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Pinedale, WY

I got a seed from Joel Holland from his 1,086. It has been through a tornado, 2 hail storms, and two overdoses of nitrogen. It finally started to grow again in mid-august. I got a pumpkin on it that is 20 days old and ott's at 70 lbs today. I wont be huge, because the season is short, but I am going to let it go as long as I can. After each one of these incidents I thought it was dead, then it came back and something else would kill it. So if anybody wants seeds that are indestructable let me know. If you are a decent grower I will even pay for the bubble and postage just to see what someone can do with them.

9/11/2007 12:36:17 PM

Nicholls Georgia

pastor i grew a 1086 this year the cold try to kill it the wind also tryed but the lord won and i grew my pb at 506

9/11/2007 1:09:19 PM

ordinary,VA

almost same story here,mine was the 1044Privitera!! tough as they come.

9/11/2007 3:04:08 PM

Pinedale, WY

Maybe it is just the seeds in general, that these are hearty plants.

9/11/2007 5:39:10 PM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

No, the 1086 is special. ;-) Mine survived a 2-4,D attack from my neighbors, and came back to go real heavy for my fair fruit at 604.5. That would have been my best, but there is a much bigger one still in the patch.

9/11/2007 9:25:23 PM

Pinedale, WY

I was thinking about this, and I am pretty sure that I am hooked on this pumpkin thing. When the tornado came, instead of staying in the tornado shelter I had to poke my head up to see if my pumpkin plant was going to be ok. I saw it get torn up, leaves flying in the air, vines whipping all around and breaking off, the hoop house landing almost a mile away. It was horrible, the most terrifying site. My wife asked if it did any damage to the house, I said it is almost 1 mile away, the hoop house that is.

9/12/2007 1:01:46 AM

ordinary,VA

lol Pastor. here is a couple of photos what a f-0 Tornado left behind. the tornado went over my patch touched down quater mile to the east.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=71478
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=71477

9/12/2007 9:26:45 AM

Indiana

Hey Pastor, was it you that needed the furnace last winter? I was wondering how that turned out. I may have missed some posts. Been to busy. I am sure the lord provided.

Tom

9/12/2007 4:08:40 PM

Pinedale, WY

Yeah we ended up getting a forced air propane one. I had to rewire the house and replumb the house to get the thing in. In all I think we spent about $15,000. Had to take out a 2nd mortgage to make it work. But we have heat and a/c.

9/12/2007 5:21:47 PM

East Bend, North Carolina

Hey Pumpkin Pastor, Can I get some of those seeds if you have any extras? I will definitely give them a good test to see if they are capable of dieing. lol I am having a rough week with my patch and am so close to weigh-off.

9/15/2007 7:35:45 AM

Pinedale, WY

Just email me your address and I will send them out this winter. It is still growing, have to wait to see how big it gets. edwardsrodeo@hotmail.com

9/16/2007 12:41:44 AM

Malaysia

Hi Pastor, I would like to try your "indestructible seed' here in my hardy tropical Malaysian climate, if you can
spare me some seeds.

9/28/2007 10:45:37 PM