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Wednesday, October 01, 2008
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OkieGal
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Boise City, Oklahoma, USA
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Nopic.
1009 Young (588 Young x 500 Northrup) x 1018 Langevin (1450 x 1502 Wallaces). Second fruit again, first one wasn't growing well, and had a backup fruit left on vine (#3). Taped 426#, weighed 425# two days after with no enders.
Vine grew well, had 'neon yellow' sickly color which grower said that line had, as long as leaves were looking okay (and they were great). Fairly supple, did have to take care to coax into curves.
Fruit looks good, 'cinderella' with nice color and light ribbing, sort of a classic fatter than tall not quite wheel shape. Likes to go on it's nose and the blossom end will 'birdbath' a little. Good wall thickness, mine concaved slightly on the underside. Inside was 'sound' and reasonable seed production. Had some sprouting on the sun side. Was showing some fissuring especially one streak on one side parallel to ground but inside was solid. Good size for a genetics pumpkin with the est 250# growing on it as well.
Downside is fruits like to go on nose, and the vine 'shut down' on me before season ended (weather was not cold or soggy enough) and leaves died off of natural causes (age)
Would I plant the 1009 again? Yes. Very pretty pumpkin, well shaped, nice skin. If positioned right, would be a good chance of a Howard Dill Award.
I'm definitely going to grow the 425 D. Rebel again, and after a long mull, debating if the 325 H. Rebel is worth dirt. The Wallace genes were crossed into the 1009, so I have more hope for that one; on skipping the end cracking.
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