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Caceres, Spain

Wich big ones have they produced?

11/14/2002 2:02:46 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Pretty sure Gadberry 600 something from the 1026 selfed but better check it with Gerry...(Gads)

11/14/2002 9:45:40 PM

shelton, wa

I believe the 1026 produced the 1028 Hester

11/14/2002 9:52:34 PM

Deer Park WA

Yes it produced the 1028 Hester in 2001, I grew it and it was a fantastic plant! It produced a perfect 608 pounder, I screwed up alot with that plant. I killed a beauty of a pumpkin on the main vine and had to gow with the 608 on a back runner that was two weeks younger than the main vine fruit. Still it was a very thick creamy colored pumpkin, that had great shape, and stem. The plant was a monster I kept it chopped back to 800 sqft or so, but boy was it agressive, and an excellent rooter! I selfed the plant and have alot of seeds left if anyone wants some. Send a sasbp to:

Gerry Gadberry 14607 W Lance Hill Rd. Cheney WA 99004

11/15/2002 12:14:33 AM

Caceres, Spain

Nice to know, Cheney, Thanks

11/15/2002 12:25:49 AM

South Hill, Virginia

I had two 1049's but they were real sorry looking and felt empty. I tried one this past year anyway....it didn't germinate.

11/15/2002 9:31:59 AM

Caceres, Spain

I didn' hear nice stories from the 1049 yet

11/16/2002 12:14:05 AM

Deer Park WA

Don, I tried to germinat the 1049 this past spring as well with no sucess and it was in the a team germination chamber so you know it was pampered! I opened it up after 10 days and it was hollow....

11/16/2002 2:21:59 AM

Caceres, Spain

Thanks Gad. Didn't you notice anything odd in the seed prior to try to germinate it?

11/16/2002 10:32:24 AM

The Bowery

I grew the 1049 Holland seed this year and got 2 nice pumpkins off of it. One went 442.5 pounds but was 78.5 pounds light. The other one went 585. Both pumpkins
looked exactly the same, 1049 X self, very orange and round. The judges thought so much of it at my local fair, I won best of show and got an article in the paper. The
plant was vigorous and the stump was huge. I can't complain about it at all.
ak

11/16/2002 5:31:46 PM

Caceres, Spain

That is more than 1000 pounds for one plant. Not bad report, Raven

11/17/2002 1:03:40 AM

Deer Park WA

Yes Don, I noticed the seed sounded hollow when drop tested, but what do you do, plant it or pitch it? I have a couple of more, but they also sound a little "tinny" when drop tested...

11/17/2002 8:38:43 PM