From

Location

Message

Date Posted

Netherlands

Six national records were broken today at the Dutch Giant Vegetable Championship.

PUMPKIN
1. Mathias Willemijns – 2228 lbs
2. Arnold Horde – 1672 lbs
3. Wouter de Wever – 1471 lbs
4. Peter Jolie – 1420 lbs
5. Bartjan van Raalte – 1342 lbs
6. Jan Scheffe – 1114 lbs
etc.

SQUASH
1. Arnold Horde – 1068 lbs
2. Bradley Wursten – 892 lbs
3. Pieterjan van Vuren – 849 lbs
4. Iwan Horde – 504 lbs

FIELD PUMPKIN
1. Iwan Horde – 180.8 lbs
2. Eltjo Graanstra – 146.6 lbs
3. Kagiso Smits – 106.9 lbs
3. Albert Hummel – 106.9 lbs
5. Niek Horde – 101.4 lbs
6. Julie Horde – 100.3 lbs
etc.

TOMATO
1. Bradley Wursten – 3.99 lbs

LONG GOURD
1. Jan Scheffe – 64.2”

WATERMELON
1. Bradley Wursten - 118.0 lbs (Dutch record)

BEET (TABLE)
1. Kees van den Berg – 14.55 lbs

BEET (FODDER)
1. Bradley Wursten – 47.4 lbs
2. Kagiso Smits – 32.0 lbs
3. Kees van den Berg – 20.5 lbs
4. Dennis Boomstra – 14.3 lbs

COURGETTE
1. Dennis Boomstra – 8.8 lbs
2. Kagiso Smits – 7.7 lbs

CUCUMBER (LONG)
1. Bradley Wursten – 32.1” (81.5cm)

CUCUMBER (HEAVY)
1. Bradley Wursten – 17.6 lbs (Dutch record)
EXH. Bradley Wursten – 13.7 lbs

KOHLRABI
1. Kees van den Berg – 22.9 lbs

CABBAGE
1. Kees van den Berg – 36.6 lbs (Dutch record)

CORN
1. Dennis Boomstra – 208.7” (Dutch record)
2. Kees van den Berg – 257.1”
3. Botanical Gardens Utrecht – 190.2”

9/30/2017 2:53:54 PM

Netherlands

MARROW
1. Dennis Boomstra – 81.3 lbs
2. Iwan Horde – 79.8 lbs
3. Kees van den Berg – 71.6 lbs
4. Etienne van den Berg – 58.2 lbs
5. Jan Scheffe – 54.9 lbs
6. Kagiso Smits – 38.8 lbs
7. Eloise van den Berg – 36.8 lbs
DMG Iwan Horde – 136.7 lbs

PEPPER (SWEET)
1. Bradley Wursten - 1 lb 5.23 oz / 602g (Dutch record)

RUNNERBEAN
1. Bradley Wursten – 26.6” / 70.0cm (Dutch record)
2. Iwan Horde – 22.8”
3. Kagiso Smits – 22.0”
4. Mike Janssen – 20.5”
5. Eltjo Graanstra – 20.1”
6. Klaas van de Veen – 18.5”

SUNFLOWER (PLANT)
1. Iwan Horde – 226.8”
2. Albert Hummel – 189.4”
3. Eltjo Graanstra – 188.2”

SUNFLOWER (HEAD)
1. Sorena Trakzel – 14.9”
2. Eltjo Graanstra – 14.8”
3. Erica van Iterson – 14.4”
4. Kagiso Smits – 13.2”
5. Evelien Bambacht – 11.6”
6. Iwan Horde – 11.1”
DMG Jan Scheffe - 14.9"

9/30/2017 2:54:05 PM

stoughton WI

Congrats everybody, that's some awesome veggies.

9/30/2017 3:21:52 PM

SW Ohio

Congratulations to all!

9/30/2017 5:09:59 PM

Massillon, Ohio

Congratulations everyone! And what is a courgette?!!

9/30/2017 6:34:26 PM

sevierville, Tn

congrads, lots of good stuff there.

9/30/2017 8:15:24 PM

Bottom of ohio

Congrats to all

9/30/2017 8:21:03 PM

Cheshire Ma USA

Great job!!!!

9/30/2017 8:23:23 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Wow, can't wait to purchase some of those seeds.

9/30/2017 9:24:02 PM

Zimmerman, Minnesota

Wow the Dutch have all the fun...which weigh-off in the USA offers that many choices??? Congrats to all, love the variety!!

9/30/2017 10:42:03 PM

Sparta, NC

Congrats everyone

9/30/2017 11:06:33 PM

Barrington N.S. Canada

Congrats

9/30/2017 11:19:17 PM

Corryton, TN

Great job everyone! Congrats.

10/1/2017 6:26:17 AM

Bethlehem CT

Congratulations

10/1/2017 8:40:58 AM

Netherlands

The field pumpkin was also a Dutch record, so the total should be 7.
A courgette is a zucchini.

10/1/2017 9:35:27 AM

Ontario, Canada

Congrats everyone

10/2/2017 8:49:16 AM

Congratulations. Nice to see all the different categories.

10/7/2017 8:46:12 PM