I am looking forward to hosting the Seminar again this spring. Like Kirk said, The hall is in a great central location with lots of parking. If you can please indicate how many people in your party are planning on attending, here on this thread, It would help me plan more accurately for how much food and drink and dessert will be needed. Also, Don't forget to get your orders in to Paul D. early for any of your fertilizer/amendment needs. I used all of those products listed to grow my 1855 and 1736 this year. John Matesa

Way to go Harley! Congrats hate that I had to miss this event this year.

Hi Brad, Just setting up the new computer, my other one crashed. My email is peachespumpkin@rogers.com John Matesa

Great growing Ben!

Huge Congratulations go to Phil and Jane! Was hoping someone would reach the 2K milestone this year and you were so close. No doubt you will get there next year!

Thanks Guys! Really feels good after losing everything last year! Got a few more lbs to find for next year to get to that 2K Congratulations to all the other participants at the Erin Fair, There were 22 Giants to be weighed as well as a bunch of impressive other giants. Great turnout and great Fair. Looking forward to returning with a bigger one next year.

Thanks guys! It was really fun! Good luck to everyone for the rest of the season

I had the main plant and its back up both go funky in one spot this year. I've had some success in the passed with getting them to grow out of their funk by doing several HEAVY waterings. Almost drowning them. It seems that the surge in growth may get it to start growing normally. Good luck!

I would like to pick up 8L please

Thanks for the kind words and thank you to everyone for visiting. It was great seeing everyone after a few years of not growing. It was really dissappointing to have all the hard work that Paul and I put into ensuring our plants were healthy and well taken care of destroyed in a few momoments. I know we were really looking forward to showing off our hard work. I had one pumpkin taping over 400lbs on day 36 and picking up a lot of steam before the storm I went back after 3 days to assess the damage and give the garden some time to bounce back...it didnt. So I cut away all the foliage that was either broken or completed gone which resulted in about more than half of each plant now without leaves and the remaining leaves are completely shredded. I gave the patch a healthy spray of Seaweed and SiTKo . Since there isnt really any foliage left ,I've decided to divert my efforts to doing drenches instead of foliar sprays at least every/other day. The roots and vines are in great shape thats how the pumpkins are going to get all the feeding and the leaves will be kept disease free. Hope to see everyone at the various Weighoffs this year Good Luck to everyone! John Matesa

Hi Guys Sorry for the late details. The first stop is at John Nieuwenhoff's in Georgetown. There will be coffee and snacks for breakfast. Then the second and last stop is at the patch of Paul Dettweiler and Myself John Matesa. It is just a few miles from the location of the spring meeting for those of you that have been to the meeting in breslau. The address is: 790 St Charles St W, Breslau, ON N0B 1M0 We will have a BBQ and refreshments at the farm after the tour. Hope to see as many of you as possible. John Matesa