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South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

First, national record before this season was about 169 pounds(77kg) What happened this year with help of bp folks:

263.8 lbs(119.9 kilos) grown by "Jane Doe"(seed 771 Hooker)
216.7 lbs(98.5 kilos) grown by "Jane Doe2"
191.4 lbs(87 kilos) grown by "Jane Doe2"
188.5 lbs(85.7 kilos) Miika Mäntyniemi(548.3* Duchezeau)
162.8 lbs(74 kilos) Miika Mäntyniemi(329.5 J.Andrews)
150.3 lbs(68.3 kilos) Miika Mäntyniemi(905 Toftness)
141* lbs (64.1 kilos) me again(735 Zayckowsky)

141* is biggest squash ever grown in Finland.

Why Jane Does? We are shy and without permit I cant add names. Both "Janes" are fine ladys thought.

We had nice competition online, I hope that next year is tougher and we get better results. I would like to thank folks on bp, specially those who send fine seeds to me last spring. And those whom I have chatted with. Without your help this wouldnt happen. All of those pumpkins were grown from the seeds I got on spring. There were about 50 people in our race, thanks for all of them! Tomorrow biggest fruit is on our main News!What a way to make this insane hobby even more popular.We will see during Autumn and Winter, I will read a lot and have better prepered start next year:)
Miika

10/3/2007 12:57:48 PM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

Damn, 188.5 become pumpkin, thats why 141 is biggest squash.

10/3/2007 12:59:27 PM

Netherlands

Nice results. A whole bunch of new seeds are now approaching Finland.

10/3/2007 1:51:37 PM

Cologne Brescia Italy

well done, congrats to all

10/3/2007 3:34:06 PM

Belgium Europe

Congrats

10/3/2007 3:35:03 PM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Looks like our contest 3 years ago.

Congrats to all, great job in that climate!

10/3/2007 3:49:28 PM

Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

congrats at all

10/4/2007 12:58:45 AM

South Finland

I want to thank you all here in BP too! I´m not one of those "Jane Does" there on Miikas list, allthough I´m one of Finnish Jane Does;)I got also few of Miikas seeds but this year was only a practise season for me. Next year I´ll take our "PumpkinWar" more seriously:) So thanks allready to "Dutch Brad" and everyone else nice pumpkin growers who are sendin seeds to us crazy finnish pumpkin growers! Hope we all will grow even bigger and heavier pumpkins next season!!

10/4/2007 4:11:34 AM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

Thanks guys. Nice to see that we are only three years behind The Netherlands;)So 2010 is the Year;)
Brad, thanks, ladies are exited as you can see. I hope that they dont plant on pots on January.
Jean, something is going soon to you for your collection..

10/4/2007 7:32:58 AM

President - GPC

Well Done, Check us out if you need more seeds.....

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Gary

10/4/2007 9:07:06 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Very good! It must be great fun to be on the fore-front of a new & fast growing "sport/hobby".

Congratulations to all of the Finnish growers.

10/4/2007 10:07:44 AM

Austria

Congrats Finland

10/4/2007 11:38:14 PM

France

congratulations!!

10/8/2007 10:53:54 AM

San Feliu De Codines Barcelona España

felizidades desde españa un saludo juanjo.

10/22/2007 5:16:31 AM