Here's a great story about the final weeks before competition for giant
pumpkin growers in New England which appeared in the Boston Globe at the end of August. It sure puts the competitive spirit of pumpkin growing into perspective.

Enjoy - and happy growing!


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The following story appeared in The Globe Online:
Headline: Land of The Giants
Date: 8/25/2002, The Boston Globe
Byline: It's Crunch Time for Growers of New England's Plumpest Pumpkins

To read the entire story, click on the link below or cut and paste it
into a Web browser:

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/237/metro/Land_of_the_giants+.shtml

First things first! I'd like to announce and encourage attendance and participation in our first big event:

The 1st Annual Bitterroot Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off
Hosted by the Corn Field Maze north of Hamilton, on Hwy 93.

Mark your calendar: OCTOBER 5, 2002 12 PM

There will be Activities for the Kids,
FREE SEEDS,
Cash Prizes,
and several Give-Aways for the Participants.

Welcome to the new Blog spot created to share your questions, answers and general stories of the trials and tribulations of raising giant pumpkins in Western Montana. This site is too new to know what all will be available here, but stay tuned as I begin to spread the word to would-be users. It is very likely this site will not kick into gear until after New Years '03. But, bookmark it, and c'mon back.

Welcome to the new Blog spot created to share your questions, answers and general stories of the trials and tribulations of raising giant pumpkins in Western Montana. This site is too new to have any items of worth, just yet, but stay tuned as I begin to spread the word to would-be users. It is very likely this site will not kick into gear until after New Years '03. But, bookmark it, and c'mon back.