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Tipp City, Ohio

Ok, So I have not grown anything larger than my first year with catalog seeds of 184 lbs in 2001. 2002 too dry. 2003 Too Wet. I figure next year it is my turn. But, also I am thinking Bantam means miniature in size. (ie. as in chickens.....Standard size and Bantams)

So my question is.....
A) Do I change my handle from Bantam to Giant? or something else?
B) Do I leave it, since I have used it for the past 2+ years?
C) Do I quit trying to grow the AG's and just go for Jack-Be-Littles?

Tom

11/9/2003 8:38:21 PM

Ohio

I'll go with B) Keep using Bantam and keep growing AG's
So far the name bigen' hasn't got me what i'm after. The name was for what the pumpkins were supposed to be but their not listening. Give it another 10 years.
Good Luck in 04 Dave

11/9/2003 9:18:26 PM

i just use brigitte as my screen name, since that's my real name as well. as far as i know, it hasn't had any effect on the size of the pumpkins i grow.

rainydays for a screen name, for example, might affect the pumpkins. they'll all blow up from too much water.
and sasquash...that will just grow you hairy green blobs.
bantam would grow you little ones.
wayne changes his screen name so much, he'll probably grow a little of everything.
tomman includes the growers name, and "man", so he'll grow mature fruit (or maybe it's just wish for what he wants to be...a man).
joze....he'll grow a sexy spanish looking muchacha pumpkin.
ben bortner....well he'll just grow stuff, because his screen name has no effect. although he could have called himself benbortner, but since he split the two names apart, maybe that accounted for his fruit all splitting this year.

it's winter...i'm thinking too much....anyone got any more to add?

11/9/2003 9:57:13 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Tom,
Now don't get mad, but me being from Tennessee, I'm thinking "Banty Rooster"! That'd give a little kick to it, they're mean SOB's around here ;0)

11/9/2003 10:13:08 PM

[email protected]

I like Bantam. It's unique.

11/9/2003 10:49:02 PM

Chippewa Falls, WI

Tom if you change your handle how will we know who you are?..LOL Brigitte..your name thing and results has me thinking hmmm...What will Aprils do? Shannon"Rainydays"

11/10/2003 6:26:26 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Hang in there Bantam...They will come!....

11/10/2003 7:09:29 AM

Key West, FL

I think I'm gonna put my name together now

11/10/2003 11:14:21 AM

Spanish Ontario

IF you change your name maybe someone else will pick it up an grow 1000lber then this really would tick you off

11/11/2003 1:52:02 PM

canal winchester ohio

Tom, If next year it is your turn then your handle should be
My Time
Has Come

11/11/2003 2:01:05 PM

canal winchester ohio

But with my past season ( and a little help from Brents chaos thread) My handle should be
What The
F*** !!!

11/11/2003 2:03:47 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

lol.

So for now I guess I will stay with Bantam. But now I am thinking.....I have a Tipp City address. Tipp means point(actually it is for the Tippacanoe Indians) and points means dots. So following this; dots do not weigh much last time I checked. So.........Should I move?????

11/11/2003 8:36:20 PM

canal winchester ohio

Tom,
That must have been my problem, living in Canal Winchester
Canal= water & one patch flooded out
Winchester= gun & one patch blew up every pumpkin.
Sounds like I'm screwed so I might as well move to Intercourse, Pennsylvania.....Paul

11/11/2003 8:46:40 PM