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Sept 29 2010
They don't make wine like this
in Napa! Olivia's pumpkin vintage is
developing a nice orange head
-an unusual characteristic for a wine.
She going to let it age in the
barrel a few more days to develop its stature.
Sept 29 2010
BoodahMan's stump has become a
tangled affair. Without the big guy drawing down the main,
the stump has exploded with new
vines all setting pumpkins like crazy.
There must be a dozen new starts
off to the races hidden in this jungle.
Sept 29 2010
Bashful little BoohBear (993 Vincent/McGill)
has been snacking too much on fast food
and molassas and has turned into
Big Bad BoohBear. "Supersize me" he giggles.
"I want to be much much bigger
than my broken boo brother BoodahMan."
Oct 21, 2010
About 40’ out from the 993 stump
and 24’ from the main vine sits Goldilocks,
Olivia’s late-set pretty pumpkin.
Olivia has already gotten a call
from Cinderella checking on availability.
Oct 21, 2010
Olivia’s wine barrel pumpkin,
Baby Booh, also grown on the 993 Vincent/McGill,
decides to hang out on the porch.
Baby Booh weighs about 200 lbs.
Oct 21, 2010
Booh Bear (993 Vincent/McGill)
and Goldilocks are both ready
to jump on the truck to Half Moon
Bay.
Oct 21, 2010
Olivia helps steady Goldilocks
as she floats to the truck!
Oct 21, 2010
Master Artist Amanda tries to
match Goldilocks bright orange color
as she paints out a squirrel bite
that blemishes Goldilocks stunning orange hide.
Oct 21, 2010
Cindy Glasier visits with the
Zunino clan at Half Moon Bay. Booh Bear weighs in at 1,212 lbs.
and captures 9th place overall.
Goldilocks weighs in at a hefty 287 lbs - 20% over the charts!
Oct 21, 2010
Ron Root from Citrus Heights headed
to the scale with his winning 1,535 grown off the 991 Urena.
California growers rule the scales
at HMB this year taking the top three spots.
Oct 21, 2010
High above the crowd, Goldilocks
outshines the competition and is
overwhelmingly voted the most
beautiful pumpkin at Half Moon Bay.
Oct 21, 2010
Goldilocks and Olivia the two
prettiest girls at Half Moon Bay.
Oct 21, 2010
Small boy, pretty pumpkin, big
pumpkin – there’s still a bit of magic in this world...
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