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Colorado Hail, CO. Elev. 5,900 FT

Have just enough time to spend a brief visit to my computer and e mails to realize a 4th of July posting was needed. Apologies to those I have not e mailed...

Colorado Springs is DRY and HOT, more so than other areas of the state. Growers here in the Springs look to have a very possible disastrous season. We have had the driest recorded winter spring and summer since they started keeping records. So far my results are good despite poor conditions...

Time has been short this season, and am not able to get on line much being way too busy. I am guilty of not tending to my plants as insane as I normally would, but I seem to still be doing well. Pollinated the 1064 on 6-27-2002, and will be pollinating the 712, 845, and another on the 1064 very soon. The 850.5 Hester will be pollinated tomorrow { July 5th }. Good friend of mine James Kane is growing the 845 Nesbitt and is seeing super growth from it...already 2 pollinated pumpkins on it. Plant shot sides out long before most plants ever do.

So, What ever happened to the clone guy? The 746 Scherber clone is no longer of this world either, dying in 110 plus temps in the springtime inside of a cold frame I was unable to get home in time to provide adequate air to. My breeding experiment is now one year behind, or, perhaps even two, if a silver bullet plant is not discovered growing this season. The 746 Scherber may be dead, but I am not, nor is that experiment. I have had 3 pumpkins open so far....females... with no males in town to use. That is a reason alone to keep a great plant alive for a breeder plant. I'll be back in the clone laboratory again this winter, you can count on that.

Until I have time again, best wishes to everyone, lots of luck, and happy growing to EACH and EVERYONE. I'll send some personal e mails out when things stabilize a little bit...

7/5/2002 1:10:15 PM

Long Island,New York

But the 502.5Ciliberto clone lives on........enjoying season number three !...........G

7/5/2002 10:07:29 PM

Deer Park WA

Marc, oops MADMAN the clone experiment in a way lives on. I selfed my 519 clone last year and gave seedlings to several "Apprentices" there plants are HUGE allready at 800 sqft, and throwing females out like a low rent "Saturday night Pi^p". I don't have time to baby them all but I think there are some big time genetic in those seeds, and I will definatly grow one next season. Hay Madman I thought your Stat burnt to a crisp? That should be good for you next season with all that ASH layin around! LMAO I miss you bro speak up more often...

7/5/2002 11:54:42 PM

Western Pa.

After becoming an "apprentice" cloner under the auspices of Madman, my second year was not so good. The Calai 846 never prospered from the get go, But the Stelts 801 battled all throughout the winter with fungul and whitefly problems. It seemed that I would be in good shape in January 2002 with 5 healthy clones from the plant. Disaster struck in February, and all died, but 1 plant with 2 leaves. I nursed this back to "clone size" and set it out in the garden May 1. The transplant shock was too much and the vine died. I had all but given up on the plant, and had actually planted another plant beside it to replace it, when it RESURRECTED! Right now the 801 clone is still my smallest plant, but has a 7' main and it's first female, and although it may not be the biggest pumpkin on the block, the 801 clone LIVES!

kilr

7/6/2002 8:17:22 AM

Long Island,New York

Hey Kilr.....what? No fungus gnats? geez...you got away easy ! Fungus,fungus gnats, white flies, millipedes, I never knew there were so many bugs in the winter....LOL

7/6/2002 9:19:17 AM