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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-09/growing-a-big-pumpkin-to-row-down-tumut-river/105021884

Even if this is not one of your lifetime goals, it's still an interesting article.  The guy is a scientist, and has a couple of good thoughts for those of us trying to grow 'normal' pumpkins.  I found it inspiring, in any case.  Enjoy
 
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In Tualatin, a small city about a half hour from me they do a giant pumpkin ragata each year where they race in them in a lake. )  I still need to go someday.
 
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I wonder what happened to all that pumpkin flesh ...
 
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I wonder what happened to all that pumpkin flesh ...


I wondered that too - consensus seems to be that the larger the pumpkin the  stringier it gets,  and less tasty - probably animal food or a contribution to the compost.  Perhaps someone who has grown super-sized varieties can enlighten us.
 
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Anne Miller wrote:I wonder what happened to all that pumpkin flesh ...

According to a different article about the fellow, the "remains" all went to feed animals. It didn't say what sort of animals, but around here sheep eat pumpkins/squash.
 
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Jill Dyer wrote:Perhaps someone who has grown super-sized varieties can enlighten us.


Working on it.
 
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Jay Angler wrote:

Anne Miller wrote:I wonder what happened to all that pumpkin flesh ...

According to a different article about the fellow, the "remains" all went to feed animals. It didn't say what sort of animals, but around here sheep eat pumpkins/squash.



The only thing I could think of was composting the flesh.

Good to know that it went to feed animals.

I used to have a boss, or the father of a boss, who feed everything to his cows.  I made the mistake of leaving a watermelon in the fridge and it disappeared.

Some cow enjoyed it.
 
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