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San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

This is a VERY basic question

If I have for example a

909.5 Cramer--- the cross is 1107 Cramer X 723 Bobier

does that mean that Cramer grew this particular pumpkin?

Thanks Gary

5/12/2005 10:20:54 PM

Leamington, Ont.

Cramer planted the 1107 seed and then pollinated it with the 723. The end result of growing his 1107 was a 909.5. The 723 genetics will only be present when the 909.5 seed is grown.

So lets say you grow that 909.5 seed and you pollinated the female with a 1446 Eaton male, now, say you grow a pumpkin that weighs 1500 lbs. The seeds that you retreive from that pumpkin would be:
1500 Sand?/your last name '05
(909.5 Cramer X 1446 Eaton)
Hope I made sense of that!?
Savio

5/12/2005 11:27:54 PM

Excellent explanation, Savio, the only thing you may have wrong, is that, I think, Cramer is probably Shellie Cramer, a great WA state lady grower.

5/12/2005 11:58:10 PM

Leamington, Ont.

Ooops, sorry!
Thanks for pointing that out.

5/13/2005 12:05:25 AM

San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

you all better pray I dont grow a big one, it will be the
van Den Bergh 1650 LOL

5/14/2005 12:38:34 PM