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Welcome to the Indiana Pumpkin Growers!
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.
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.
2018 Fall Weigh-Off’s
Pumpkin weigh-in at Fair Oaks Farms
October 6th, 2018 Fair Oaks Farm weigh-off (Exit 220 off I-65)
PDF link to Fair Oaks brochure with prize money. All times Central time
Roberts Family Farm
Roberts Farms Flyer – Front
Roberts Farms Flyer – Back
October 20th, 2018: Pennville Pumpkin festival-click here for information
This an open show. Previously weighed pumpkins are welcome. This is NOT a GPC weigh-off site.
South of Fort Wayne, between Hartford City and Portland Link to Jay County website and other information: click here
August 11, 2018 Indiana State Fair results:
Please click the picture above to view the entries.
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
“Cheesecake” weighed 1653.5 but had cracks to the inside, considered damaged. Phil brought it for exhibition only.
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@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
Please click the picture below to view the entries.
Wasson Nursery 2017:
Kelly Klinker’s son Kenny – Voted cutest little pumpkin! Wasson Nursery 2017
Mikkal Hodge 1,266.5 at Wasson Nursery, Fishers Indiana
Mikkal Hodge 1,266.5 at Wasson Nursery, Fishers Indiana
2017 Indiana State Fair results 08-12-2017
Official results from Indiana State Fair 2017: click here
How to move and inspect a large pumpkin
(video from the 2017 Indiana State Fair)
Dick Wolfsie of WISH-TV interviews Lee Saberson about Pumpkin Carving at the 2016 Indiana State Fair
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)
Great Pumpkin Commonwealth – governing body for giant pumpkins
2017 Insect and disease control program and club bulk orders
Click here: (We’ll help you keep your plants alive!)
All Time Top Ten Giant Pumpkin list
(maintained by IPGA 09/21/2017 updated)
Indiana record pumpkin – 1739 lbs Mark Goodman from Marion, IN
Indiana Top-Ten Giant Pumpkins list
Miscellaneous pictures from past weigh-offs
Comprehensive guide to growing Atlantic Giant Pumpkins
World Record Atlantic Giant pumpkin: 2,624.6 lbs
Origin of Dills Atlantic Giant pumpkins by Steve Connolly
Humic acid YouTube video relative to lawn grass, but explains humic acid fairly well.
Pumpkin seed genetics and statistics
Big Pumpkins message board: Pests, diseases and other problems