Alan Kopp

Alan Kopp displays his Wisconsin record giant pumpkin at the local fair with his mother, Monique, and two daughters. Alanna is the older daughter, Elizabeth the younger. Alan’s wife, Gail, also helps with the pumpkin growing project. Alan has just won another award: “National Giant Pumpkin Grower Rookie of the Year.” For more information, visit the website www.cwpg.org

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Alan Kopp of Genoa City, WI, holds the new Wisconsin weight record for giant pumpkins, breaking the previous record by 200 pounds.

Kopp’s pumpkin comes close to the latest Guinness Book of World Records for giant pumpkins, the 1,689-lb. whopper raised in 2007 by Joe Jutras of North Scituate, RI.

Kopp is gearing up for another try at the world record this year. He has an edge demonstrated by the huge pumpkin shown in the photo at right:
It has unusual density, weighing more than its first measurements estimated.

That’s a typical quality found in fruit and vegetables which are fully mineralized from a living, biologically energized soil.

Kopp’s biological fertility program included Myco Seed Treat and SP-1 to encourage fast, early germination and root growth.

He calcium-enriched the soil with gypsum and 6% calcium, and also added potassium sulfate along with micronutrients according to soil tests.

During the growing season, vines got a weekly foliar spray containing seaweed and Drammatic fish.

And every third week, Kopp foliar-applied liquid calcium along with additional SP-1.

Vines stayed healthy and vigorous all season long. Growing giant pumpkins is a highly competitive hobby, with a rigorous weigh-in regimen in each region and several websites for enthusiasts. The former Wisconsin record holder, Dan Bowles, also used AgriEnergy products — and we expect he will compete again in 2008!