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Austria

Hey
I want know how many lbs grew everybody in his first season!!
I hope many many growers will post their results from their first season, because it is very interesting!

Lg Schiedi

8/21/2007 5:16:30 AM

Leicester, NY

I had a 452 pounder back in 1996. Took it to Clarence,NY. got a ribbon for 13th place and it has been a thrill ever since.

8/21/2007 6:18:15 AM

Wood River, IL (kennyw_49@yahoo.com)

I had a 152 pounder last year. Hoping for 1 pound bigger this year.

8/21/2007 6:37:48 AM

St. Thomas Ontario

I was 11 years old in 1984 and couldn't believe the size of the monster i had grown in my back yard. Mid august, unable to bear the suspense of the unknown weight, I gatherd the family and a pair of bathroom scales and carefully made my cut. A whopping 80 lbs! I was so proud:)

8/21/2007 6:47:03 AM

Netherlands

1987 - 200 lbs

8/21/2007 7:21:05 AM

Rexburg, Idaho (brianchristensenmd@gmail.com )

110#. 1999

8/21/2007 7:23:11 AM

Sparta, NC

177 lbs 1st year

8/21/2007 7:45:39 AM

Knopp, Germany

2002 - 175 lbs

8/21/2007 8:29:05 AM

President - GPC

2004- 425 lbs

8/21/2007 8:38:13 AM

Minnesota

1999 100pds then I took some years offs

8/21/2007 9:06:30 AM

Austria

518 in 2005

8/21/2007 9:19:38 AM

Delaware, Ohio

2006-369 pounds

8/21/2007 9:27:46 AM

Georgia

This is my first season growing Ags. Ive grown prizewinners in the past and one generic Atlantic Giant last year. It weighed some where between 350 and 4 something. I didnt know anything about Atlantic giants and actually had three plants growing on one mound. Ill let ya know when the seasons done but it looks promising so far besides for some major setbacks.

8/21/2007 10:37:02 AM

Gays Mills,WI

493 est. in 2005

8/21/2007 10:37:05 AM

Massillon, Ohio

1995 95 lbs

short break no growing

2002 380 lbs

8/21/2007 11:32:28 AM

604.5 pounds, 2003

8/21/2007 11:46:23 AM

Somers, CT

161 pounds in 2003.

8/21/2007 11:49:23 AM

Berlin,mi.(zuhlke2@hotmail.com)

570 pounds in 2003

8/21/2007 12:11:45 PM

Jonesboro, Ar

76 lbs in 2005

8/21/2007 12:26:39 PM

Liberal Ks.

this year 270#

8/21/2007 12:50:09 PM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

615 lbs. in 2004. I'm not counting a year that I threw some generic A.G. seeds in the ground, and didn't have much of a clue what to do.

8/21/2007 12:59:55 PM

Coventry R.I.

I had 230 lbs last year, first year.

8/21/2007 1:01:26 PM

Eugene, OR

833 lbs in 2004

8/21/2007 1:03:03 PM

Belgium Europe

917 in 2004.
Still trying to beat it.. lol

8/21/2007 1:04:02 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

'04...first year...off the shelf seeds 210#, '05...second year...no knowledge, but good genetics seeds...275#, '06, '07, so far...0#....soil and bug problems... wait til next year...LOL PS...Jason, hope to meet ya in Ky. on the 29th!!! Peace, Wayne

8/21/2007 1:07:14 PM

Georgia

Im planning it Wayne hopefully I have something good to bring. I googled directions last night and im working on borrowing a truck hopefully my little Rangers too small...hopefully.

8/21/2007 1:09:25 PM

Western NY

split @ 535 back in 1999

8/21/2007 2:17:40 PM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

2007 is my first season and at the moment biggest is about 140 pounds, seems to go over 200 which would be national record...

8/21/2007 3:21:00 PM

Linwood, NC

167 pounds in 2005, my first year. 658 Lovelace x self

8/21/2007 3:55:59 PM

Roselle, IL GJGEM@sbcglobal.net

159LBS Back in 1994. Was still extremely proud and will never forget my 1st weigh-off

8/21/2007 4:05:55 PM

Mount Prospect,illinois

2 80lbers last year (my first) with store bought seeds. This year one near 90 lbs and one over 130lbs so far even with animal issues and small plants. That, on top of very limited space as well as limited sun, i am happy. My boys are gettign a kick out of it and so am i!!!

8/21/2007 4:30:05 PM

Long Island,New York

418 back in the last century.

8/21/2007 4:47:47 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

577.5 and 511 lbs (on the same plant) first year with AGs in 2003.

8/21/2007 5:02:56 PM

Pataskala,OH

250 lbs this year

8/21/2007 5:07:32 PM

ordinary,VA

my first weigh-off was great been hooked ever since.
572lbs (1107Cramerx1178Rivard).

8/21/2007 5:13:40 PM

Windham Maine

484 -03' 434-03-Real coll!!!! Hooked since!

8/21/2007 8:18:12 PM

Jericho Vermont

125 pounds in 1996. Didn't realize this would lead me to such an insane hobby.LOL
John

8/21/2007 8:57:24 PM

huntsburg,ohio

59 lbs in 1980 haven't missed a year sense.Jerry

8/21/2007 9:11:19 PM

New Hampshire

100#

8/21/2007 9:22:32 PM

West Bridgewater /Brockton Ma. USA

Hello Chris ,
Hope all is well ,... my first year growing large pumpkins would have been Big Max varity back in 1985, top weight was 255 lbs .... Personal best was the August lost in 2005 check out the diary ...
Bill G.

8/21/2007 9:56:16 PM

Crossett Arkansas

this is my first year.....402 lbs

8/21/2007 10:35:55 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

2001 grew a 121
2006 Moved to a new patch, and grew a 453pounder.

8/21/2007 11:21:33 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

AG's....170 lbs in 2003

8/22/2007 12:09:19 AM

Spanish Ontario

765.5 2003

8/22/2007 8:50:21 AM

Ri

261 lbs in 1999

8/22/2007 10:06:35 AM

Santa Rosa, CA

Russ Pingrey and I grew a 726 pounder in 2005.

8/22/2007 10:41:39 AM

southwest MO

2005 620 est... Still have not got one to the offical weigh-off scales yet but still alive for this year...

8/22/2007 11:11:36 AM

Midwest

60lb in 2003

8/22/2007 1:50:37 PM

Wi

783 DMG last season. I set about 6-8 fruit and split every single one...ha ha. I don't think 783 is in the cards on my one stumpless plant this season, but hopefully I'll grow a solid fruit.

8/22/2007 2:35:14 PM

Hayward, CA

About 35 lbs so far...and worth every ounce!!

8/22/2007 11:25:53 PM

Selkirk , NY

This year 473 pounds and still going.

8/23/2007 6:36:56 AM

Liberal Kansas, USA

First year I didnt do ANYTHING right=Beach ball maybe 100# probably less, rotted on the bare ground , Second year with good Gordon Tanner seeds and a year of reading every post on bp.com ,619.5# two years ago. Doug H.

8/23/2007 10:03:54 AM

Lombard, IL

This is my first year and I have 3 growing. Right now they stand at 73#, 53#, and 127#. That is way better than I expected to do. Everyone thinks they are so big, which makes me proud and sad. Sad because I know how big Giant Pumpkins actually get. Proud because the biggest one weighs more than I do!

8/23/2007 11:39:53 AM

Westford, MA

I didn't know about AGs until last fall, when I met this site and the NHGPG site.
Last year I grew Big Max's, 5 x 80-90#s, 4 x 100#s, and 1 at 117#.
This is my 1st year w/4 x AGs and 1 x 2006-117# Kearns (BigMax). Also 1st time managing the vines, trying to manage.
kevin

8/23/2007 11:52:13 AM

Il

42 pounder

8/23/2007 6:11:57 PM

Hayward, CA

I actually taped them wrong the first time. Should be 40.8 lbs!!!

8/25/2007 9:03:04 PM

Cduross1@rochester.rr.com

256 for me last year. I'm hoping to beat it. Hooked on it big time last year. Given a learning curve this year, I hope to break it, definetley beginners luck for me and a good mentor!

8/25/2007 10:03:11 PM