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Seed auction fundraiser – Friday, February 19th 2021 8:00 PM EST
Please join us on www.bigpumpkins.com , in the auction Chat Activity room, to bid on great seeds for 2021. This is our main club fundraiser which funds the logistics of our club and the GPC weigh-off fees and awards. Note: Anyone can bid on seeds, you do not have to be a grower or member of any club! Bid on some seeds to give to a friend or family members, HOWEVER, you do have to be registered. It’s easy and you will not get any spam or other emails from the site. Follow this link to pre-register for site access: http://www.bigpumpkins.com/RegisterForm.asp
If you don’t know what to bid on, don’t worry, just bid on anything! All seeds are much better than you will get from any store or printed catalog. Seeds are cheapest in the beginning of the auction. Remember: This is really a donation to support our club! Another great way to get seeds is to sign up for our membership for $20: https://ipga.us/membership
Great Pumpkin Commonwealth Fall 2020 newsletter
1,781 Mark Goodman – Marion, IN State record 2019
Click here for a list of the Top Ten pumpkins grown in Indiana
2020 weigh-off results at www.bigpumpkins.com: click here
Indiana State records for all vegetable classes: updated 10-28-2020
“TOP TEN” overall page for each of the following categories:
Squash Long Gourd Watermelon Tomato Bushel Gourd Field Pumpkin Marrow
Hodge Family Farm 08-15-2020
Hodge Family Farm 08-15-2020
Hodge Family Farm 08-15-2020
Hodge Family Farm 08-15-2020
Wayne O'Brien 1,036
Wayne O'Brien 1,036
Wayne O'Brien 1,036
Wayne O'Brien 1,036
Hodge Family Farm 08-15-2020
Hodge Family Farm 08-15-2020
Lee Saberson - Pumpkin carver turned zucchini carver
Hodge Family Farm 08-15-2020
Tom Mobley 1,741 pounds
Tom Mobley 1,741 pounds
Fair Oaks 2020
Fair Oaks 2020
Fair Oaks 2020
Fair Oaks 2020
Fair Oaks 2020
Fair Oaks 2020
Mark Seest 8th place 550 lbs
Mark Seest 8th place 550 lbs
Jim Beal 1,040 LaOtto, IN
Jim Beal 1,040. LaOtto, IN
Jim Beal LaOtto, IN State record bushel gourd 264#
Jim Beal LaOtto, IN State record bushel gourd 264#
Fair Oaks Farms 2020 10-10-2020
Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory: click here $11/sample
You can upload photos, mail samples or physically take samples to the lab for analysis.
They have a reserved pay parking for drop-off behind Lilly Hall
If you plants are dying from fungus or pests, this is a great service to figure it out for next year!
Mycorrhiza Primer from 2000, but still very relevant
Purdue Vegetable Crops Hotline link.
Glyphosate technical article from the Journal of Toxicology
Midwest Vegetable Production guide for Commercial Growers
Excerpt from above guide covering cucurbits.
How to build a tripod to lift your pumpkin: Steve Strickler, Bloomington, IN
Mark Clementz explains basic pumpkin positioning and how to not “crack your pumpkin off”
Roundup (glyphosate) tip: Always use soft water so you don’t have to add ammonium sulphate. If you are spraying a generic version, add one ounce of Alligare 90 or some other surfactant to 4 gallons of spray. If the Roundup label says 2 oz/gallon, add exactly that. Don’t mix it “hot”. Just be patient. Give it two weeks to work for great results and a full kill.
Common leaf problems guide with pictures by Matt DeBacco
One of the best guides you will find! From 2011. Click here.
Another guide from Matt DeBacco (Connecticut) and www.team-pumpkin.org
They have some great information on their website. Click here for: What’s wrong with your pumpkin.
Midwest vegetable production guide for commercial growers 2020 link online.
Pumpkins start on page 120. Download the complete guide click here.
Spring 2020 club update letter: click here
Mikkal Hodge, IPGA president, achieves 4,000 pound (three pumpkin total weight) GPC award
Mikkal Hodge 1 2020
Mikkal Hodge 1 2020
Mikkal Hodge 2 2020
Mikkal Hodge 2 2020
Mikkal Hodge 3 2020
Mikkal Hodge 3 2020
National news: Read the GPC spring newsletter with information from the International Growers convention just completed in Las Vegas: click here
1,781 Mark Goodman – Marion, IN State record 2019
Click here for a list of the Top Ten pumpkins grown in Indiana
Indiana State records for all vegetable classes
Fall is for soil testing. Here’s a quick PDF for guidance. Get your patch tested!!
Roasted pumpkin seeds recipe from SeriousEats.com
Steve Strickler from Bloomington, Indiana pumpkin carving 2019
Steve Strickler 2019 Bloomington, IN pumpkin carving
Steve Strickler 2019 Bloomington, IN pumpkin carving
Steve Strickler 2019 Bloomington, IN pumpkin carving
Steve Strickler 2019 Bloomington, IN pumpkin carving
Steve Strickler 2019 Bloomington, IN pumpkin carving
Steve Strickler 2019 Bloomington, IN pumpkin carving
Steve Strickler from Bloomington, IN (Howard Dill award) at Operation Pumpkin Hamilton, OH
Steve Strickler from Bloomington, IN (Howard Dill award) at Operation Pumpkin Hamilton, OH
Steve Strickler 753 Bloomington, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Steve Strickler 753 Bloomington, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Indiana State Fair results
Wasson Nursery, Fishers, IN results
Fair Oaks, DeMotte, IN results
Roberts Farms – Wawaka: Jim Beal 1,102, Kelly Klinker 295 pictures below
Pennville Harvest Festival: Mark Goodman 1,750 from Marion, IN
State Fair 2019 photos (click once on each photo to enlarge)
2019 State Fair growers
2019 State Fair growers
Phil Groenewold - Dyer, Indiana 1,154 pounds plus the Howard Dill award.
Phil Groenewold - Dyer, Indiana 1,154 pounds plus the Howard Dill award.
1154 Phil Groenewold, Dyer, IN 2019 State Fair
1154 Phil Groenewold, Dyer, IN 2019 State Fair
Phil Groenewold - Dyer, Indiana 1,154 pounds plus the Howard Dill award.
Phil Groenewold - Dyer, Indiana 1,154 pounds plus the Howard Dill award.
Wayne O'Brien Cayuga, Indiana 835 pounds
Wayne O'Brien Cayuga, Indiana 835 pounds
835 Wayne O'Brien Cayuga, IN State Fair 2019
835 Wayne O'Brien Cayuga, IN State Fair 2019
415 Jim Beal LaOtto, IN 2019 State Fair
415 Jim Beal LaOtto, IN 2019 State Fair
Jim Beal - Laotto, Indiana
Jim Beal - Laotto, Indiana
379 Gary Gunther 2019 State Fair
379 Gary Gunther 2019 State Fair
777 Waylen O'Brien 2019 State Fair
777 Waylen O'Brien 2019 State Fair
Gary Gunther watermelon 2019 State Fair
Gary Gunther watermelon 2019 State Fair
84.5 inches Long gourd Don Beal Hartford, City, IN 2019 State Fair
84.5 inches Long gourd Don Beal Hartford, City, IN 2019 State Fair
Don Beal - Hartford City, Indiana Long Gourd
Don Beal - Hartford City, Indiana Long Gourd
Wasson Nursery – Fishers, IN 2019 photos
Wasson Nursery, Fishers Indiana 2019
Wasson Nursery, Fishers Indiana 2019
2019 Wasson Nursery growers with 1781
2019 Wasson Nursery growers with 1781
1781 Mark Goodman Marion, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
1781 Mark Goodman Marion, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
Mark Goodman 2019 Wasson Nursery 1781
Mark Goodman 2019 Wasson Nursery 1781
1781 New Indiana State Record 2019 Wasson Nursery
1781 New Indiana State Record 2019 Wasson Nursery
Jim Beal 2019 Wasson Nursery 1115
Jim Beal 2019 Wasson Nursery 1115
Steve Strickler 2019 Wasson Nursery 792
Steve Strickler 2019 Wasson Nursery 792
1366 Mikkal Hodge Woodburn, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
1366 Mikkal Hodge Woodburn, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
1148 Adam Lengerich Decatur, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
1148 Adam Lengerich Decatur, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
1115 Jim Beal LaOtto, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
1115 Jim Beal LaOtto, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
792 Steve Strickler Bloomington, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
792 Steve Strickler Bloomington, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
706 exhibition 2019 Wasson Nursery
706 exhibition 2019 Wasson Nursery
559 Phil Groenewold Dyer, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
559 Phil Groenewold Dyer, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
457 Cory Layton Greenfield, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
457 Cory Layton Greenfield, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
298 Kelly Klinker Woodburn, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
298 Kelly Klinker Woodburn, IN 2019 Wasson Nursery
Fair Oaks Pictures DeMotte, IN 2019
Fair Oaks 2019 growers
Fair Oaks 2019 growers
Mikkal Hodge 1,449 Fair Oaks 2019
Mikkal Hodge 1,449 Fair Oaks 2019
Phil Groenewold 1,355 Dyer, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Phil Groenewold 1,355 Dyer, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Jim Beal 1,167 LaOtto, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Jim Beal 1,167 LaOtto, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Steve Strickler 753 Bloomington, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Steve Strickler 753 Bloomington, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Mark Seest 597 Rossville, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Mark Seest 597 Rossville, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Maverick Hodge 467 Alexandria, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Maverick Hodge 467 Alexandria, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Wayne O'Brien 367 Cayuga, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Wayne O'Brien 367 Cayuga, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Waylen O'Brien 300 Cayuga, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Waylen O'Brien 300 Cayuga, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Andrew Kort 150 Saint John, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Andrew Kort 150 Saint John, IN Fair Oaks 2019
Terry Rhodenbaugh 124 Fair Oaks 2019
Terry Rhodenbaugh 124 Fair Oaks 2019
Vaughn Goodwin 142 OH watermelon Beaver Dam, OH 2019 Fair Oaks
Vaughn Goodwin 142 OH watermelon Beaver Dam, OH 2019 Fair Oaks
138 watermelon Mark Goodwin Lima,OH 2019 Fair Oaks
138 watermelon Mark Goodwin Lima,OH 2019 Fair Oaks
Wayne O'Brien 68 watermelon Cayuga, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
Waylen O'Brien 53 watermelon Cayuga, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
Waylen O'Brien 53 watermelon Cayuga, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
128 Jim Beal bushel gourd LaOtto, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
128 Jim Beal bushel gourd LaOtto, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
Phil Groenewold 61 bushel gourd Dyer, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
Phil Groenewold 61 bushel gourd Dyer, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
161 Mark Goodwin Lima, OH bushel gourd 2019 Fair Oaks
161 Mark Goodwin Lima, OH bushel gourd 2019 Fair Oaks
Gary Bixler 58 bushel gourd Niles, MI 2019 Fair Oaks
Gary Bixler 58 bushel gourd Niles, MI 2019 Fair Oaks
82 field pumpkin Mark Goodwin Lima, OH 2019 Fair Oaks
82 field pumpkin Mark Goodwin Lima, OH 2019 Fair Oaks
50 Waylen O'Brien Cayuga, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
50 Waylen O'Brien Cayuga, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
49 field pumpkin Wayne O'Brien Cayuga, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
49 field pumpkin Wayne O'Brien Cayuga, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
45 field pumpkin Jim Beal LaOtto, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
45 field pumpkin Jim Beal LaOtto, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
44 field pumpkin Mikkal Hodge Woodburn, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
44 field pumpkin Mikkal Hodge Woodburn, IN 2019 Fair Oaks
37 field pumpkin Gary Bixler Niles, MI 2019 Fair Oaks
37 field pumpkin Gary Bixler Niles, MI 2019 Fair Oaks
10-12-2019 Roberts Farms, W awaka, Indiana (NW of Fort Wayne) Non-GPC
1102 Jim Beal LaOtto, IN Roberts Farms-Wawaka, IN 2019
1102 Jim Beal LaOtto, IN Roberts Farms-Wawaka, IN 2019
857 Jim Beal, LaOtto, IN exhibition only Roberts Farms-Wawaka, IN 2019
857 Jim Beal, LaOtto, IN exhibition only Roberts Farms-Wawaka, IN 2019
295 Kelly Klinker Woodburn, IN Roberts Farms, Wawaka, IN 2019
295 Kelly Klinker Woodburn, IN Roberts Farms, Wawaka, IN 2019
10-19-2019 Pennville Harvest Festival, (near Marion, IN)
Mark Goodman 1,750 Pennville Harvest Festival 10-19-2019
Mark Goodman 1,750 Pennville Harvest Festival 10-19-2019
Visit Phil Groenewold’s Atlantic Giant greenhouse near Dyer, IN
Click here for the PDF presentation by Bryan Reeb at our Spring Meeting covering Curcubit diseases and control. Great presentation and information for all growers.
Thanks to Becks Hybrids in Atlanta Indiana for hosting our meeting!!
Thanks to Ron Wallace for several door prizes including mycorrhizal fungi products.
Please click here to visit his website for many other products also.
2019 Spray Program detail: click here for PDF with details
The spray program is updated and incredible. Excel spreadsheet to help you remember when to spray. Still time to sign up. All materials are mailed to you. This is a great opportunity to keep your plants alive in Indiana!
Get your soil testing done! Google: AMS 401.04 7/8″ x 21″ to order a soil sampling probe $50
Take your sample to your local Co-op or fertilizer plant $15 for soil test with micro-nutrients. You don’t have to be a farmer with a large order, they are happy to help any gardener.
From our links page, more comprehensive testing: Western Labs or A&L Great Lakes labs – Fort Wayne, IN
Role of various elements in your soil: click here
Click here for pictures from the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC) Big Show.
GPC website click here.
Click here for Summer 2019 GPC common ground newsletter.
Our own Kelly Klinker is GPC treasurer, picture on page 24!
Click here for a link to some seed germination tips, with pictures.
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Giant Pumpkin growing article from Indiana Agrinews newspaper 10-19-2018
Link to online article with pictures: click here.
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2018 Weigh-off results – click below: (Links to www.bigpumpkins.com)
2018 Indiana State Fair
2018 Wasson Nursery in Fishers, Indiana
2018 Fair Oaks Farm near Demotte, IN
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Want to grow Atlantic Giant pumpkins this year?? We are here to help you.
Click on the Membership link above. Donate $20 to join and support the club.
Membership runs from January 1st until December 31st.
We will mail you plenty of great seeds to get started. April 15th is the date to start them germinating.
Just looking for seeds??? $20 per year to join our club.
We’ll send you great seeds to get you started.
(Example of seeds received with membership)
The trick is to keep the plant alive from April 15th through September 15th.
Generally that means keeping the bugs and fungus off the plant.
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Guide to growing from one of our friends from another state. Click below:
How I grew an 1,180 lb pumpkin my rookie year.
This is a 34 page guide. There are less detailed instructions, but this is comprehensive!
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Wasson Nursery pictures 2018
IPGA growers Wasson Nursery 2018
Wayne O'Brien 1225 Wasson Nursery 2018
Wayne O'Brien 1225 Wasson Nursery 2018
Mikkal Hodge 1188 Wasson Nursery 2018
Jim Beal 879 Wasson Nursery 2018
Kelly Klinker 722 Wasson Nursery 2018
Marshall and Adam Lengerich 647 Wasson Nursery 2018
Bob Walden 464 Wasson Nursery 2018
Wayne O'Brien 417 Wasson Nursery 2018
Chris Tewell 339 Wasson Nursery 2018
Maverick Hodge 307 Wasson Nursery 2018
Cory Layton 305 Wasson Nursery 2018
Don Beal 261 Wasson Nursery 2018
Fair Oaks weigh-off pictures 2018
2018 IPGA Growers Fair Oaks Farms
Giant Pumpkin Contest Fair Oaks 2018
Pumpkin line-up Fair Oaks 2018
Pumpkin line-up Fair Oaks 2018
Pumpkins ready for Fair Oaks 2018
Phil Groenewold 1541# Fair Oaks 2018 Dyer, IN
Phil Groenewold 1541# Fair Oaks 2018 Dyer, IN
Phil Groenewold 1541 Fair Oaks 2018
Phil Groenewold 1541 Fair Oaks 2018
Phil Groenewold 1541 Fair Oaks 2018
Steve Strickler 1468 Fair Oaks 2018
Steve Strickler 1468# Bloomington, IN
Steve Strickler 1468 Fair Oaks 2018
Steve Strickler 1468 Fair Oaks 2018
Steve Strickler 1468 Fair Oaks 2018
John Barenie 1062 Fair Oaks 2018
John Barenie 1062 Fair Oaks 2018
John Barenie 1062 Fair Oaks 2018
Wayne O'Brien 1055 Fair Oaks 2018
Wayne O'Brien 1055 Fair Oaks 2018
Jim Beal 726 Fair Oaks 2018
Jim Beal 726 Fair Oaks 2018
Gary Bixler 456 Fair Oaks 2018
Gary Bixler 456 Fair Oaks 2018
Phil Thorrington 486 Fair Oaks 2018
Phil Thorrington 486 Fair Oaks 2018
Mark Seest 520 Fair Oaks 2018
Mark Seest 520# Rossville, IN
Mark Seest 520 Fair Oaks 2018
Mark Seest 520 Fair Oaks 2018
Mikkal Hodge 357 Fair Oaks 2018
Mikkal Hodge 357 Fair Oaks 2018
Ron Pearson 365 Fair Oaks 2018
Ron Pearson 365 Fair Oaks 2018
Cory Layton 316 Fair Oaks 2018
Cory Layton 316 Fair Oaks 2018
Cory Layton 316 Fair Oaks 2018
Cory Layton 316 Fair Oaks 2018
Wayne O'Brien 309 Fair Oaks 2018
Wayne O'Brien 309 Fair Oaks 2018
Wayne O'Brien 220 Watermelon Fair Oaks 2018
Wayne O'Brien watermelon 158 Fair Oaks 2018
Gary Bixler watermelon 92 Fair Oaks 2018
August 11, 2018 Indiana State Fair results below:
Winner: Phil Groenewold from Dyer, IN 1,250 pounds grown on the Holland 2363 from 2017
Also won the Howard Dill award! Congratulations to Phil and Kristi
Wayne O’Brien: Cayuga, IN 1095
Jim Beal: LaOtto, IN 761.5
Mikkal Hodge: Alexandria, IN 440.5
Gary Gunther: Corydon, IN 414
Kelly Klinker: Woodburn, IN 278.5
Don Beal: Hartford City, IN 120.5
Phil Groenewold 1250 State Fair 2018
Wayne O'Brien 1095 State Fair 2018
Jim Beak 761.5 State Fair 2018
Mikkal Hodge 440.5 State Fair 2018
Gary Gunther 414 State Fair 2018
Kelly Klinker 278.5 State Fair 2018
Don Beal 120.5 State Fair 2018
Phil Groenewold 1653.5 Damaged State Fair 2018
Please click the picture above to view the entries.
“Cheesecake” weighed 1653.5 but had cracks to the inside, considered damaged. Phil brought it for exhibition only.
Long Gourd entries: Wayne O’Brien 8’5″ 1st, Jim Beal 6’10” 2nd, Don Beal 5’3″ 3rd
Tomato entries: Jim Beal 2.22 lbs, Wayne O’Brien 2.14 lbs, Richard Feigh 2.02 lbs, Kevin Arnold 1.96 lbs and Rebecca Feigh 1.84 lbs
Watermelon entries: Wayne O’Brien 116.5 lbs, Gary Gunther 152.5 lbs, Don Beal 62 lbs and Jim Beal 53 lbs
You can always send a $20 check for your dues to:
Paypal accepted at: payments@null ipga.us
(If you’re feeling generous, add $1 to your purchase to help cover our PayPal costs – 30 cents + 3% per transaction)
Kelly Klinker-IPGA Secretary
5219 North Sampson Road
Woodburn, IN 46797
United States
Fair Oaks 10-07-2017
Official results from Fair Oaks 10-07-2017 click here
Phil Groenewold, from Dyer, IN won with 1,666 pounds
Phil Groenewold 1,666 Fair Oaks 2017
Mark Seest 631 for 5th place
Sign at Fair Oaks AG's gain 40-50 lbs per day.
Wasson Nursery 2017:
Official results from Wasson Nursery in Fishers, IN: click here
Mikkal Hodge 1,266.5 at Wasson Nursery, Fishers Indiana
Mikkal Hodge 1,266.5 at Wasson Nursery, Fishers Indiana
Kelly Klinker’s son Kenny – Voted cutest little pumpkin! Wasson Nursery 2017
2017 Indiana State Fair results 08-12-2017
Official results from Indiana State Fair 2017: click here
Dwight Slone 1232
2017 Indiana State Fair
Dwight Slone 1232
2017 Indiana State Fair
Dwight Slone 1232
2017 Indiana State Fair
Dwight Slone 1232
2017 Indiana State Fair
Dwight Slone 1232
2017 Indiana State Fair
Dwight Slone 1232
2017 Indiana State Fair
Dwight Slone 1232
2017 Indiana State Fair
John Barenie 977
2017 Indiana State Fair
John Barenie 977
2017 Indiana State Fair
John Barenie 977
2017 Indiana State Fair
John Barenie 977
2017 Indiana State Fair
How we move and inspect a large pumpkin at the 2017 Indiana State Fair
How we move and inspect a large pumpkin at the 2017 Indiana State Fair
Phil Groenewold 941
2017 Indiana State Fair
Phil Groenewold 941
2017 Indiana State Fair
Phil Groenewold 941
2017 Indiana State Fair
Phil Groenewold 941
2017 Indiana State Fair
Jim Beal 840
2017 Indiana State Fair
Jim Beal 840
2017 Indiana State Fair
Jim Beal 840
2017 Indiana State Fair
Jim Beal 8402017 Indiana State Fair
Kelly Klinker 291
2017 Indiana State Fair
Kelly Klinker 291
2017 Indiana State Fair
How to move and inspect a large pumpkin (video from the 2017 Indiana State Fair)
How we move and inspect a large pumpkin at the 2017 Indiana State Fair