Well, sad to say, it's that time of year again, we're officially done with the 2007 pumpkin growing season. Dave had an official weight done by the government and took the crown, yet again, at a whopping 342#. It took 5 guys to get it into and out of his truck.
Steve and I did a very unscientific weigh in in our back yard with 2 different scales and about 5 different weights, but I think mine was about 130# and 76" in circumference. I plan to send it to work with Dave on Monday to get a more accurate weight.
My second fruit had started to rot on both the top and bottom so it was deposited into the compost pile along with the vines. It didn't get much larger than a normal medium sized pumpkin. It's good to have my garden and backyard back again.
My big pumpkin stopped increasing in size several weeks ago so I assumed it had completed its growth for the season. The nights have been regularly in the 40s and 50s lately with days in the high 80s and 90s.
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