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GPC Documents

  • GPC Weighoff Handbook
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  • Official Rules 
  • Judging of Gourds, Field Pumpkin
  • Watermelon & Tomato
  • Early Tomato Guidelines 
  • Early Submission Form for Tomato
  • Top 10 site averages Updated for 2015
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Other Helpful Files

  • Video: How to measure
  • Weight Estimation Chart (2018)
  • Estimation Chart – Metric
  • Watermelon Estimation Chart
  • Bushel Gourd Weight Esitmation (2019)
  • Pumpkin, Watermelon & Field Pumpkin
  • Beginner’s seminar presentation (15.7 MB)

About us

The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth's (GPC) mission cultivates the hobby of growing giant pumpkins throughout the world by establishing standards and regulations that ensure quality of fruit, fairness of competition, recognition of achievement, fellowship and education for all participating growers and weigh-off sites.

Becoming a Weigh-Off Site

There are many weigh-off sites around the world and becoming a GPC site is easy.
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