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Cornelius, Oregon

Hey, is anyone growing any Hester seeds this year. Since the patch is doing exactly what a new patch should do, I must live off of the glory of my seeds, for the pumpkins this year suck. How are the seeds doing for everyone?

Good Luck,
The Pumpkinguru

8/19/2003 2:49:01 PM

Belgium/brussels

Hi.
I'm growing the 926 hester ( 712 kuhn x 723 bobier )
It is over my personal best and still 39 days 'till the weighoff.
Bye.

8/19/2003 3:41:16 PM

Sydney, Australia

Hey Brett,
Thanks for sending me seeds! About 2 months to plant time here in Australia and I will be growing your 895.5 attempting to get the Aussie squash record. I have to beat 440 pounds.....Ben

8/19/2003 6:26:19 PM

Iowa

Bret...I am growing the 989.5 Hester. The pumpkin is about 600 lbs., day 49. It is a beautiful color and is my personal best. Thanks for the seed. Matt

8/19/2003 6:55:24 PM

new middletown ohio

Brett: I'm growing your 895.5 for the BP sq. contest. At 39 days it is 129" in cir. It started out as the most beautiful green thing hat i eversaw, the stem was about 10" long,and the fruit wa a perfect oval. Then it started to grow up into a very large wheel so i had to support it with sand so it woudnt fall back and pull it self off the vine. Now its starting to sag and grow over the sand pile i made,to make matters worse it also developed a stem stlit. I've filled the stem with capatan and its still growing about 2-3" a day. It does'nt look real nice but if I can keep it moving It should weight out very good. Most sq. weigh heavy, do yours? I hve 4 other AG and they all got stem splits at about 100". They all were 100" at 27 to 31 days, probably grew faster than the fruit?? Steve

8/19/2003 9:33:05 PM

Rexburg, Idaho ([email protected] )

Brett,
I'm growing two of your seeds thanks a bunch! The 582 started as a vigourous plant but the pumpkin seems to have slooooowed down at about 300 lbs. I haven't measured in 5 days but it doesn't look any bigger. The other is the 856. I planted this in hopes of a greenie but alas its growing a great orange color. It is the biggest pumpkin in the patch (which isn't saying much, I'm 300 pounds behind last year)at about 400 lbs.

8/19/2003 10:39:47 PM

nanaimo,B.C,Canada

611.5 hester is puttin on 12lbs per day and has an ott of 298.5. Best plant and biggest leaves i have ever grown.

thx Brett

Dave pley

8/20/2003 12:53:06 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

Hi Brett, nice to hear from you. I planted the 582, but unfortunately it grew a flat vine and secondaries were flat too, so, as I had two plants in that hill, I determined to cull it out. However it was the greenest and healthiest of my patch at that time. Would like to try it again.

Carlos

8/20/2003 1:41:51 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

1023 is a nice plant...pumpkin is small but that's my fault.
Still a nice, big plant.

8/20/2003 6:09:53 AM

Saegertown Pa.

Brett
I was growing the 542 Hester but a flood took it out it was the nicest plant I had in the patch. I'm growind the 675 Hester nice and green, at day 37 it's 421 pounds still growing good.

8/20/2003 6:12:58 AM

Western Pa.

Hi Brett,

I also chose the 895.5 Hester squash. Beautiful looking plant, first 3 pollinations aborted (just didn't go for that 744 Welty pollen!) I have several that recently open pollinated (kinda late!), but the plant is AWESOME!

8/20/2003 8:52:37 AM

Farmington, Utah

Hi Brett, I tried to germinate. It was weird. didm't root on the root tip but it formed roots off the seed cots. 2 roots, of clustered roots. I would like to try it again next year.

Kenny Blair

8/20/2003 10:11:31 AM

Deer Park WA

Hi Brett, I to am in a new patch this season. I started your 582 but it went into a wild flat vine mutant frenzy after about 3 weeks I struggled with it for about 6 weeks and after numerous aborts I pulled the plant. I have one of your 895.5 seeds in and growing it is now at 118 circumferance and packing on the pounds, it is a beautiful plant and fruit.
See you at Canby.

Gerry Gadberry

8/20/2003 10:35:57 AM

Kuna, Id.

Bret,
Tried the 582, but it didnt germ will be hunting for another this winter.
Ken

8/20/2003 12:44:35 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

So the 582 is giving germination problems. Poop. There are quite a few that have made it and a rolling well. There seems to be many different shapes to it though, but all are light to dark orange. The 856 is throwing orange (go figure)and the 895 is doing the tough to set thing. Nice to hear about the 989.5, that is new news, and two other new seeds from 2002 are the 655 which I didn't send to everyone, and the 675 SQ hold on to those.
Keep me updated all. Take Care
The Pumpkinguru

8/20/2003 12:58:04 PM

Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

Hello Brett,
I cultivated 675 Hester and on 1027 Hester, they give me 1 beautiful fruit each but no record to the horizon with on the other hand it have magnificent colour everything two their weight is of 304 Lbs for 1027 and of 290Lbs for 675.
Good chance to you.
Jean louis France

8/20/2003 2:02:13 PM

I have pollinated everything possible on my 895 and still have nothing to show for it. Well, I do have a very big, healthy plant to show for it! It is a good conversation piece.

It has been a record breaking hot summer in Utah, so both my squash plants have had the same problem and I have pollinated no less than 50 between the two plants. I am getting kind of tired of it...

This week has been a little cooler (mid 90's) and I have pollinated 5 over the past 3 days (all covered and using ice) and should at least get something big by Halloween.
Thanks.

8/20/2003 2:55:25 PM

Columbus, Ohio

Brett,
I have the 895.5 for the third year in my patch...late bloomer, but growing better than ever at 97" on day 30. Hope to have a personal best this season.

Drop me a line sometime!
-Gus

8/26/2003 5:26:22 PM