Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 43 Entries. Monday, October 12 View Page Team-Pumpkin is concluding another successful year. We have long searched for an appropriate logo for the Team Members everywhere and now the logo has become official. There was always ‘The Banner’ which seems to appear everywhere the Team-Pumpkin spirit grows. Now our official logo is incorporated into a new banner thanks to our Team-Pumpkin members at the Arizona Giant Pumpkin Growers. It’s simply amazing what can be accomplished when we work together. We will continue to display them both. This year we saw our weigh-offs at Woodstock and Durham Ct grow and improve. Additionally there are 3 more Team-Pumpkin Certified weigh-offs. A progression of Team-Pumpkin Certified, Independent Weigh-offs began with Matt’s Winter Greenhouse Weigh-off and another of his winter genetics projects. Then the Arizona Giant Pumpkin Growers set a new Arizona state record and showed the world how you can grow giant pumpkins in the desert. Most recently we saw Croatia with its first official weigh-off. Our hats off to all those who work so hard to make these possible. The 150 square foot contest has been fun as always. It’s an interesting challenge to see who can grow the biggest pumpkin in a limited space. It removes the issue of ‘oh I don’t have enough space to compete growing giant pumpkins’. Everyone learns quickly that the grass isn’t always greener just because you have a bigger patch. Stay tuned for the results of this years contest at the end of the month.   Monday, October 12 View Page The following are the entries at this years Durham Fair. This first one shows a shy young grower with his pumpkin. He arrived with his mother pulling a small red wagon with him and his pumpkin inside. 50 Hamedi 15 131.8 OTT estimated weight 54.8 expected range #N/A   Monday, October 12 View Page 110.5 Manley 15, 162 OTT estimated weight 99.7 expected range 91 - 108   Monday, October 12 View Page 115 Augur 15, 184 OTT estimated weight 144.1 expected range 131 - 156   Monday, October 12 View Page 133 K Blair 15, 182.5 OTT estimated weight 140.8 expected range 127 - 151   Monday, October 12 View Page 136.5 Ambler 15, 175.5 OTT estimated weight 125.7 expected range 113 - 135   Monday, October 12 View Page 354 Arnold 15, 249 OTT estimated weight 346.1 expected range 315 – 376   Monday, October 12 View Page 368.5 Fasciano 15, 263.5 OTT estimated weight 407.7 expected range 370 - 440   Monday, October 12 View Page 436 Stevens 15, 267.5 OTT estimated weight 425.9 expected range 386 - 460   Monday, October 12 View Page 458 J Auburn 15, 276.5 OTT estimated weight 468.7 expected range 425 - 506   Monday, October 12 View Page 473.5 Wildes 15, 262 OTT estimated weight 401.0 expected range 366 - 435   Monday, October 12 View Page 511.5 DeFilippo 15, 284 OTT estimated weight 506.5 expected range 462 - 550   Monday, October 12 View Page 541.5 Doerwaldt 15, 297.5 OTT estimated weight 579.4 expected range 526 - 626   Monday, October 12 View Page 611.5 Danby 15, 297 OTT estimated weight 576.6 expected range 526 - 626   Monday, October 12 View Page 613 D Hettrick 15, 301.5 OTT estimated weight 602.3 expected range 547 - 651   Monday, October 12 View Page 621.5 Syme 15, 307.5 OTT estimated weight 637.6 expected range 579 - 689   Monday, October 12 View Page 636.5 Sundell 15, 309.5 OTT estimated weight 649.7 expected range 590 - 702   Monday, October 12 View Page 646.5 Bona 15, 303.5 OTT estimated weight 613.9 expected range 557 - 664   Monday, October 12 View Page 660.5 D Auburn 15, 318 OTT estimated weight 702.7 expected range 641 - 763   Monday, October 12 View Page 665.5 Toftness 15,EXH 307.3 OTT estimated weight 636.4 expected range 579 - 689 grown in 150 square feet   Monday, October 12 View Page 666.5 Ackerman 15, 306.5 OTT estimated weight 631.6 expected range 573 - 683   Monday, October 12 View Page 710.5 Williams 15, 319.5 OTT estimated weight 712.4 expected range 647 - 770   Monday, October 12 View Page 723 Vigue 15, 323.5 OTT estimated weight 738.5 expected range 671 - 799   Monday, October 12 View Page 783.5 W Hettrick 15, 338.5 OTT estimated weight 842.1 expected range 765 - 911   Monday, October 12 View Page 810.5 L Blair 15, 310 OTT estimated weight 652.8 expected range 595 - 709   Monday, October 12 View Page 900 Gansert 15, 354 OTT estimated weight 958.7 expected range 875 - 1042 Norm collected another well deserved Howard Dill Award with this one.   Monday, October 12 View Page 919 Gouin 15, 356 OTT estimated weight 974.4 expected range 889 - 1059   Monday, October 12 View Page 993 Boyce 15, 360 OTT estimated weight 1006.5 expected range 918 - 1094   Monday, October 12 View Page 1,097 Toftness 15, 367 OTT estimated weight 1064.2 expected range 971 - 1156   Monday, October 12 View Page 1,259 Jutras 15, 403.5 OTT estimated weight 1400.4 expected range 1274 - 1516 (Joe must be camera shy today)   Monday, October 12 View Page 1,331 Leonzi 15, 397 OTT estimated weight 1336.1 expected range 1219 - 1452   Monday, October 12 View Page 1,409 DeBacco 15, 415.5 OTT estimated weight 1524.5 expected range 1386 - 1651   Monday, October 12 View Page 1,648 Wallace 15, 421.8 OTT estimated weight 1592.4 expected range 1445 - 1721   Monday, October 12 View Page 1,706 Parente 15, 431.5 OTT estimated weight 1700.7 expected range 1547 - 1842   Tuesday, October 13 View Page We had 7 watermelon entries this year. Dan and Holly Boyce brought a nice 75 melon from Vermont, 136 1/4 OTT John B Williams returned with a fine 103 pound melon, 154.5 OTT all seem to be camera shy so use you imagination.   Tuesday, October 13 View Page 84.5 Klowan 15, 140.5 OTT   Tuesday, October 13 View Page We saw the first entry from another member of the Blair's bring a fine 85.5 K. Blair 15, 141 3/4 OTT   Tuesday, October 13 View Page This time its young Abel showing he can grow watermelons like his dad does. 113 Ciesielski 15, 158 OTT   Tuesday, October 13 View Page The reigning CT state recorder holder wasn't able to best his own record this year but still brought a fine watermelon. 150.5 L. Blair 15, 173 1/4 OTT   Tuesday, October 13 View Page Just when you thought we were out of Blair entries, here comes Susie Blair with a new CT State Record Watermelon at 192.5 pounds. Wrestling that record from her husband by a mere 1.5 pounds. Like we always say, every pound counts. Congrats Susie. 192.5 S. Blair 15, 189.5 OTT   Tuesday, October 13 View Page John likes to grow and bring different things and this year was no exception. His 170 pound bushel gourd prompts a lot of questions from the visitors. 170 J. Ciesielski 15   Tuesday, October 13 View Page The Durham Fair seems to move our location every year. This year we are back to where Team-Pumpkin started oh so many years ago. WE filled this building everyday with visitors. Its a great venue to show what we do and interact with people and potential new growers.   Tuesday, October 13 View Page Everyone comes to see the giant pumpkins, that's expected. The giant watermelons prompt the same questions..can you eat them but it was the giant 'string beans' that drew the most questions this year. The fair is a great place for us to increase interest in giant pumpkins and here Matt shows a measuring tape to a visitor and explains how and why we measure them.