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Joliet, IL

Does anyone know for certain if the 1274 pollinator plant for the 1807.5 was the same plant that grew the 20% heavy 1351?

11/26/2011 10:07:07 AM

TruckTech1471

South Bloomfield, Ohio

I see only one progeny of the 1274 on AGGC as of this date and it is not the 1351.

11/26/2011 10:20:18 AM

Dave will be live and in person at tonights auction Shazzy. You can ask him there

11/26/2011 10:22:38 AM

Andy H

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

The GPC info page has the 1351 Stelts- 1274 Stelts x 1605 Sweet at + 20%.

11/26/2011 10:30:16 AM

Joliet, IL

Thanks guys

11/26/2011 10:45:06 AM

Venari

Ohio

Hey shazzy, another tid bit on the 1807.5. It is the first 1800# er that accually went "to chart". Something else to think of.

11/26/2011 12:40:08 PM

Joliet, IL

If the 1274 pollinator is the same plant that produced the 1351, then to have 444" ott pumpkin just about at the chart x 20% heavy genetics is the classic big shell x dense thickwalled overthecharter genetics...but in this case on steroids...Lol. a 439" ott pumpkin at 13.3% heavy equals 2000lbs. These numbers will not be far out of reach with these type of monster shell x heavy crosses and everything genetically lines up in one of seeds that ends up in the hands of a great grower.

11/26/2011 2:08:45 PM

Venari

Ohio

Yes, shazzy...as far as I have been told the 1274.0 that grew the 1351.0 which was crazy heavy was indeed the daddy to the 1807.5

11/26/2011 3:01:21 PM

UpperPineRunner

Linden,PA

Hey my 1274 Stelts, the 943.5 Lengel was a great pumpkin in a trying weather year. Barely had 400 sq. ft. of vine and a late July 5th pollination. I was happy with 12% heavy and 943.5.

It was carved at a garden center in Virginia and they commented that it had the toughest flesh of any pumpkin they had ever carved. They have been carving for years.
I crossed the 1495 Stelts into it. It should have great potential! Mark

11/27/2011 5:04:12 AM

Greenhouse Grower

Madison,Wisconsin

On a similiar note of volume x %heavy how about the 1647 Wallace. The 1647 was 15% heavy and crossed with the 1789est. Wallace that was still growing at a good pace when it went down. Maybe a cross of the 1807.5 and the 1647 would be interesting. :)

11/28/2011 11:20:41 AM

Joliet, IL

Reading my mind GG. Those 2 and the 1789 made my final top 3 choices for 2012 complete and I will hopefully be trying for the 1807 x 1647 both ways and the 1789 x 1647

11/28/2011 3:40:59 PM

Curious Shazz
Why would you not do 1789 X 1807 rather than 1789 X 1647
I've been looking hard at these also, My big monkey rench is that the 1520 Sperry should go in there somewhere

11/28/2011 3:46:49 PM

Greenhouse Grower

Madison,Wisconsin

Shazzy, all of those crosses sound juicy. I will be attempting to make them in the next couple of months. :)

11/28/2011 4:45:04 PM

Soopr Sizr

Littleton, Colorado

Iceman, try 1520 X 1807

11/28/2011 4:53:20 PM

Donkin

nOVA sCOTIA

Eddy,why do you say that about the 1520? I have a couple of 1520 Sperry seeds that keep jumping out at me everytime i open my stash.

11/28/2011 4:58:24 PM

Yes for sure I like the 1520 X 1807
I don't think you could go wrong putting the 1807 into anything including Squash.
The 1520, I just look what it did, and for who, and I really think sky's the limit. Kinda like you, Just keeps saying pick me
Sorta off topic Shazz sorry

11/28/2011 5:17:55 PM

Joliet, IL

Eddy...my thought is to strengthen the line of the freak times a sister freak combo to maybe strengthen a characteristic of the freakness. It's a cross to use in the future of freak shell size times big and heavy

11/28/2011 8:48:11 PM

Joliet, IL

25 % freak, 25 % world record genetics, 25 % freak's sister that was 15% heavy, and 25 % freak equals the shazzness eddy...lol

11/28/2011 9:32:01 PM

Joliet, IL

And this is saying I already plan on the 1807 x 1647 both ways if it all works out. U should do the 1789 x 1807 eddy. It is also a kick ass potential cross.

11/28/2011 9:42:47 PM