A.V.G.V.G. 2011 Seed Promo

Any A.V.G.V.G. member wishing to have their seeds included in our 2011 seed promotion, please send them to Andy Hamilton. The target date to get the seed paks sent out to members is mid January. Andy's address is

1446 Kristen Ave., Coldbrook, Nova Scotia- B4R-1A1

2nd Annual AVGVG Weigh off at Glad Gardens

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

CHILDREN DIVISIONS

Giant Pumpkin

1^st Place Emma Murphy 464 lbs

2^nd Place Jacob Hare 379 lbs

3^rd Place Chelsea Harris 210 lbs

Heaviest Tomato

1^st Place James Rand 36.8 oz.

^2nd Place Emma Murphy 26.5 oz.

Longest Gourd

1^st Place Olivia Helpard

Field Pumpkin

1^st Place Emma Murphy 43 lbs

2^nd Place Lucas Hare 22 lbs

Tallest Sunflower

1^st Place Lucas Hare

Largest Sunflower Head

1^st Place Lucas Hare

Heaviest Watermelon

1^st Place Emma Murphy 11 lbs

ADULT DIVISION

Giant Pumpkin

1^st Place Gordon Foster 743 lbs

2^nd Place Gerard Ansems 720 lbs

3^rd Place Jeff Reid 675 lbs

Giant Squash

1^st Place Arthur Shepperson 27 lbs

2^nd Place Mary Moore 21 lbs

Heaviest Tomato

1^st Place Bob Rowe 47.1 oz

2^nd Place Frank Ansems 45.9 oz

3^rd Place Isaac Murnaghan 43.5 oz

Heaviest Beet

1^st Place A. Muis of Ron Muis Farm 14 lbs

2^nd Place A. Muis of Ron Muis Farm 13 lbs

3^rd Place Brian Burke 2 lbs

Longest Gourd

1^st Place Cornelia Coffin 7’8”

2^nd Place Jeff Reid & Gerard Ansems 7’1”

3^rd Place Cornelia Coffin 7’1/2”

Longest Carrot

1^st Place Isaac Murnaghan 7’5”

2^nd Place Isaac Murnaghan 7’4”

3^rd Place Gerard Ansems 3’11”

Tallest Sunflower

1^st Place Danny Ansems 11’4”

2^nd Place Danny Ansems 11’3”

3^rd Place Brian Burke 7’7”

Largest Sunflower Head

1st Place Danny Ansems 14”

2^nd Place Brian Burke 12”

3^rd Place Danny Ansems 10”

Field Pumpkin

1^st Place Chris Ansems 85 lbs

2^nd Place Mary Moore 42 lbs

3^rd Place Tom Corkum 41 lbs

Biggest Watermelon

1^st Place Tom Corkum 10 lbs

2^nd Place Catharina Ansems 4 lbs

Open Veggie Class

1^st Place Chris Ansems Peppers

2^nd Place Chris Ansems White Squash

3^rd Place Marion Foster Pear Gourd

People’s Choice Award went to A. Muis of Ron Muis Farm 14 lb beet.

Weigh off results Shur-Gain 

AVGVG Weigh off Sept 2009

The Annapolis Valley Giant Vegetable Growers had their 1st annual weigh off, held at Glad Gardens in Waterville Nova Scotia. Special thanks go to the Dill family for the use of their scale. This weigh off serves as a warm up to the Windsor weigh off and gives our members an opportunity to showcase the fruits of their labor which may otherwise go unnoticed.  A Sub Gallery of pictures has been added to the Gallery page.

Pumpkins- 11 entries, here are the top three
1st- Jeff Reid- 619 lbs. 1566 Rodonis x 1156 Hunt
2nd- Wayne Knox- 486 lbs. 227 Hamilton x self
3rd- Jeff Reid- 361 lbs.

Children's category
1st- Thomas Murphy- 246 lbs.
2nd- Emma Murphy- 215 lbs.
3rd- Victoria Kenneally- 204 lbs

Carrots
1st- Ryan Burke- 30 3/4 inches
2nd- Brian Burke- 24 inches
3rd- Tom Corkum- 15 inches

Parsnip
Tom Corkum- 32 inches
Brian Burke- 19 inches

Raddish
Brian Burke- 52 inches

Tomatoes- nine entries, largest grown by Thomas Murphy- 2.5 lbs.

Long Gourds
1st- Tom Corkum- 95 inches- 90 Knox x self
2nd- Mary Moore- 70.5 inches- 90 Knox x self
3rd- Jeff Reid- 74.5 inches ??
4th- Thomas Murphy- 69.5 inches- 90 Knox x self
5th- Andy Hamilton- 68.5- 122 Eaton x sibb

The Dill Family

In recognition of their outstanding contribution to the world of giant vegetable growing and to their valuable support to the cultural infrastructure of Nova Scotia, The Dill Family have been awarded lifetime honorary membership to the AVGVG.