Pompoenengenootschap Kasterlee

(Nederlands) Pompoenregatta 2022

Friday October 28th, 2022Saturday October 29th, 2022webmaster

Pumpkin Curling, Pumpkin Games, Pumpkin Carving, Pumpkin Beer, Pumpkin Soup, Pumpkin Scenes, Pumpkin Music and then we also had pumpkin regatta. The Pumpkin Regatta has become an experience day for young and old. And this was also the case on 23 October 2022. On the “Ark Van Noë” we managed to attract a lot of curious people.

In any case, we look back on a successful edition. And the press apparently could not get enough of it either: from a few local stations to a Flemish broadcaster to the press in Spain.

On to 2023.

Pictures of the individual teams (who attended the Pumpkin race) can be found over here.

Some other pictures can be found below.

Pumpkin Market Kasterlee 16-10-2022

Tuesday October 18th, 2022Tuesday October 18th, 2022webmaster

There we were again with about 60 giant pumpkins at the Pumpkin Market in our village Kasterlee.

Luc Vanheuckelom and Herman Boonen managed to take the top 4 of the ranking:

Luc Vanheuckelom: 1038.5kg
Herman Boonen: 1027kg
Herman Boonen: 940.6kg
Luc Vanheuckelom: 910.8kg

So of course something we celebrated later on that evening. Look further for some pictures.

GPC Belgian Pumpkin Weigh-off Kasterlee 2022

Sunday October 2nd, 2022Sunday October 2nd, 2022webmaster

1046kg: the weight of the Giant Pumpkin of Luc Vanheuckelom. He ended first at the GPC Belgian Pumpkin Weigh-off in Kasterlee, followed by Herman Boonen with 1032,5kg and Jens Segaert: 911,5kg.

Also some squashes attended: Jef Leysen won with a squash of 497,5kg, Johan Aernouts ended 2nd with 371kg and the 3rd place was taken by Luc Vanheuckelom with 339,5kg.

See all results at https://www.pompoenengenootschap.be/gpc-uitslag/.

Click “see more” to see more pictures.

2nd patch tour and BBQ 2022

Saturday August 27th, 2022Saturday August 27th, 2022webmaster

August is coming to an end and so it was time for our 2nd patch tour. Today we visited some growers, to see how heavy we estimate our current pumpkins. And there’s some good news: “it all looks promising”.

Of course, we ended the day with a delicious BBQ. Look here for more photos.

1e patch tour with visitors Stewie en Katty

Friday July 15th, 2022webmaster

A lot of big pumpkins are already growing in Kasterlee. Time to see how they’re doing during our first patch tour.

This time 2 guests joined: Stuart Paton and his wife Katty. This top grower from England was curious about how big our pumpkins would be (and if we have some tricks to grow them)

Are you also curious? Check out the pictures below.

Fieste Del Pompoenos 20 jaar pompoenengenootschap Kasterlee

Fiesta Del Pompoenos 2022

Sunday June 26th, 2022Tuesday June 28th, 2022webmaster

20 years, that’s the age of the Pompoenengenootschap Kasterlee. And of course this could not just pass by.

During Fiesta Del Pompoenos (a family day) we visited the Hooibeekhoeve and spend some time together, drinking a beer and enjoying delicious French fries.

See below for some photos. On to the next 20 years, and hopefully 20 world records!

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New Year’s Reception 2022

Sunday March 20th, 2022Sunday March 20th, 2022webmaster

Finally, our New Year reception could be organized again. We all came together to discuss the next few months, to catch up and to congratulate our “youth champion” Gert Van Tillo.

Some pictures:

GPC Belgian Pumpkin weigh-off 2021

Sunday October 3rd, 2021Sunday October 3rd, 2021webmaster

On Saturday October 2nd 2021 the GPC Belgian Championship Pumpkin weigh-off 2021 was organized in Kasterlee. Although our biggest pumpkin wasn’t there yet, the weigh-off ended with a great top 3 for both the Giant pumpkins and the Squashes.Top 3 Giant pumpkins

Luc Vanheuckelom: 922,5kg
Mario Vangeel: 808kg
Peter Jolie: 756kg

Top 3 Squashes:

Jens Segaert: 781kg
Herman Boonen: 531,5kg
Luc Vanheuckelom: 355kg

Some pictures of the weigh-off:

A new world record?

Tuesday September 28th, 2021Tuesday September 28th, 2021webmaster

A few years ago Mario Vangeel won the Giant Pumpkin European Championship, but this year he seems to attempt to break the world record. Something the press also noticed.

On 28/09/2021 Mario could be seen in the late-night news on VRT, but also newspapers and radio find their way to Kasterlee:

GPC Pumpkin weigh-off Belgium 2020

Sunday October 4th, 2020Sunday October 4th, 2020webmaster

After months of growing big pumpkins, it was time to know the exact weight. On Saturday October 3rd 2020 the GPC Pumpkin weigh-off Belgium was organized.

A giant pumpkin (1024,5kg) of Team Willemijns took the 1st place, following by Luc Vanheuckelom and Herman Boonen.

When talking about squashes, it was Jef Leysen who took the 1st place with his squash of 634,5kg.