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Pinnacle Peak

British Columbia, Canada

Does anyone know what the most weight ever produced from a single plant is? (Multiple fruits per plant)
I know John C. grew a total of 2600 lbs from one plant back in 1997. Has anyone else beaten this record?

1/17/2013 11:51:07 PM

Anklebarry

Littleton, Colorado

It's something I've wondered about for 29 years, JA. I had a very aggressive plant I grew in 1984 from a great seed that Howard Dill had sent me. It grew a beautiful 424 lb. pumpkin, just about 7 feet out on the main. Then I set pretty decent pumpkins on just about every side vine. I weighed all 13 of the pumpkins in october, and their combined weight was between 2300 and 2400 lbs. I've got the exact figure written down somewhere. At that time I called Ray Waterman and asked him if he'd ever kept track of such a record. He hadn't, but he laughed and said " I think you've got it". But it sounds like John C.'s got my ancient record beat! Congrats to him!

1/18/2013 3:53:00 AM

BatCaveN8

The North Coast

No joke, my first plant that I grew had 14 pumpkins. I only took one to the fair but I estimated them at about 3000 pounds in total. The largest was 650. Nothing official.

1/18/2013 7:17:49 AM

zepfan(gary)

Pinetops,n.c.

i had approximately 2400 pounds(just estimated by ott's) on a 1634 werner plant this past season, a couple of them can be seen in my diary.sad thing is it was spread over 6 fruit, most between 375 and 450 pounds.sadly i lost both chances at a set on the main and had to settle for sets on side vines.and all fruit were snow white, which is sorta odd coming from the mostly orange producing 1634.

1/18/2013 2:20:31 PM

Ray

Hamburg, NY

Barry,

Maybe you still have it? I'd bet for altitude anyways!

1/18/2013 4:06:40 PM

Anklebarry

Littleton, Colorado

Hi Ray, I wondered if you'd remember that conversation we had--half a lifetime ago. That ol" B.L.O. seed that Howard sent me still makes me smile after all these years!

1/18/2013 6:03:23 PM

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