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Saturday, April 11, 2026 anaid_tecuod SF Bay Area, California

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The Gypsy Challenge - I'm now committed to growing out my volunteer pumpkin plant Gypsy Girl. Since it will not win any weigh-offs, I'm proposing a new contest called the Gypsy Challenge. I've always spent endless hours and many bucks pampering my pumpkins. The challenge here is: grow the most pumpkin with the least effort and dollars. The winning metric is pounds per hour invested (lbs/hour) with a spending limit for the season of $50. I'm now keeping a spreadsheet of every hour invested and every dollar spent on Gypsy Girl. Since I didn't plant this sprout or do any soil prep work, I'm off to a great start. Let's see how much pumpkin we can get with the least amount of effort. The challenge is on...
 



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