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If I spring for the entry fee to get the Franklin County Watermelon Festival an officially GPC sanctioned weigh-off site, would anyone be interested in entering a melon?

Next year the Festival will be Aug 17th, Russleville Alabama is located in the NW corner of Alabama and the prizes are 300 200 100. The Festival is a huge event and great for families.

11/10/2012 8:34:22 AM

Manchester, TN

I would, if it was any weekend other than that weekend. Being, as that's my anniversary, the other half always has something else planned. My melons are usually done by then anyway.

11/10/2012 9:50:15 AM

Home of happy lil plants

That would be the one to go to for watermelons no questions, but cullman,al already has a couple sponsors lined up and have a weighoff in the works.

If franklin county is a gpc weighoff I believe it needs to be discussed if they can handle the weighing of the pumpkins to.(loading unloading,scales)

On a side not if franklin county is aug 17th
then cullman would be a good idea to be on
Sept 14th-4weeks later
or sept 21-5weeks later
and that will still leave 2 weeks until aldart,tn

11/10/2012 10:19:26 AM

formerly RGG

We really need more good GPC weigh-offs south of Tennessee. I hope you guys are able to get this going.

11/10/2012 6:47:36 PM

Pleasant View, TN

My family and I would def be interested....we've even thought of trying to start our own!

11/10/2012 8:42:36 PM

Bowdon, GA

Its too early. They have talked about a weighoff between hope and bear wallow in cullman. I would love an alabama weighoff, but aug 17th is too early for me

11/10/2012 11:29:20 PM

Home of happy lil plants

From what I understand cullman is just a matter of time and the final organizeing.

I would deffinantly being interested in going to fraklin county this year

11/11/2012 7:11:00 PM

Home of happy lil plants

However at the same time if I don't have a pumpkin ready I would still most likely make it with a watermelon.

11/11/2012 7:14:41 PM

Flowery Branch, Georgia

Holloway is correct.
Aug 17th is too early.

Just my opinion

11/12/2012 3:55:10 PM

Alabama

Thanks for the feedback, I have received several e-mails as well. I cannot change the date of the weigh-off, its set in stone as the third Sat in AUG. As of now I plan on paying the entry fee for a watermelon weigh-off only, pending approval of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce.

Spence please keep us informed about the Cullman weigh-off, thats less than 20 miles from my house.

11/14/2012 8:45:11 AM

Hot West Tennessee

Even if we have a early spring, most are still growing in August. Will try to go anyway. Thanks for getting things started here in the hot south.

11/14/2012 9:27:48 AM