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Thursday, January 01, 2015
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Trying to Predict the Future…
(Picture taken in the Fall of 2014)
This is something I struggle with every year, what seed do I select to add to the winter project that will be desirable for the genetic pumpkin pool? I have a process that I go through and I have been fortunate to pick some very good seeds in the past. What makes this a great challenge is I need to select the next top seed by Halloween so there is not much time after the weigh-off that I am seeking seeds. Here are the two I selected for this year’s project…
1916 Barron ’14 (F: 2009 Wallace x 1730.5 Werner)- While I have seen many great pumpkins in the past what impressed me about this pumpkin was the “small” size of it for its weight. I had this seeds on my radar but when I had the opportunity to touch and thump it for myself I knew this was a special pumpkin. It felt rock solid everywhere around the pumpkin with no visual signs of any flaws. Thanks goes out to Mr. Barron for getting me seeds as soon as possible after what I am sure was a tiring year. I am hearing more and more about this seed as planting time gets closer so I hope I picked another unproven winner.
179.4 DeBacco ’14 (F:335 Scherber ’11 x 1734.5 Steil) “Marshmallow”- This is a result of all my past breeding so I am continuing this lineage. This seed proved itself last year and in the greenhouse the root formation is impressive compared to all other plants. It is important to point out that my winter pumpkins are grown mainly with just water so differences that I see are more representative of true genetics then that of product additions.
To skip ahead to pollination time, the following crosses were made…
F: 179.4 DeBacco ’14 “Marshmallow” x 1916 Barron
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F: 1916 Barron x 1985 Miller ’13 [2036 Glasier] clone
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