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North Conway NH

will we ever see a pumkin that weighs 2,000 lbs?

9/4/2003 1:01:50 AM

Itzetown City

Grow em big and you´ll see.

9/4/2003 4:24:30 AM

Puyallup, WA

Not with the number of splits that has devistated our patches this year! :>(

9/4/2003 10:51:41 AM

Wroclaw, Poland (51 N, 17 E)

I think WE will won't. But our children would. I am 13 years old, so when I will be over 60, maybe 2000lbs would be avarage-size?

9/4/2003 11:00:41 AM

[email protected]

Yes.

9/4/2003 11:39:19 AM

Edmonton, Canada

It wasn't that long ago that no one thought we'd see a 1000 pounder!

9/4/2003 12:09:37 PM

Nova Scotia

i'll do it this spring if you realy want to see one over 2000lbs

9/4/2003 12:10:32 PM

Utah

will someone ever run a mile in under 4 minutes?
will an aircraft ever go faster than the speed of sound?
not to long ago we wondered if we'd get to 1,000 lbs.
for several years we were stuck in the 800-900 lb region.

over the past few years the heaviest have been

2002- 1337 Houghton
2001- 1262 Emmons
2000- 1140 Stelts
1999- 1131 Checkon
1998- 1092 Burke
1997- 997 Andersen
1996- 1061 Zehr
1995- don't remember this one- off hand. under 1000 anyway
1994- 990 Bax
1993- 884 Black
1992- 827 Holland

i think well reach 2,000 lbs. ... it's just a matter of time. when is the question??? it seems like we have busted out through 1000 lbs and continute on. It has taken 6 years to go from 1000 to 1300 - that's an average of 50 lbs a year. at this same rate it will be 13-14 more years till we reach 2,000 lbs.
I guess the weights could level off- you'd think they'd have to eventually... but we haven't seen it yet... and i don't think we will over the next few years.

9/4/2003 12:20:38 PM

Key West, FL

I've been thinking about this this year, to reach 1500 pounds you would have to be around 1200 pounds at the end of august, and when pumpkins grow that fast their walls just don't have time to develope so you know that those walls have got to be very thin. So if you get any kind of deformity you can forget about it, that suckers probably gonna split. But then if you get one to 1500 lbs est., it's probably gonna be light. I think it's going to be a lot harder than we think to reach 1500 pounds and its gonna take 5 to 10 years. Then to get 2000 pounds you would probably have to get over 1000 pounds growth in the month of august. Thats is a lot of growth..............

9/4/2003 12:54:20 PM

Nova Scotia

my comparitvly little pumpkin did 519 lbs in 1/2 a month and weighed heavey so if you get the right genetic combonation to grow fast, (like don's in spain) long (heard of some growing for 90 days)and heavey (some went as high as 26% heavey) it can be done. but i feel it will come in a climate with longer hotter growing seasons. such as spain, austraila or southren states, or maybe in a hot house

9/4/2003 3:25:55 PM

Long Island,New York

I think we'll hit 1500 this year...and 2000 is in the future......G(but it wont be me)

9/4/2003 3:50:18 PM

Ohio, USA

Someday humans may have colonies on the moon. Imagine what the record would be there(considering the gravity difference of course)

9/4/2003 3:58:56 PM

Key West, FL

Mine gained 500 lbs also, but thats a lot different than 1000 lbs.

9/4/2003 4:54:00 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

i think the biggest was from N.Y the Zehr..975 and 963 back in 95...then they got it right in 96 with 1061..lol..must be nice to warm up with a couple 900lbers.. then come back next yr and get a 1061..lol

9/4/2003 6:04:38 PM

porterville,california usa

does 20 100lbers count?

9/5/2003 4:36:54 AM