stay with its rightful owner!!

3/12/2006 11:15:51 PM

Midwest

Case....hope your pumpkins get as big as your head has !!!!

3/13/2006 8:24:18 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Dan I seem to remember a grower with a big head back in 2002. Does that guy grow anymore..:)

3/13/2006 10:21:49 AM

Neenah,Wi

What's the 1334 needed for? Are you out of 501 Beachy's? :0)

It looked like everyone from the state has had a smart comment Joe. I did not wont to be left out. I think the 582.5 is still the way to go!
Chuck

3/13/2006 9:12:08 PM

I love WI people. This post is great.

3/14/2006 12:31:02 AM

Midwest

Shannon, that guy took a year off and you still could not win the long gourd....no mercy for you this year!!!!! LOL
Joe....glad you got your seed!!!
Chuck....I want to see something BIG come from the east!!!
Brig.....what can I say about you!!! Go pink Flamingo!!!

3/14/2006 8:54:02 AM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Hey Chuck. Shamelessly plugging that 582 squash again eh. :)You don't have to twist my arm, there will be one in my patch.

3/14/2006 8:54:04 AM

Neenah,Wi

Hey Clancy- As for Something Big from the East! If I remember correctly-
#1 GPC Cantalope 2005- 37.5#
#2 GPC Cantalope 2005- 33#
#2 Nekoosa/ New State Record Watermelon- 196#
#4 Nekoosa Pumpkin- New Personal Record(beats yours)- 915#
This I would consider coming BIG from the EAST and I was very happy with it.LOL
As for the boys up top teasing each other like school kids, I would be worried about what Randoo brings next year! And the Bancroft bunch is not far behind!! Then there is The Great "Shy" from the South as my Dark Horse for 2006.

3/14/2006 1:05:30 PM

Midwest

Hey Chuck- I know you can grow big melons...what I was saying is... it's your turn to win with a pumpkin !!!!!
Your due to pop "THE" big one !!!
By the way...915# don't beat 1049#...LOL..all in good fun.
As for Randoo and "Shy"....I have been keeping a eye on them,they both have what it takes...as well as the Bancroft bunch.
If you have any spare melon seeds bring them on the 1st.

3/14/2006 1:35:47 PM

Neenah,Wi

I will be getting back from Ireland that day, bubble me! :0)

3/14/2006 3:21:55 PM

ENGLAND

Hey Chuck, how ya getting on in Ireland buddy ? Getting that Guinness down ya i guess LOL.

Regards
Mike

3/14/2006 3:32:59 PM

Midwest

Chuck...sent you a email...let me know..CK

3/14/2006 4:39:41 PM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Clarence,

You Northern yankees better watch out for us Southern boys this year. George Poirier, the gentleman who won the Stoughton contest is getting much more serious and has better seeds. Dave Creuziger is making a comeback. Russ Stokes from Burlington is growing a bunch. And yours truly has a nice new patch and secrets from Niagra. Should be a fun Summer. :)

Mark

3/15/2006 2:34:18 PM

Utah

Hey Joe ... I have a 1334 if Steve doesn't come through for you ! lol !

3/15/2006 5:33:14 PM

Deer Park, WI

Oy...looks like there's a pretty stiff WI contingent building up here. Chuckles, calculate this- plenty of 501's in my stash, 1334 is icing on the cake...hehe. Clarence...while you and Shannon are comparing gourd lengths, Im going to be calling a repair shop cuz the struts on my truck have buckled under all that weight. And Im banking on the greenhouse effect to bake you southern boys so all your left with is some unsalted pumpkin seeds. Game on friends.

Gordon...thanks for the offer buddy, glad to hear Utah is supporting the better half of Wisconsin. Oooooooo that one stung a bit, didnt it?!

3/15/2006 8:30:47 PM

Midwest

The bullshit stops when the tailgate drops !!!!
The line in the sand has been drawn !!!!
Let the games begin my friends !!!!
Yes you are in the better half of what is left from the best!!!! As for your truck buckling....get a Chevy !!!

3/15/2006 11:04:08 PM

Neenah,Wi

Boy's I wish I was going to be at the spring meeting because this is the fun part of the off season.
As a man once said on an airplane not to long ago
" let's roll "

3/15/2006 11:48:09 PM

Choctaw, OK

Hey hey.....1186 (and 1042, 917) is big and I can boast a little C-Dog...was it a fluke? maybe. Great weather really helped, but yet the hot dry hurt others...so, I did something right. clarence...i hope you get back in the swing of things...its just not the same without ya. Its fun to visit your patch during the summer.


dont forget the new comer to WI. Mr. Mike Golat...growing these things in Altoona, WI. I think he was in that huge swath of snow that blanketted west and NW Wi a few days ago. Welcome to wonderful, cold, snowy, WI.

What a great post!! Wi is going to do something big this year...i can feel it.

3/15/2006 11:55:42 PM

Choctaw, OK

Oh, i am growing my first Ailts seed...it better do something joe!!!

3/15/2006 11:56:51 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

OH!!!! Someone wants to rumble...Well I would talk smart but I am waiting for water yet. Casey if we ever go to Niagara in a Mini Van again Joe gets to sleep on the floor.
Sad thing is Mike Golat is not growing this year. He doesn't have the area at his new place. I know someone that will have space available for him to grow though if he wishes.

3/16/2006 9:13:19 AM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

A little friendly competition is a good thing. It makes everyone better. :) Unsalted pumpkin seeds eh. LOL

3/16/2006 10:04:14 AM

Choctaw, OK

Mike has to grow....gotta try...he is going to be bored over the summer...but, i guess they will have lots of work around the house getting it the way they want.

Mark...we missed ya last year at nekoosa as well. One of these days, all of us will have something big and it will be a close finish for the top 10 places!!! how sweet would that be...

yes, joe gets the floor...i agree. LOL

3/16/2006 12:15:15 PM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Casey,

All of my plants died last year. Cucumber beetles did me in. So I stayed down here and supported the Stoughton Weigh-off. Much closer to home. Yes, I think Wisconsin will do well this year. It seems like every year I say "wait till next year" LOL

3/17/2006 12:11:47 PM

Choctaw, OK

How was that weighoff after the tornado wripped through that town In mid august??? I heard the winner was 600 some lbs....

3/19/2006 12:33:01 AM