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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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2014 Season in Review:
Overall it was another very challenging year for me with Mosaic Virus (in two different strains) showing up again very early in the season. However, I may have gained some knowledge about when the virus is transmitted and I am working on a plan for next year. I am impressed with some of the weights I was able to bring to the scale this year due to the lack of supporting plants for most of the season.
With my winter growing it is like having two seasons in one calendar year so here is a summary of my 2014 season. I will list them in order of weighing…
179.4 DeBacco ’14 (F:335 Scherber ’11 x 1734.5 Steil) “Marshmallow”
-This pumpkin went on to produce a 1,644.5 pound pumpkin for Mr. Gehweile!.
Tomato
3.11 DeBacco ’14 (F: 4.46 Marley ’11 (F: 7.33 Hunt x self) “Prof. Matt” x M: Self) Connecticut State Record!!!
- I feel fortunate to hold this title.
342.0 DeBacco ’14 (F: 335 Scherber ’11 x 1734.5 Steil) “Inside Job”
-I think this pumpkin is forgotten about because the odd time of year (July 14th) it was weighed. This is essentially a 179.4 DeBacco ’14 “Marshmallow” remake since it was grown on the same plant with the same pollinator. I was looking at some of the differences of the same greenhouse space growing in the winter compared to the summer.
792 DeBacco ’14 (F: 1676.5 Daletas ‘12 x 220.3 DeBacco “Snowball”)
-I entered this one at the Woodstock Fair.
923.5 DeBacco ’14 (F: 220.3 DeBacco ‘13 “Snowball” x 1676.5 Daletas ‘12)
-This was my largest for 2014 and it was weighed in at the Durham Fair.
705 DeBacco ’14 (F: 811 Gerhardt x M: 2009 Wallace) Howard Dill Winner!
- I appreciate everyone’s interest and hope the cross does well for all of those growers that give it a try.
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