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Cincinnati,OH

I was just wondering how your pumpkins are doing. my 901 Do Hebb pollinated 7/3 is now 24" OTT.

7/15/2003 6:14:10 PM

derry n.h u.s.a.

Sasquash: is your circumfrance 24"?
ott is circ+ side to side or sts+stem to blossem or stb.You add all three of these togather and that gives you your ott.I.E circ 22" sts 12" stb 18"=52"ott=5 or 6 lb

7/15/2003 6:48:14 PM

Cincinnati,OH

I'm measuring from the ground over the pumpkin to the ground on the other side

7/16/2003 3:32:54 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

ok sasquash, thats one of the measurements (side to side) and still have to do stem to blossom end and circumfrance still...to hard to explain i'll find a link for you.

7/16/2003 3:53:56 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

go to the how to link on the home page then look for "how to measure and est the weight of the pumpkin ..by bart toftness" and there's another one in pumpkinnook..i think

7/16/2003 3:59:27 PM

Utah

for info on how to measure using the OTT method:
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=37&gid=4
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http://www.backyardgardener.com/weight.html

7/16/2003 4:43:00 PM