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Owensboro, Ky.

Last Call!!!! Hope any & awl that can make it, will make it!!! Lot's of stuff to do for entire family, at Bear Wallow Farm...Petting Zoo, Self Feeding Ducks, Pkn Cannon, Lil kids can go pick their own pkn from the pkn patch!!! Corn Maze?
Official GPC Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Site!!! $$$'s for AG's & Melons & Lopes!!! Awl the GPC awards, plus BWF Ribbons for AG's, True Green AG Squash, Melons, Lopes, Sunflower, Corn, Mater, Long Gourd, etc.
One additional Blue Ribbon this year...is for Tallest Tale, so show up early, & be prepared to tell yer Tallest Tale to Frank Mudd, the King of Sandbaggers!!!
5th Annual, and hoping for the best yet!!! Weighoff entry fee, includes passes to BWF!!!
Also, not a guarantee, but a certain CC Melon Grower, is usually at this weighoff...He is worth meeting, (Hope he brings the 300#er this year!!!) & at least as good as that, he brings MSJanet with him!!!! LOL!!
Food is available on site!!!
Come one, Come awl!!! Weather report says low 70's and Sunny!!!!! Peace, Wayne

9/13/2011 11:24:17 PM

Williamsburg,KY

Wayne, you mention sunflowers, biggest head or tallest or both?

9/14/2011 8:26:34 AM

Lexington, Ky

Don't forget the gemstone mining for the kids, this always seems to be overlooked. It's the best $5 bucks you can spend at Bear Wallow.

9/14/2011 11:30:00 AM

sevierville, Tn

Do i get a prize/ribbon if I get MsJanet on the scales ? LOL

9/14/2011 3:33:48 PM

Muddy Waters

No you get a black eye!

9/14/2011 5:48:15 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

And divorce papers.

9/14/2011 8:07:42 PM

Massachusetts

someones going to be sleeping in the melon patch this winter..........

9/14/2011 8:37:08 PM

Warsaw va

wayne do you have to leave it and come back to pick your pumpkin up or is it a one day thing . Va. weigh off got to leave them at the event for 8 day . if i come dont want to have to drive back to B.W.F.

9/14/2011 11:42:07 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

KenS. we are a grower friendly weighoff!!! If ya wanna leave it, leave it, if ya wanna take it home, it will get loaded as soonly as you pay the fork lift driver!!! LOL Just kiddin. 1 day thing...a couple local Sandbaggers leave a pkin or two at the farm for a display for our gracious host, but you will be loaded & on the road as soon as reasonably possible!!!
MzBend...you bring it, and we will have an award of some type for it!!!! If it wins!!!!
Chris, anything going on the scales/or tape must have a registration form filled out...completely!!! One of the catagories on the form is "Type of Fruit/Vegetable"? I bet you don't get past the registration form!!!!!!! LOL Peace, Wayne
PS...Hope to see you ALL at BWF!!! any other ?'s , just ask!!!

9/15/2011 1:35:33 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Gemstone mining...wait a second....I dint make it past the cannon, and the ducks!!! Peace, Wayne

9/15/2011 1:36:42 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Weather update...newest thing I have read says mid 60's & partly cloudy...bring a jacket, I guess....? Peace, Wayne

9/15/2011 3:16:09 AM

Sevierville,tn

oh this why whats his name is chasing me around the house with a tape measure!!!!!!!! Honey I am wide to the CHart!!!!!

9/15/2011 9:05:08 AM

sevierville, Tn

I think she is a "honey do" melon. Lets see , i got the measurements, the parents, the grower, all i need is the weight from you guys ! LOL

9/15/2011 2:47:20 PM

Massachusetts

way too funny, guys stop it , your giving me ideas!! then i will be the one sleeping in the shed! lol..

9/15/2011 5:25:37 PM

Frankfort Ohio

Wayne we need name tags with b.p handle missed to many people last year

9/15/2011 5:28:25 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Jed, I will go to Office Depot, in the am, on my way to Somerset, and see if they have name tags for sale, will then offer them to folks...no demanding that everyone wears one, but hopefully it helps out...if not, just walk up and say...Howdy!!!! My name is Jed, and I just won the skunk cap!!!??? LOL!!!! Just kiddin, of course!!! I have never been to a weighoff, and introduced myself, and been cold shouldered!!!! EVER!!!Peace, Wayne
PS...Chris...don't forget the Entry FEE!!!
See yaw'll on Saturday!!! Come Loud & Proud!!! Bring it awl!!!

9/16/2011 2:24:56 AM

Middle TN

Hey Wayne ya'll are on central time right? I dont wanna be late lol

9/16/2011 8:25:35 AM

Williamsburg,KY

No Tammy, Eastern Standard Time.

9/16/2011 8:49:18 AM

Middle TN

well crap, that cost me an hour of sleep lol guess we'll be leaving at 5:00 instead of 6:00

9/16/2011 12:11:40 PM

Garner, NC

Tammy we are leaving at 2am, I'll trade! LOL

9/16/2011 1:23:13 PM

Frankfort Ohio

loaded and ready to leave around 5 see ya all at 12

9/16/2011 7:09:26 PM

Middle TN

whew! No thank you Ice Man! LOL
we are loaded and ready to roll out at 5 also :)

9/16/2011 8:01:02 PM

Middle TN

Fantastic weigh off!! Thanks to everyone involved, job VERY well done :)

Congrats to all the growers, there were some good looking pumpkins there, and melons too!

9/18/2011 8:19:41 PM

Adams County

nang dangit i didnt get to met you Peace. oh well next year

9/18/2011 10:08:45 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

jBill, lack of meeting me, is a small dealio... (was a tad busy)did you meet paulf, J or J, VanHook, Bill, Frank, Tim, or Dwight ?, or, how bout Todd w/Giant Melons...or Chris, or Janet? or Fast Fred, the best of awl was the SMILE from TTAMMY!!!, when her pkn settled on the skales!!! if you got the last one, you got the best one!!! Peace, Wayne

9/21/2011 12:50:35 AM

Middle TN

<<<----------- is still grinning!! LOL

9/21/2011 9:07:43 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Congratulations everyone!

9/21/2011 9:18:12 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

One other thing I haven't said yet...is Super Thanks to awl who showed up w/ stuff to weigh. BWF is way out in the Sticks...and we weighed 17 super Melons, and 20 Super AGs!!! Plus awl the other fun!!! (I remember 5 years ago, when several folks said...you can't grow AG's that far south!!!) Great Day, Great Folks... and again, thanks to awl!!!!! Peace, Wayne
PS...Congrats to the old man...Frank Mudd wins at BWF for the first time....way to go KING!!!

9/21/2011 10:35:56 PM

Lexington, Ky

Frank must have been the only one paying attention at the Seminar! Way to go Frank.

9/22/2011 7:25:46 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Chris, referring back to the 4th post on this list!!!! Hoping that you have displayed yer Blue Ribbon "Proudly" !!! and you did get her on the skales (after receiving the ribbon)...but no official weight was recorded!!!! LOL
Super day, and thanks to awl!!!
PS...Chris received Blue Ribbon...for Tallest Tale!!!!!
Peace, Wayne

9/27/2011 10:14:31 PM