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Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Grower's

We would like to invite you and your family to become members of the Pacific northwest Giant pumpkin growers (PNWGPG). Our organization is dedicated to creating goodwill and friendship through the fascinating sport/hobby of growing Giant Pumpkins

This is a 1200 pound pumpkin!
1262 Pound Pumpkin

As a member of the PNWGPG, you will receive at least 3 newsletters each year with helpful and informative articles relative to growing the "big ones". Club activities presently include a late winter/early spring growers meeting complete with seed raffle, and we have two Giant Pumpkin competitions to round out the schedule.

The Northwest site of the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off, which currently has 21 sites in North America, is held on the first Saturday of October.

For visiting this page, we would like to provide some information on growing pumpkins. Come and see what a past world record champion has to say

 

 Weigh-off Information for 2002  
   
SEPTEMBER 6TH   WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIR WEIGH-OFF
PUYALLUP,WA
     
OCTOBER 5TH   GPC WEIGH-OFF
Coming soon - details about the following PNWGPG weighoff events
     
OCTOBER 19TH   IPA WEIGH-OFF
KBSG SCARE HOUSE
DES MOINES, WA
     
Events
APRIL 18-21   SPRING FAIR
PUYALLUP, WA
Seed sales and information
     
SEPTEMBER 6TH -22RD   WWF - PUYALLUP, WA
(PNWGPG seed sales -weekends only)

The vast number of growers in our pumpkin club do their best to help and encourage new growers. Our wish is for you to become a part of what is truly an enjoyable sport/hobby.

Membership

Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Grower's will provide the following base on the type of subscription.

Newsletters only $15 (3 per yr., meetings, seminars)
Single member $20 (includes above),1 giant pumpkin entry at weigh-off, and may enter in all other veggie classes, and automatically will be a member of the "Great Pumpkin Commonwealth" (International organization)
Family membership $35 (the above) except; 2 giant pumpkins may be entered in the weigh-off and 2 entries per family in all other veggie classes


Membership fees must be received prior to March 1st of the current year to participate in the seed giveaway.

The annual membership year starts Jan.1 ending Dec.31. The first newsletter for this year will be mailed out early April. The letters contain growing tips, stories from fellow growers, meeting notices, upcoming events, Weigh-Off Rules, and other tidbits. (photo's too!) We welcome you to join us.

Submit your membership to:

Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Grower's
(PNWGPG)
P.O. BOX 7504
Covington, WA 98042-0044

Good Luck to all fellow growers this year.

Enclosed is the application form for submitting your weigh off pumpkin. Also the rules.

For visiting this page, we would like to provide some information on growing pumpkins. Come and see what a past world record champion has to say


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