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2003 PUYALLUP (WESTERN WASHINGTON) FAIR

WEIGH-OFF RESULTS

1. Dean Biss    Sedro Wooley, WA 763#

2. Stan Pugh    Puyallup, WA        729#

3. Joel Holland Sumner, WA        608#

4. Chris Michalec Covington, WA    601#

5. Darrell Roulst Mossyrock, WA    554#

6. Don & Geneva Emmons Sammamish, WA    518#

7. Joe Mettler Graham, WA        477#

8. Gary Thompson Buckley, WA        402#

9. Rock Rivard Rochester, WA        372#

10. Rollie Kroeger Covington, WA    355#

11. Mollie Michalec Covington, WA    325#

12. Lincoln Mettler Edgewood, WA    322#
    
13. Shellie Cramer Rochester, WA    311#

14. Kayla Gilbertson Enumclaw, WA    288#

15. Shannon Summers    Olympia, WA    256#

16. Mike Golet Shelton, WA        203#

17. Leigh Ladd-Butay Tukwila, WA    182#

18. Sadie Bryant Kent, WA        112#

19. Fernando Valladares Eatonville, WA    100#

9/6/2003 12:14:13 AM

Puyallup, WA

Dean Biss is the gentleman who experimented with CO2. Looks like it paid big dividends! His 763 was high and long. This is his first year with Atlantic Giants as well as his first ever weigh-off. Congratulations Dean!!

9/6/2003 12:23:06 AM

Utah ([email protected])

Also Congrats! Stan, Chris, Darrell, Shellie and others from BP.com.

9/6/2003 3:08:51 AM

Bristol, ME ([email protected])

Way to go Stan!!

9/6/2003 7:57:38 AM

Commack, NY

Nice work Stan......there's some pretty big names underneath you, excellent job!
Scott

9/6/2003 9:29:31 AM

Amherst, WI

Nice pumpkin, Stan. Congrats.

9/6/2003 9:48:58 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Nice Job Stan! Thanks for the post congrats to all!

9/6/2003 10:17:59 AM

Mastic Beach, New York

Good job ,Stan...you'll get them in oct!!

9/6/2003 10:26:32 AM

Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

Good going Stan!
I see Rock Rivard on the list. Did he move all the way to Pacific NW just to get away from eastern Canada weather? If so, that takes dedication to pumpkin growing to a new level...

9/6/2003 10:40:25 AM

Montoursville, PA

Was to go Stan. Now where the heck did I put those Co2 Cartridges?

9/6/2003 12:26:45 PM

Montoursville, PA

Hey Dean...If you are not the lead dog the scenery never changes. Congrats! :)

9/6/2003 12:29:06 PM

Key West, FL

I thought his name was Karl?

9/6/2003 2:04:06 PM

Topsfield, Ma.

Nice warm-up Stan, congrats !
Duff

9/6/2003 8:17:31 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

Congratulations Stan!

9/6/2003 9:01:23 PM

Whidbey Island

What's in the soil in Covington?

9/6/2003 10:56:34 PM

Puyallup, WA

Dean Biss offered this information regarding his use of CO2.
He used four identical seeds from Howard Dill. He grew two in hoophouses using an increased CO2 atmosphere and two without CO2. He said that the plants grown with the CO2 were four times the size of those without the CO2!! Yes...
FOUR times larger plants!! That my friends shows a direct correlation if I have ever seen it!!

9/6/2003 11:02:18 PM

Sequim, WA

Rocks and clay. That's why everyone in Covington grows their pumpkins down in Auburn close to the Green river.

9/7/2003 1:05:10 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

FOUR times larger plants!! That sounds good, and about the fruits? were they four times bigger as well?

9/7/2003 2:16:52 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Not to be critical but "four times larger" is very subjective. Does Mr. Biss have objective data and statistics on the plant growth for true comparisons? Ie: did he record measurements?
Without objective data, it really doesn't mean that much what someone says.
Pardon, I don't mean to sound like I'm picking at anyone but without raw data, it's just opinion...and opinion doesn't justify researching it further.

9/7/2003 7:00:42 AM

[email protected]

Wow! Great job one & all. Congratulations Stan & co.

9/7/2003 8:52:43 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Just reread my post.
Again, I really don't mean to sound like a jerk...I'd just like objective info before I delve into something like this since the cost is pretty prohibitive.....

9/7/2003 9:46:09 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

And congrats to all!

9/7/2003 9:46:42 AM

Key West, FL

Some of our plants get too fast of a start without CO2, do you really need plants to get started that much faster? I can see how it could be beneficial if you are trying to catch up because the intended seed for that hoop house didn't germinate.

9/7/2003 2:05:19 PM

[email protected]

Stan,

I had read here somewhere that one of the PNW growers was injecting CO2 into the root zone. Was it Dean Bliss who did this? Do we have any idea how & at what rate this was done?

I have good data re greenhouse & other airborne field release in pounds released per day or hour. But soil applied poses the question of how it was emitted & at what rates.

Curious,

Steve

9/7/2003 7:19:29 PM

Puyallup, WA

Yes...it was Dean. He did not go into detail, but I was very busy taking pictures and did not have time to quiz him.

9/7/2003 10:20:30 PM

Key West, FL

They take C02 in through the leaves don't they, not the roots?

9/7/2003 11:11:27 PM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

There is a open field experiment in a managed forest with CO2 I know about. Some areas were delimited and surrounded by a circle of CO2 generators pointing to the very center. The CO2 levels into those areas were higher (don't remember numbers) than outside them. The anual wood average growth inside the treated areas were clearly and statistically higher than the rest of the forest.
When a plant has got all what she wants from Sun and Earth (light, temp, water and soil nutrients), is the air (CO2) the key for a growth increase.
The bad thing is that to get a high CO2 level outside a greenhouse is really expensive. And remember, Charlie Houghton didn't use any CO2 generator, and sure even he himself didn't get to the top of the mountain.

Carlos

9/8/2003 3:00:16 AM

porterville, calif.

Hmm The list above shows me someone is sitting on some really Big Ones!! There is alot of Great growers there. I wonder what im going to see at Canby, North Shore or HalfMoon Bay. This is really going to be interesting and exciting to see what will be there. Almost everyone on that list abouve could have something 1000 or bigger coming. Heck im excited to have 1 at almost 400. Can,t imagine what it would feel like to make one to 1000lbs. The Northwest U.S.A. and Canada had great weather this year for Pumpkins. There will be some records set and broken...Greg

9/8/2003 3:06:20 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

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Nature has evolved to get advantage of this point. When you study photosynthesis, you learn that there are some different kinds of photosynthesis in different plant species. The normal one, present in most of plants, like cucurbitaceous, is what is called C3 with a "normal" use of air CO2; the most evolved and powerful one is called C4, present in some spectacular modern and fast growing plants, like corn or sugar cane, that use to live in places with enough sun and water. It has a chemical mechanism that injects CO2 with "pressure" into the chloroplasts, with the result of a higher CO2 concentration in the very place where photosynthesis happens. As you can guess, in similar conditions, their productivity is higher.

9/8/2003 3:12:07 AM