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By Jim lves It's time to think about Pumpkins again! The win- ter has been long and cold but beneath the snow, our soil is soaking up those trace elements and the bacteria below the frost line is busy working on breaking down the organic matter to provide nutrient for the next growing season. My wife and I arrived back from Florida on the 3rd of March after leaving 92 degree Fahrenheit tempera- tures. Wow, what a shock... .had to start up the old snow- blower twice since then but it looks like the sun is now getting the best of that white stuff and we are busy prepar- ing for our 4th Annual Pumpkin Grower's Seminar. It will be held on Sunday, April 8th at the Town Hall in Wellington, starting at noon. This year we will have Dave McCallum, an experience grower from the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest area. Dave, who lives in Hanover, Ontario, grew a 943 1b. squash last year to take first prize in that category. He was also crowned "King of Growers" since he amassed the most points in en- tering his various giant vegetables at Port Elgin. While in Florida, I had the pleasure of going fish- ing with the Florida Giant Pumpkin Champ, Tim Caniff who had just started his seeds in early February. His sea- son is much earlier than ours is and he has to contend with intense heat in July and Angus. Although we threw back the small redfish, red snappers, yellowtails, sheephead and flounder that we caught, Tim had a package of frozen snook fillets for us, SPSESESSNERTRSTNeNeSs FE 25 Weddings by Pat (at the Ginkgo Tree Place B & B) 352 Main St. E. Picton, Ontario i 3s: 2 BX Custom designed wedding cakes Other wedding services available Call for appointment 476-1792 NOTICE _ There will be a Fair Board meeting at the Milford Town Hall at 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 10th Everyone Welcome from a fish that he had canght the week before. They were sure delicious and tasted something like walleye although the flesh is much whiter and flakier. Growers should be sorting our their seeds right now and checking out the genetics and records to see which seeds did well last year. Some of these charts will be avail- able at our seminar and we will also have some excellent seeds for sale as well as memberships for 2001. In addition to our guest speaker, there will be a panel assembled to an- swer questions and to provide growing tips for all. There is no charge for the seminar and everyone will be welcomed. So plan to come out, meet Dave and our Growers Association executive and pick up some great seeds and growing information. So Long from the Pumpkin Patch and keep em growing... .... Giant Pumpkin Growers Seminar The Prince Edward County Pumpkin Growers Association will hold a Giant Pumpkin Growers Seminar on Sunday, April 8th, 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm. at the Town Hall in Wellington. Guest Speaker, Dave McCallum from the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest. Seed sales and auction. Free Admission. EEE RI RENIN SESS SESE ERE NE Pat Dubyk Sift cs i | SINCE 1925 MINAKER'S AUTO PARTS (MILFORD) LTD. Phone (613) 476-4547 Fax (613) 476-1565 Milford, Ont. KOX 2P0 Specializing in Hard-to-Get Parts New and used, for cars and trucks 1920 models and up + Paul Minaker Randy York Closed Thursday Afternoons and All Day Sunday aL LI pr ny TN