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Saturday, October 10, 2015
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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So you are planting a 1916 Barron…
On the left is the 1552 LaRiviere and on the right is my 1662.0 DeBacco pumpkin. Both of these pumpkins came from the 1916 Barron seed. Many have asked “how is this possible?” and the reason is the simple fact that two plants crossed together that were basically opposites from one another. As a result the offspring are highly variable in shape and color, but I can say that the trait of being over the chart does seem to be constant.
In short the 1552 LaRiviere pumpkin looks like the male pollinator to the 1916 Barron and my 1662.0 DeBacco looks more like the female side or the actual 1916 Barron. So, if you are fortunate to plant a 1916 Baron it is going to be a surprise what type of pumpkin you are going to get. For those looking at crosses with the 1916 Barron in them, you may want to try and get a picture of what the pollinating plant produced, since as you can tell from these two offspring’s there is some variation in color and shape.
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