BIG NEWS, BIG NEWS, BIG NEWS !!!

Did you notice we changed our name? We are no longer Bitterroot Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off, but now we are BIG SKY GIANT PUMPKIN GROWERS !!

MORE BIG NEWS...

We, the Big Sky Giant Pumpkin Growers, will be staging our first and only fund raiser for our group - An Internet Seed Auction hosted by

bigpumpkins.com

on
March 7th at 6pm MST (8pm EST/5pm PST).

Mark your Calendars! We've acquired seeds from the world class growers and will be offering over 20 seed lots with several top seeds per lot.

All money raised goes directly into the cash awards, prizes, and general cost of running our weigh off on September 25th at the Cornfield Maze.

This is your chance to gain some proven GIANT genetics to raise your personal best pumpkin this year, and perhaps smash the 500lb Montana State Record!!!

Please visit bigpumpkins.com and sign-in (a one time registration that costs nothing) ahead of time and visit a chat room to see what other growers are chatting about; or view the message boards for every topic you can imagine related to raising giant pumpkins.

On Feb. 28th our auction will be in a chat room with a link on the bigpumpkins.com home page. Soon I will post the list of seeds and the auction rules on their home page as well.

If you do not score a seed lot at our auction but would like to contribute your support to our weigh off, you are welcome to mail directly to me, Kim Thomas, 835 Orchard Dr, Hamilton, MT 59840. I appreciate and thank you all in advance.

MORE SEED Options...
There is now a relatively new site that is an excellent way to get great seeds, good genetics, & all it costs is the price of postage to get them to you. Here is the link http://seedoutlet.com/

I am also in the process of putting together an info flier for 2004 to go with the seeds that I distribute here in the Bitterroot and Missoula areas. There will be two outlets for picking up free seeds -
In Hamilton, pick up seed packets at the Ravalli Co. Fair Grounds Office, M-F, 8-4:30, after March 1st.

In Missoula, pick up seed packets at Ibey Nusery on Grant Creek Rd, across from the smokejumper center, during regular business hours.

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Remember that the Ravalli County Fair will be hosting its own Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off during the fair with terrific cash prizes! We now have two venues to grandstand our giants!
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