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Webster, NY

I was just wondering what everyone was planning to plant this year. I have room for 3 plants and I think I have narrowed it down to 5. Still some thinking to do.

I like these:

1230 Daletas 01
1020 Papez 01
995.8 Carter 01
968 Stellpflug 01
868 Nesbitt 01

I still have some thinking to do. Any comments?

4/13/2002 3:05:29 PM

Greencastle, PA

Dave,
Of those 3 the 868, 1020, and 1230 would be great choices. This year I'm planting:
611 Hester 99
455 Andrews 00
968 Sproule 98
1064 Needham 00.
The 968 has been started and has 3 true leaves, it will go in the ground this week. The 611 I will start in late April, and the 1064 and 455 in early May.
Tom

4/13/2002 6:20:40 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

Tom, How early is your weigh-off? If the plants that you are growing grows for 120-150 days then the latest you would have a fruit would be at the end of Aug. first of Sept. Just wondering....Tom (Bantam)

4/13/2002 8:42:54 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

I'm planting 935 franek 01 and 1061.5 Ciliberto 01

4/14/2002 1:01:18 AM

western Kentucky

i plan on planting 8 plants.. that is prolly more than i need but i don't have a job or anything so i will be able to spend more time in the patch.
143 Glover (goin to hit well over the 1000# mark)
218* Andrews 99
455.4 Andrews 00
1107.8 Girgus 01
600 Desrosiers 00
411 Inzero*
707 Toftness 01
954 Pistono 01

Justin .. good luck to everyone

4/14/2002 1:24:38 AM

Greencastle, PA

Tom,
My weigh-off is Oct. 5th, I will harvest the pumpkins/squash on Oct. 4th (I hope). If I start my 611 in the last week of April and it takes a week to germinate that's early May. I I start the 1064 and 455 in early May and it takes a week to germinate that's getting closer to mid May. I started the 968 in late March as an experiment.
Tom

4/14/2002 1:24:55 PM

Eagan,Minnesota

I plan on:
803.5 Eaton 99
980 Kuhn 01
922.5 Emmons 01
812 Kuhn 01
And if the 922.5 doesnt sprout i will go with another Emmons that i have!
14 days left!! :)
Chris

4/14/2002 2:42:29 PM

Ohio

im plantin the moss873.5 it's my first year

4/14/2002 5:01:02 PM

canal winchester ohio

Here's my line-up that's going in the ground May 15th
900 Lyons
455 Andrews
Bill Van's 862
And my 353 Hungarian

Paul

4/14/2002 7:35:21 PM

CT

I hope to go to 2 weighoffs, one the second weekend in Sept and then the Durham fair the last weekend in Sept or first of Oct. I will have 2 plants and choose from the following.


707 Toftness - 2 seeds 846calaiX723Bobier
960Rose 723bobierX801.5 stelts
865 Nesbit 705steltsX723Bobier
693Rose 705X780Eaton
756 Trautwein 894 Emmons selfed
868 Nesbit 723X801.5 ( Same cross as above )

4/14/2002 8:06:56 PM

Lake Stevens, WA, USA

I am going with the 1016 Daletas and the 1107.8 Girgus

David

4/14/2002 11:13:08 PM

San Diego

I'm going to be growing an 996.5 emmons 2000.

4/15/2002 12:37:35 AM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

I still haven't got past where to plant but it will be three from these.
845 Nesbitt-846 Calai x 723 Bobier
541 Kilbert-746.8 Scherber x 801.5 Stelts(killer clone)
474 Michelec-835 McIntyre x 723 Bobier
440 Kilbert-940 Mombert 00 x 801.5 Stelts
326 Kilbert-801.4 Ciliberto x 801.5 Stelts
I wouldn't be growing a pumpkin if it wasn't for you guys sending your seeds into this site.Thanks and also to Ken for the extra effort involved in sending overseas.

Mark

4/15/2002 6:10:48 AM

Cooks Creek, Manitoba, Canada

I will be growing 5 from the following:
1064 Needham 00
1062 Rivard 01
1020 Papez 01
819 Le Gras 01
779.5 Kennedy 01
514 Bezte 01

Still a couple more weeks before planting and I could still change my mind - for about the hundredth time.

Daniel

4/15/2002 9:31:21 AM

Edmonton, Canada

Here's my line-up

1062 Rivard
787 Mongeon
600 Desrosiers

I don't know when I'll get to use any of them. Just when it looked like summer may be arriving, we got 10 inches of snow overnight!!! YUK!

4/15/2002 10:12:21 AM

Grants Pass, Oregon

Here is my line up


218 * Andrews
455 Andrews
715 Goodpasture
735 Pukos

4/15/2002 10:24:50 AM

Morris, Connecticut

Here's my 2002 line-up.. I've got room for 8 plants

1) 1260.4 Weir 01
2) 1064.5 Needham 00
3) 995.8 Carter 01
4) 980 Kuhn 01
5) 960 Rose 01
6) 922.5 Emmons 01
7) 845 Bobier 00
8) 707 Toftness 01

Back-up #1- 743 Gatewood 01
Back-up #2- 845 Nesbitt 01

4/15/2002 12:07:13 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo Dave,
Heres mine as well,
1049 Holland
1064 Needham
940 mombert 98
845 bobier 00
455.5 Andrews squash
954 Pistono squash
1062 Rivard
1107 girgus
975 Zehr
Might throw a couple more in for pollinators, but who knows as there is plenty to cross from these.

Alun in a sunny liverpool

4/15/2002 7:14:48 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

I'm going to try this year..

673 Kilbert 01
636 Saylor 01
771 Stellpflug
549 Hoffman
178 Pencil 01 (Just for fun)

Tom

4/15/2002 8:09:41 PM

Sydney, Australia

Not planting till late October in Australia, but have a line up already, after checking track records on the AGGC. Have room for 4 plants. Of the seeds I have these ones have produced pumpkins over 800 pounds. So they should be my choices.

968 Hester 00
862.5* Hester 99
850.5 Hester 99
681 Stellflug 99

Ben

4/15/2002 9:11:26 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Dilemma..Have a limited space and will use a modified flag for growing...will start two plants one for males at pollination time. here's what I have.

747.6 berard 2000
732 iezzi 1999
786.8 Mongenon 2001
625 desrosier 2001
620 Kuhn 2000
600 Desrosier 2000
636 Saylor 2001 (son of above)
644 Gadberry 2001
608 Gadberry (1026 holland x 1026 holland)
Gads said this was an aggressive plant)
561 Stellpflug 2001
756.5 Trautwein 2001
605 Kuhn 1998

My wife thinks I'm nuts but I've spent every minute in the garden that I can. After last years disaster I am determined to learn how to do this right. Last year just planted seeds and they took over the whole garden. Had to rip them out they were so overgrown. Anyway I only have one shot and maybe I'm reading to much but they say if that's all you have is one shot go with a proven seed...That leaves out all the 2001 seeds.....but it looks to me like the best genetics are in that pool..any suggestions would be great..don't have the 1000 square ft but if I get 1 lb. a square foot I'll be happy knowing I got the soil right. so color and shape is the best I can hope for. thanks Chuck

4/15/2002 9:59:22 PM

Riverton, WY

For me it will be....

815 Checkon 98 backup: 679 Cramer 01

771.6 Rockwell 00 backup: 729.2 Meisner 00

547 Armstrong 00 backup: 549 Hoffman 01

4/16/2002 12:48:23 AM

Choctaw, OK

2002 line up:

712 Kuhn 00
788 Wentzell uow 99
802 Geiger 01 (grown from my 762!)
900 Lyons 94
825 Shymanski 96
850 Hester 99
228 est McGrath 2002 (from my 555 uow 01 x 837 Waller, grown in Australia)

Male pollinaters (also back ups):
780 Eaton 98?
744* Welty 00

more back ups:
40* uow Neuville 00
706 Olsen 01
702* Olsen 00


Things still could change but i think all should be set.

good luck to all.

casey neuville
pb- 762 2000 "Iris"

4/16/2002 1:38:38 AM

Southeast

Im going with the 705 Stelts, 801 Stelts, 723 Bobier, 846 Calai and the following seeds for genetic crosses, 1140 Stelts, 620 Black, 2 884 Black, 845 Bobier. Hope to get a couple of big ones and some nice crosses for genetics. David

4/16/2002 8:32:01 AM

Sloughhouse, CA

These are the ones I'm going with
968 Stellpflug
966 Holland
924 Stellpflug
642 Glasier ( good orange color)

4/16/2002 7:14:02 PM

van isle b.c. canada

here,s my choices for 2002
790 daletas
845 bobier
1026 holland
850 wallace
652 pukos
505 sandvik
craig

4/16/2002 8:07:19 PM

Deer Park WA

These are the combinations I have it down to. I will grow one of these combinations in my two sites. I just don't know which one yet:[

1262 Emmons, and the 1260 Weir

1167 Handy, and the 1153 Eaton

922 Emmons, and the 865 Nesbitt

1230 Dalatas, and the 1097 Mombert

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.....

4/16/2002 8:09:27 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

so far
846 Calai
1020 Kuhn
1020 Papez

4/17/2002 8:24:51 AM

Sequim, WA

First team, 940 Mombert 98, 723 Bobier 99, 764 Mombert 00,
Second team, backup plants, 705 Mettler 00, 996.5 Emmons 00,
558 Vanderschoot 00, 576 Michalec 00, 551 Michalec 02, 526 Michalec 01. I'll be double planting and culling the weaker ones by the end of May. Probably have a few extra's to give away but don't want to be stuck starting late because something didn't germinate or take off when it hit the cloche.

4/17/2002 12:59:45 PM

bloomington IN.

AG- seeds were given too me . Its my first year planting pumpkins.I have 2 seeds.

4/19/2002 10:18:15 PM