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Appalachian Mtns.

That Frank Mudd grew a 696 this year from a 252 Sawtelle '00?

Small pumpkins, hmmmm.....

9/19/2003 6:38:21 PM

Stouffville

what are the genetics of the 252?

9/19/2003 6:48:30 PM

Stouffville

the 355 dill grew the 575.5 dill which grew an 827... giant pumpkins are awesome!!!!!

9/19/2003 6:53:13 PM

canal winchester ohio

300.0 Mongeon 1998
offspring--908.0 Whittier 2002 ,806.0 Houghton 2001 ,740.8 Mongeon 1999
info from AGGC..

9/19/2003 7:05:49 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

jammer....723 Bobier x self

9/19/2003 7:14:24 PM

Stouffville

well there you go...Don Quijot's got a pretty big one going from an 845 Bobier x self

9/19/2003 7:21:20 PM

Stouffville

what are the genetics of the 300?

9/19/2003 7:24:24 PM

Stouffville

Giant pumpkins are so amazing to watch grow... aren't they? The kids think so at least

9/19/2003 7:25:28 PM

Stouffville

and so do I

9/19/2003 7:25:54 PM

Stouffville

hey southern, not many people have called me jammer since I left high school... nice to hear that name again

9/19/2003 7:27:46 PM

don't matter the size of the pumpkin it's what's on the inside that counts.....genes are determined at pollination. nothing else after that changes them. it's simple science people.

9/19/2003 8:52:02 PM

Stouffville

hey Brigitte... what do you think I was trying to say?

How old are you anyway? hahaha
I'm 24

Mike

9/19/2003 9:05:34 PM

i'm 18. what are you trying to prove with the example of don's 845 bobier x self?

9/19/2003 10:21:00 PM

Ontario

Did anybody else notice that southern keeps telling everybody that size doesn't matter? Hmmmmm .

9/19/2003 11:20:54 PM

lol

9/19/2003 11:22:14 PM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

Hmmmmmmmmm, as well.

9/20/2003 1:08:04 AM

Stouffville

well simply that 845 x self works as we all have seen right?
so why shouldn't 723 x self?

9/20/2003 3:43:40 AM

Stouffville

Perhaps the 252 Sawtelle was grown on a plant with just 20 leaves..who knows...how would I know? since pumpkins don't come with descriptions giving the details about how they are grown, sizes actually have less meaning...now what would really interest me was knowing whether 252 was the actual maximized size potential of that particular 723 Bobier seed... Imagine this was Bruce Whittier's 723 plant, he pollinates it early July, did everything right... no problems with viruses and mildew...AND THEN he only grows 252!!! Or perhaps this fruit was grown on 20 leaves as I mentioned above...

9/20/2003 7:40:57 AM

ontario

Brigitte the air is thin up in the mtns......oh Phil hope the 735 Pukos grows you a 1300 lber :0)

9/20/2003 8:07:08 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

252 Sawtelle was pollinated on August 17th and grown in a very small plot.

Whatcha' tryin' to say there Cowpoop, oops, I mean Cowpie? :0)

9/20/2003 8:16:55 AM

Ontario

Let me say in this public forum that indeed , I was talking about pumpkins and not....errrr well you know....that other thing. And might I add southern, it was entirely unnecessary of you to be sending me pictures and signed affidavits from ex-lady friends and military buddies.

Cowpoop

Brigitte, stop reading this smut! And get your mind out of the gutter young lady ;0)

9/20/2003 8:54:37 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

lol :0)

9/20/2003 9:08:00 AM

Joliet, IL

well i have a 950.4 boyton x self pumpkin, which means it still retains the pure 845 Bobier genetics because the 950.4
was a selfed 845. my 950.4 plant was grown in the grass to act mostly as a male pollinator. no soil preparation
except in a 3' wide planting area. no special attention to
this plant. the plant still produced 2 pumpkins over 220
lbs. the 2003 Shenoha 256(uow)seeds are drying out right now. i will donate 200 of them to bp.com. i will be
curious to see what size pumpkins will be grown from
this 256 pounder. with good soil, more attention,
and just one pumpkin per plant, will it produce the same
as the 950.4 did with Don Q's results?

9/20/2003 1:24:54 PM