http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-108966 Rick Trotter Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:39:15 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-108966 Susan, This year I grew (am growing) a giant pumpkin for the first time, and It's been a blast! My "baby" is just over 90 lbs. I'm hopeing she gets over 100, but won't be dissappointed if she doesn't. Let me know what you think. Susan, This year I grew (am growing) a giant pumpkin for the
first time, and It’s been a blast! My “baby” is just over 90 lbs. I’m hopeing she gets over 100, but won’t be dissappointed if she doesn’t. Let me know what you think.

]]> http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-69561 Susie Bennett Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:41:19 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-69561 My sister sent me the story about your pumpkin. I am thrilled. I didn't know if anybody other than I had the same desire to grow a giant pumpkin in Texas! Last year I watched a T V program about people growing giant pumpkins and was instantly hooked. This was my first year to try and I now have a 101 lb pumpkin named Henry. I am already planing my next years project. I can't wait to get your book! I have so much to learn. The Palestine Herald Press, my towns paper, wrote an article about Henry and me on July 12th and a picture too. If you were interested, you can go to www.palestineherald.com and read it. Good luck with next years pumbkin. Susie My sister sent me the story about your pumpkin. I am thrilled. I didn’t know if anybody other than I had the same desire to grow a giant pumpkin in Texas! Last year I watched a T V program about people growing giant pumpkins and was instantly hooked. This was my first year to try and I now have a 101 lb pumpkin named Henry. I am already planing my next years project.
I can’t wait to get your book! I have so much to learn.
The Palestine Herald Press, my towns paper, wrote an article about Henry and me on July 12th and a picture too. If you were interested, you can go to http://www.palestineherald.com and read it. Good luck with next years pumbkin. Susie

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]]> http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-33054 The Gardeners’ Landscape - Autumn has Arrived » Veggie Gardening Tips Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:31:13 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-33054 [...] For those of you that don’t spend all of your time surfing the Web for your gardening information, you may be interested in this weeks airing of CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. There will be a segment featuring Susan Warren’s new book; Backyard Giants. Susan was a recent guest garden blogger here and shared her experiences on the subject of growing giant pumpkins. [...] [...] For those of you that don’t spend all of your time surfing the Web for your gardening information, you may be interested in this weeks airing of CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. There will be a segment featuring Susan Warren’s new book; Backyard Giants. Susan was a recent guest garden blogger here and shared her experiences on the subject of growing giant pumpkins. [...]

]]> http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-26790 Charlotte Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:30:42 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-26790 What an interesting story. Funny how we can become so passionate about our "babies" in the garden. I can completely understand the addiction factor. Might try this with my little guys next summer - I'm sure it would thrill a 4 year old to death to grow a 240 lb pumpkin! What an interesting story. Funny how we can become so passionate about our “babies” in the garden. I can completely understand the addiction factor. Might try this with my little guys next summer – I’m sure it would thrill a 4 year old to death to grow a 240 lb pumpkin!

]]> http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-26775 Karrin Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:22:45 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-26775 My father in law has a real pumpkin addiction. Each year he raises a pumpkin for each of the grandkids. Scores their names in the pumpkin as they grow and hand delivers them in time for Hallowenn. The kids LOVE it! I am going to tell him about the book it sounds right up his alley. Thanks! My father in law has a real pumpkin addiction. Each year he raises a pumpkin for each of the grandkids. Scores their names in the pumpkin as they grow and hand delivers them in time for Hallowenn. The kids LOVE it! I am going to tell him about the book it sounds right up his alley. Thanks!

]]> http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-26774 Kenny Point Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:59:51 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-26774 Susan, thanks a lot for sharing your experiences growing those giant pumpkins with everyone here. Good luck with the book and things over at the Journal. Susan, thanks a lot for sharing your experiences growing those giant pumpkins with everyone here. Good luck with the book and things over at the Journal.

]]> http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-26753 Matron Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:50:33 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/in-pursuit-of-the-great-backyard-pumpkin/#comment-26753 I tried last year to grow an Atlantic giant. I did everything right... and ended up with a basket ball. Not quite as bad as the one I just pictured on my blog though.. I tried last year to grow an Atlantic giant. I did everything right… and ended up with a basket ball. Not quite as bad as the one I just pictured on my blog though..

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