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Nashville, TN

I'm fairly new to these giant pumkins - though very experienced as a gardener....

I've decided to untilize my family's interest in this project and turn it into a long-term research project. I've been researching through the internet on this subject fairly heavily and have already selected three commercially available strains with which to start the research.

Dills AG - world record weights. Prizewinner - pumkin shape/color regular weights over 300-400. Big Max - pumkin shape/color regular weights over 100-200.

Several self-pollination and cross-pollination experiments are already planned.

Have a question about 'strain names' - I've already figured out that the number is the weight of the pumpkin. I assume that the one word name behind it is the grower's last name? If so, anyone making a cross from that would then put their name behind the resulting pumkins?

2/24/2005 1:53:24 PM

New Jersey

Yes that would be the growers surname.

They would also put their name behind the resulting pumpkins and the seed parent and pollinator would be referenced like so:
For Example:
Pumpkin-----------Seed Parent-----------Pollinator--------
1000 Pugh 2003 - (1020.2 Kuhn 2001) x (1058 Houghton 2002)

2/24/2005 4:36:39 PM

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All good questions scienceteacher...since it looks like you've been bitten by the Giant Pumpkin Bug you might as feel welcome. But warned just the same.

Warning: Giant Pumpkins are habit forming & this website & it's contents & thoughts of them are known to preoccupy & corrupt otherwise sane people.

Welcome!

Now what's your name?

Steve

2/24/2005 6:32:36 PM