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Saturday, October 31, 2026
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Gardeneer-in-Training
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Sunny Okanagan
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Indomitable (the 1232 Dill 2024) went heavy like I had predicted, and thus became the 756 Murrell 2026. Photos don't quite do her justice; the Dills created a superb cross, one that I will grow in future. Hopefully by using the 1060.5 Maydan 2022 as a pollinator, I'll have cemented those orange genes into any offspring. I can't recommend the 1232 enough, I think it's a sleeper seed for sure!
My best friend Jordan generously decided to leave his 1485 pound pumpkin at my place for the neighbourhood to enjoy, and to that end it was a huge success! Countless folks stopped by to ask the usual questions, like "Are those real?" and "Can you eat them?". I dutifully dispelled any misinformation about feeding pumpkins milk, explaining that Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie" books should not be considered a factual resource for agricultural best practices.
My 756 is shown on the left in the attached photo, Jordan's 1485 (BC Champion!) is in the middle, and the third pumpkin is the deer-chewed 2388.5 Liggett that stalled out on me.
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