Please don't be embarrassed. I don't think most people go into this contest to win something - it's more for the friendship and fun.
So now that that's out there, I want to know what you fertilized your plant with.
... for next year.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER.... EMSEVERS
I was thinking the same thing about not many people posting! :idunno But... please don't let that take away from your spectacular pumpkin. :ya Last year the winner didn't even come close to 80 pounds! So great job. Please PM me your address. The prize...
Well here's what I had for results... and I'll give 24 hours for a retraction if I messed up... point me to your post number if I did. There are a lot of people who haven't posted their pumpkin weight. The contest has closed, but please give us an update on your pumpkin when you get a chance...
Awesome job, CatJac. Looks like some chickens might have gotten to your pumpkin?
Anyone else want to weigh in? We've got a few more hours left til the end of the contest!
I bought some last year for myself and the winner of this contest. They were approximately 10 dollars per seed. :hide ... and we all know how that turned out for me -- ZILCH!!:bun
OKAY! Let's get some pictures and weights! You've got until 15 October to weigh in AND post a picture of your pumpkin. Here's the participants from the first post... those who have posted with rotten (pun intended) luck have a big ZILCH!! next to their name. Note mine has it too and don't take...
I pulled out my plants a few weeks ago. I only planted one 4x4 section of the garden with them and didn't get anything out of there. I planted squash king, atlantic giant, a carolina cross watermelon and a regular rouge vif d'etampes pumpkin. The soil in there sucks. I pulled a quarter of it out...
Is there any yellow on your feeders? I pull the yellow covers off the traditional feeders, and it reduces wasps. You can also do 1 cup sugar to 5 cups water (more dilute than the standard 1:4) which the wasps aren't as desiring of. Only problem is the hummers are going to start their trek back...
I call it a stress reliever, too. Going to get another night of not enough sleep because I was packing things into jars. It was so worth it, though. I'll sleep good and not think about my day besides the canning. I started canning about 2 months ago, now, and I'm HOOKED. I might need an...