They’ve actually had to call police as they had people, families picking potatoes like everything was okay. I don’t think people really know how much work there is into farming and I can totally understand how David Scheele is feeling and losing his patience on this matter. It’s ridiculous that people would believe that they were free to begin with. It’s a tough situation for them to be in as you don’t want to rock the boat so to speak with people near by that they may even know, and Lidy seems to be the one trying to resolve this calmly. David on the other hand seems very frustrated and at the end of his patience and I don’t blame him. People should use common sense really. There is nothing really free in the world today and they have contracts for potatoes to fill and trying to make a living.

When you start hearing about people picking potatoes as families and people filling up their pick up trucks that’s crazy! Come on people! No charges are being laid but David and Lidy Scheele are asking people to bring them back or at the RCMP office in Richibucto or drop off a donation in return. If things don’t change however they will have to take things to the next level. People are breaking the law, period. You wouldn’t go to a store and steal potatoes would you? No matter what you think of, it cost someone something for what we consume or buy. It’s not free, everything always has a cost to it, whether it’s money or labour.

Lidy made a wonderful comment that I read, ” You didn’t put $50,000 of fertilizer on it, you didn’t put $50,000 of spray on it, you didn’t put $30,000 of seed in it.” If people start seeing this maybe they will think twice about stealing potatoes from a local farmer. Can people really be that naive to think that they were allowed even after seeing No Trespassing signs? If I was them I would be pressing charges quickly if the publicity about this issue doesn’t hit home to the local public near that area soon. They are stealing and attacking someones livelihood. Stealing potatoes, what’s next? Come on people stealing is stealing no matter what it is?

What do you think about people stealing potatoes from their farm? Can people really be that naive?

After seeing this giant pumpkin, I think my brother needs some more experience from the pros. I joked with him today about this on how his got outgrew by like almost eight times. This year was his first year growing giant pumpkins and he ended up having quite a few pumpkins in and around 250 lbs. Not a bad size for the first time growing them, but no where close to this 1725 lb. pumpkin grown in Ohio. We’ll have to wait and see what he does next year but congrats to Nick and Christy Harp and your 1725 pound giant pumpkin and winning 1st place and taking $2500 at the pumpkin growing competition.

Have you ever grown giant pumpkins before? How did you do? What were the size of your giant pumpkins? Have you ever wanted to try and grow one yourself? Lets here your stories.