Wow check out these pumpkins !! Grandma, Grandpa, Richie and I went to Thanksgiving Point to witness the giant pumpkin contest. This is the official pumpkin weigh-off in the state of Utah. I was very impressed with the monster pumpkins grown in our local area. Utah is about 700 pounds shy of the national record but I am sure one day will be in the running for the biggest pumpkin.
Many people wandered up and down the display gawking at the mega fruits. I was surprised so many people came out to witness the giants. Those who grow big pumpkins put in many hours of observation and work to get their plants to perform at their genetic potential.
Richie stands next to two large fruits. I talked to some Utah growers and they invited us to be apart of the pumpkin brotherhood. We will join the group this spring and hope to receive a generous number of seeds.
Grandma calculates how many pumpkin pies she can make with this big one.
Richie announced his intention to grow the largest pumpkin in Lindon. He wants to experiment with his own hill next year. We will have at least four big pumpkin growers in our house next year. Grandpa G, Pappa G (me) Jimmy and Richie. We are hoping to have at least 10 different plants next year. This Sunday we will be posting this year's fruits. David (my brother) and Conner (nephew) will try to bring their large pumpkin to the festivities.We will be sharing our pumpkins success this Saturday or Sunday.
Terrific pictures plus great dialog to go along with it. WE will be up with the big fellas next year you can count on it. Grandpa & Grandma
ReplyDeleteThey are huge! I wish we would have known you went, we would have come along. Jacob loves pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteNext year lets plan on it. It was definitely a shock and awe experience.
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