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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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swhitty
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Bangor, ME
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It's been a while since I posted an update. Below is a photo of me and the 1400 Lopresti on September 15, 2015. I don't know her numbers off hand, but I think her estimated weight will be around 1100 pounds by weigh-off time. I'm very pleased with this, and I feel that if I could produce a pumpkin that size with the bad luck I had this year, then I probably have a chance of getting another personal best next year IF I can somehow avoid all tragedies! I would love to grow a record pumpkin, but I think it's important to focus on personal bests, trying your hardest, and not setting yourself up for disappointment in case some sort of tragedy happens.
The 1695 Gaboury is an estimated 800 pounds if I remember correctly. The Bangor Community Garden is hoping to get some press involved when we lift and transport her to Damariscotta. She is very orange! It sounds like Elroy had good luck with his 1695 Gaboury, and I wonder what mine would be like if I didn't neglect it. To be honest, I thought she would only get to 500 pounds or so because I couldn't commit the time to her, so I am very pleased with how she turned out. I'm curious to see if Elroy's 1695 Gaboury is orange like mine!
The 1421 Gaboury is about 500 pounds. Next year, I'm going to turn that part of the garden into a patch for cute decorative pumpkins, gourds, etc. since it's too shady to grow a big giant. We'll be bringing her to the Common Grounds Fair this weekend for display. I might also bring her to the Damariscotta weigh-off to see how much she weighs and see if she could be used at the fair.
Today Dale and I built a tripod to lift the 1421 Gaboury since we need to bring her to the fair tomorrow. We tested the tripod by lifting me as I was dangling from it, and it seemed to work well! We'll see how it does with an extra 400 pounds!
We also had to spend some time asking around for a trailer since Dale's truck isn't big enough to fit the 1695 Gaboury or 1400 Lopresti. His truck is not a full size, so it looks like next week I'll be taking lessons on how to tow a trailer! It's definitely going to be busy the next two weeks.
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