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Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

If I grew 4 plants from say the 1099 Clark for example (round, orange, and big) and kept cross pollinating them with each other year after year, how long do you think it would take to get true to type?

What are the chances it would be round, orange, and big?

Are there any better seeds also to try for true to type within 10 or so years round, orange, and big?

Don't know if I'll try it but it's something I'm considering for after I catch-on to growing big ones.

Any thoughts.....anybody?

1/6/2007 1:17:40 AM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

Very interesting question... I don't think even the experts will agree on this one.

I think that if in the second generation you are still seeing the traits that you want, then you're off to a good start. (But that's my gut feel, I don't know.) Unfortunately, the gene pool in these monsters is very hard to pin down from one generation to the next!

1/6/2007 10:12:46 AM

Nashville, TN

Most genetics researchers would agree that to get primarily homologous gene pairs, it takes a minimum of 3 inbred generations. Preferrably 5-8 generations, just to be safe.

I've got a few inbreed varieties of the size & shape you are looking for. And several varieties from many generations of crosses of the size & shape you are looking for.

1/15/2007 11:58:52 AM