Have Scale - Will Travel

Growing a giant pumpkin requires an awful lot of work and those efforts need to be rewarded.  However, if you live in Arizona, or anywhere in the Southwest Deserts, there aren't many weigh-offs for growers to attend.   There are a number of weigh-offs in Colorado during September and October. Or,  you can truck your pumpkins over to Northern California.  However, many of us start and end our seasons differently than people in the traditional pumpkin-belt.

Baker 461.5 on AZGPG's floor scale

The AZGPG wants to ensure that all growers have a chance to get their pumpkins, squashes, watermelons, or other giant vegetables onto a certified scale.  Often, the fruit doesn't make the scale because there isn't a scale readily available to use.  We've fixed that.  The AZGPG now owns it's own certified scale and we're willing to drive it to wherever to ensure your pumpkin gets properly weighed.

To make it even more fun, the AZGPG has established a Virtual Weigh-Off so that your pumpkins can earn a ribbon.  If you have more than one entry per category, then we will weigh them all.  However, you can only have one entry earn a ribbon; the rest will be considered "Exhibition" fruit or vegetables.

Entry forms can be found on the AZGPG webpage, or contact them at INFO at AZGPG.COM for an entry form.

The Virtual Weigh-Off will end on October 31.  Ribbons will be awarded for First, Second, and Third Place.  Personal Best ribbons will be awarded to those earning the ribbon.  Any state records (Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada) will receive a separate ribbon for their accomplishment.

Dean Baker entered his last giant pumpkin in the Virtual Weigh-Off.  The fruit weighed 461.5 pounds when it hit the scale on June 10 at Harper's Landscape & Garden Centre.

We're looking forward to seeing everyone else's pumpkins during this summer.  We're always up for a road trip.