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New Hampshire, USA

what seems to go bigger a round pumpkin or a peanut shaped pumpkin? and heavier?

8/4/2012 10:12:28 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Its all in the shoulders :)

8/4/2012 10:37:46 AM

Germany

going heavy or light...no idea if the shape has a direct correlation to wall thickness, but I like the round shaped (similar EE and SS dimensions), because I think the longer pumpkins are more likely to develop Dill rings, and the wheel-shaped might be more prone to stem end splits (because of pushing most of their input into nearly two-dimensional growth, thus ripping apart the stem end).
Have a look on AGGC and check out the biggest ones, just see their SS and EE dimensions and find out if they are closer to round or long or discs.

8/4/2012 2:33:35 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

the wheel shaped ones also can have big issues with stem stress as the shoulders begin to widen.

8/4/2012 2:37:05 PM

Sourthern Utah

i like big shoulders and blocky.. but anything to make the scale makes me happy,, but you have to watch fer stem issue's,, i made adjustments agin today.. on both the 2 left

8/4/2012 8:13:16 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

The long ones I have seen go heavy.

8/4/2012 8:41:31 PM

Rhode Island

low to the ground pumpkins always weigh more. they have smaller seed cavities and less air pockets.
big and tall can weigh over but chances are a lot of times its either on chart or under chart.
always exceptions to any rule though.
pap

8/5/2012 7:32:42 AM