GPC BK Pompoenwegen Kasterlee 2024

GPC Belgian Weigh-off 2024

Growers of East Flanders, West Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Limburg and Antwerp came to Kasterlee on Saturday October 5th 2024. Their goal: have their Giant Pumpkin, Squash, Marrow, Long Gourd, Field Pumpkin or Tomato weighed and take the honor of the heaviest.

Looking at the Squashes, Jens Segaert managed to leave the competition behind with a weight of 826kg, followed by Pieter Vrijs with 482kg and Johan De Wever with 391.5kg.

In the giant pumpkins there was more excitement: Mario Vangeel already informed the press with his throw for the world record, while Paul Boonen also managed to deliver quite a big one. Unfortunately, Paul’s 1035.5kg pumpkin turned out to be Damaged and did not count in the rankings.

The scales stopped for Mario’s pumpkin at 1160kg, again a personal record. Herman Boonen and Jan Biermans ended 2nd and 3rd, with 942.5kg and 901kg respectively.

Take a look at the pictures, as Marrows, Long Gourds and Field Pumpkins were also measured and weighed.

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Big Show Kasterlee 17-02-2024

Day 2: The Big Show Kasterlee

Day 2 of The Big Show in Kasterlee is all about knowledge sharing. That’s why some speakers were invited, including world record holder Travis Gienger. Next to that topics like fertilizers, fertilization and CO2 where touched by other speakers.

Hopefully everyone has enough insights now to break the world record in 2024.

Still on the program tonight: awards ceremony.

See below for some pictures

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Big Show Kasterlee 16/02/2024

Day 1 of The Big Show in Kasterlee

Proudly our president Paul Boonen opened “The Big Show” in Kasterlee yesterday. This was the beginning of a great weekend connecting the best big pumpkin growers from all over the world. For them it’s the chance to exchange tips and tricks. 

USA, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, you name it and they are there.

Click further for the first pictures. We are looking forward to day 2!

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GPC Belgian weigh-off Kasterlee 2023

GPC Belgian weigh-off Kasterlee 2023

Time for the weigh-off 2023 in Kasterlee. First it looked like we were not going to reach a weight higher than 800kg.

Luckily Herman Boonen managed to grow a pumpkin heavier than 1 tonne: 1002kg to be precise. He was followed by Peter Jolie with 862kg and Cel Dierckx having a pumpkin of 727kg.

It didn’t stop at Belgian titles though, as Luc Vanheuckelom broke the European record for Squashes! He now sets the record at 842.5kg. Jef Leysen and Jens Segaert took the 2nd (542,5kg) and 3rd place (465,5kg).

Also check our pictures taken, as Marrows, Long Gourds and Field Pumpkins were also present.

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2nd patch tour and BBQ 2023

2nd patch tour and BBQ 2023

The end of August is always the time for our 2nd patch tour. The result: our smallest pumpkin weighs +/- 39kg, the largest is over 800kg. Fortunately, our big ones still have a few weeks to grow. Really looking forward to the real results during the Belgian Pumpkin Road Championships on Saturday 7 October 2023 in Kasterlee.

We closed the day with a delicious BBQ. Enjoy our photos.

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