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Subject:  How long is too long?

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Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

Judging is subjective which could lead to hurt feelings. Could there just be a set length to width ratio in order to call something a pumpkin? Like... the diameter must exceed the length?

3/9/2021 10:20:30 PM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

I meant circumference. This might be a good rule of thumb.

3/9/2021 10:22:50 PM

Dawn, Suburban Gardener

Western Washington

lol

3/9/2021 10:35:42 PM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

Lol yeah...

3/9/2021 10:44:48 PM

pumpkinpal2

Syracuse, NY

even I know it's past yer bedtime, lol---eg

3/9/2021 11:26:30 PM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

Maybe I'm past due on getting planted in the ground... I havent seen dirt yet. Someday.

3/10/2021 12:03:28 AM

Dawn, Suburban Gardener

Western Washington

I appreciate some humor on this website for a change, have a nice day everyone!

3/10/2021 2:45:20 PM

719.5 Pounder

North Of The Border

Some field kind are long, and others are short. Examples are the 205 Wursten as extremely wide, and the 188.5 Treece is really long.

3/10/2021 3:28:56 PM

Dutch Brad

Netherlands

That won't help as a marrow/fp cross can take on the shape of the marrow and the colour of an fp. I have seen very long, thin orange marrow/fp crosses at a weigh-off.
Regular marrows are 150%-170% longer than they are wide (EE/SS). But I have grown one or two which were 210% longer than wide and I know of some that were 123%.

3/11/2021 3:31:18 AM

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