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    Just in time for Halloween

    He obviously didn't grow this pumpkin aquaponically, but it's still quite an achievement!

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    Re: Just in time for Halloween

    I'm trying this next season. The seed pack says you should get a few hundred pound pumpkin even if you are the worst gardener known to man. I expect a big one!

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    Re: Just in time for Halloween

    Quote Originally Posted by urbanfarmer
    I'm trying this next season. The seed pack says you should get a few hundred pound pumpkin even if you are the worst gardener known to man. I expect a big one!

    What cultivar is those seeds Urban?

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    Re: Just in time for Halloween

    Oh, you ask questions that are difficult to answers I'd have to dig through my seed hording piles, which I truly was hoping to avoid until next season. I remember the words "giant pumpkin" on some and I believe one said it was a particular winner from some competition in 2010 or 2011... If I come across a pack I'll let ya know, but I can't remember offhand

    They also sell them at my Lowes/HD when in season. Not sure what cultivar though

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    Re: Just in time for Halloween

    Quote Originally Posted by urbanfarmer
    Oh, you ask questions that are difficult to answers I'd have to dig through my seed hording piles, which I truly was hoping to avoid until next season. I remember the words "giant pumpkin" on some and I believe one said it was a particular winner from some competition in 2010 or 2011... If I come across a pack I'll let ya know, but I can't remember offhand

    They also sell them at my Lowes/HD when in season. Not sure what cultivar though

    According to this website, http://www.backyardgardener.com/wcgp...s/10steps.html, Howard Dill's patented "Atlantic Giant" is the one all the competitive pumpkin growers use.

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    Re: Just in time for Halloween

    Quote Originally Posted by bsfman
    He obviously didn't grow this pumpkin aquaponically, but it's still quite an achievement!
    Maybe they need a new catagory for aquaponics....
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