Great Pumpkins When growing giant pumpkins for competitions
Last updated: 5/13/2023
Great Pumpkins When growing giant pumpkins for competitions growers need to keep track of the weights of the pumpkins while they are growing It is difficult to weigh a large pumpkin before it is harvested so a method has been developed for estimating the weight The grower measures around the pumpkin both horizontally and vertically then adds the results This is called the OTT over the top measurement and is used to predict the weight of the pumpkin Following are the OTT measurements and actual weights of the 10 largest pumpkins entered into official competitions in a recent year OTT inches 454 0 454 0 463 0 469 0 465 0 456 0 457 0 455 0 477 0 456 0 Send data to Excel Weight pounds 2020 5 2138 9 2170 0 2469 0 2138 0 2091 0 2079 0 2283 0 2157 5 2077 0