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Mount Vision, NY

Do any of the state giant pumpkin growing clubs keep track of their state records on their websites? I'm talking about more than just for pumpkins, like squash, long gourds and the rest. I checked a couple and I didn't see the state records listed. I think it would be a great idea to be able to see what the state records are. I went through GPC info on this site for all the years available and came up with these for New York...

Pumpkin 1631.5 Dan and Jason McKie (2007)
Squash 1125 Karl Haist (2011)
Long Gourd 113 Gary Adams (2011)
Watermelon 190 Karl Haist (2010)
Field Pumpkin 116 Henry Grunert (2011)
Tomato 5.11 Steve Wescott (2011)

I found it interesting to see that most of NY's records were broken this year. Congrats to those growers. This info would be great to see and kept updated on the NYSGPGA website along with state record info on other state club sites.
Just saying...
Sandy

12/6/2011 3:19:02 PM

Woodburn, Indiana

Hi Sandy,

I started keeping track of some state records a year or so ago:

http://www.ipga.us/Staterecords.htm

Our club mainly keeps the records on "officially" weighed pumpkins:

http://www.ipga.us/TTAPumpkins.htm

I believe the European club keeps track of some records:

http://egvga.webs.com/records.htm

You can see pumpkin and squash records here:

http://www.backyardgardener.com/record.html

Thanks!
Kelly

12/6/2011 4:55:02 PM

Mount Vision, NY

Nice Kelly, thanks. Maybe you can add NY to your site with the info above. I also found this NYS record...

Cantaloupe 27 Deb Sundstrom (2005)

As this is my first year growing, can someone tell me why cantaloupes were dropped after 2008?

Great job Kelly!

Sandy

12/6/2011 5:34:01 PM

Mount Vision, NY

Whoops, squash should have been...

1177 Karl Haist (2008)

My bad.

12/6/2011 5:42:45 PM

Woodburn, Indiana

Done :-)

http://www.ipga.us/newyorkrecords.htm

12/6/2011 6:48:12 PM

Mount Vision, NY

Nice job Kelly. Here's the rest of the info I could find if you want to fill it in...

Karl Haist - Hometown Clarence Center
Weigh off site - CNY Pumpkinfest (watermelon)
Weigh off site - Cooperstown Pumpkin Fest & Regatta (Squash)

McKies
Weigh off site - Oakland Nurseries Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off

Steve Wescott - Hometown Oswego
Weigh off site - Early Tomatoes

Deb Sundstrom
Weigh off site - Cooperstown Pumpkin Fest & Regatta

Gary Adams - Hometown LaFayette
Weigh off site - Cooperstown Pumpkin Fest & Regatta

Henry Grunert - Hometown Lowville
Weigh off site - CNY Pumpkinfest

I'd be happy to be the contact person and help to keep that updated also... [email protected]

Again great job Kelly and thanks!
Sandy

12/6/2011 7:10:28 PM

Northern Cambria, Pa.

http://pgpga.com/records.htm

12/6/2011 8:23:24 PM

Woodburn, Indiana

Done. :-)

Thanks!

12/6/2011 8:33:04 PM

Utah

Utah

http://www.utahpumpkingrowers.com/

12/6/2011 9:28:42 PM

Cheyenne,WY

You can navigate here: http://tools.pumpkinfanatic.com/Top10AverageByState.php and then click on the link under "pumpkins found". The top 10 pumpkins are listed by heaviest weight to lightest weight. The top entry should be the State Record.

12/7/2011 1:56:06 AM

Mount Vision, NY

Thanks Kelly and thank for the links. It looks like info on pumpkins is fairly easy to find, no surprise there. Such info on the other veggies maybe not so much.

12/7/2011 6:16:50 AM

Thuringia/Germany

Here is a new record from China!
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2011-12/05/content_14214641.htm

12/19/2011 3:49:41 AM