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Stouffville

Hey everyone, I was just wondering what your favorite giant pumpkin seeds are and why. What experiences had you had with them to make you love 'em so much? And I know that all of us would just love to have an 845, 723, 846 or a 582... I would be more interested in hearing about less famous seeds that perhaps only you have grown!!!

Mike

9/24/2003 2:10:18 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo Mike,
888 Mombert, grown on same plant and same pollinator as 940 (1998), lovely colour and shape. 455.4 Andrews..basicaly the same shape but a lighter colour than the 888 and a chance that it will throw a greenie. Grown both of these last year and again this year and will do again next year. Great shape and great genetics and both fruit are bigger this year than last..maybe bigger again next year..who knows.

Alun

9/24/2003 4:21:31 PM

Choctaw, OK

846 calai is the best...just had to say that. Otherwise, i enjoyed the 783 daletas. Grows big orange heavy fruit....nice plant as well.

9/24/2003 5:00:44 PM

Sydney, Australia

728.5 Gerry sounds great. Have that in mind for sure.....grows pumpkins 700 to possibly soon over 1000 for Mr Catapano...rumour I heard! Great cross: 845x1140...Ben

9/24/2003 6:46:14 PM

Sydney, Australia

Another one: 1036 Perez 03 (600.5 Gregory x 950.4 Boyton)
I think this seed has incredible potential and will have great heat resistance as well. If you like a cream monster in hot climate it would be a must plant...Ben

9/24/2003 6:49:04 PM

Syracuse, NY

thanks, Ben! i did a double-take when i saw my name and numbers on the screen---too bad my attempts (4 times) to re-create the cross did not happen; they all 4 aborted.
maybe next year! and the next and ......
i have to call Mr. C. i hope he's all right,
and not under the thing! lol 'pal

9/24/2003 7:16:17 PM

Sask, Canada

652 Pukos '00

enough said...

TTYL
Ernie
Giant Veggies

9/24/2003 7:18:45 PM

Bristol, ME ([email protected])

859 Mombert has to be my favorite to date...How can you knock a seed that gives you the biggest fruit grown on that particular seed..Very aggressive, very forgiving and great orange....and it's about 940 EST...but estimates are just that....an estimate..

9/24/2003 8:09:03 PM

North Ga

Have to agree with Alun. Love that 455.4 Andrews! I'll take any that nobody wants.

9/24/2003 8:18:06 PM

Morris, Connecticut

995 Carter. Big orange and a bit on the heavy side.

9/24/2003 11:04:15 PM

South Western Pa

845 Nesbitt, big and orange.

Mark

9/24/2003 11:56:57 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

The 1074 Calai that i grew this year does put out very nice deep orange and well shaped pumpkins. I have two on one plant because it had two mains. I will see if it goes light or heavy. I would love to grow it again next year. But with only one pumpkin on the plant.

9/25/2003 1:19:20 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

As I am not very concerned with orange color, 600.5, of course, and, like Ben said, 1036. How it couldn't be?

Carlos

9/25/2003 10:59:06 AM

Syracuse, NY

LOL, and i agree, Carlos!
--i look forward to growing the 1230 Daletas again.
everything about the plant was top-notch:
BIG leaves, very tall leaf stalks, enabling easy locating
of the females, monsterous male flowers on very long stems,
and very nicely-shaped fruit.
i will plant it again when i feel i can give it my all and no less! Jurassic Plant! 'pal

9/25/2003 5:08:41 PM

Ann Arbor, Mi

I'm still looking for favorite.....Bob

9/25/2003 8:58:38 PM

Sydney, Australia

Definately the 600.5 Gregory! I will be planting that one!

9/25/2003 9:00:51 PM

Key West, FL

I'm still looking for a favorite also like Bob, I can't pick one without trying the seed first. I personally had problems with my 1230 plant, but I've heard of other nice ones on it. I also had some problems with my 695 plant but the pumpkin was very nice and would have been decent looking if I hadn't messed it up.

9/26/2003 12:12:12 AM

Deer Park WA

Ha Ha Ha,
Ben if you want to see a messed up looking attempt at manipulating mother nature take a look at the flat vine Emmons 1262 I have been "tweaking" all season in the photo gallery I submitted today!

9/26/2003 12:52:45 AM

Deer Park WA

My Daughter grew the 1230 last year and had a personal best pumpkin at 596#. I tried to tell her not to bury the weeds with the vines but sometimes kids have their own ideas, I barely beat her...

9/26/2003 1:25:34 AM

Knopp, Germany

Gad's, that pumpkin looks heavy, real heavy.

9/26/2003 6:20:01 AM

Key West, FL

Gerry, that thing is wide! Brett had a 582 pumpkin this year that looked like a pancake also, that thing wasn't even knee high. There's a picture in my photo gallery.

9/26/2003 11:06:35 AM