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Marion,IN

What are the top five or six pumpkins that should be in my pumpkins family tree when deciding on what seed to plant to obtain a large heavy pumpkin? I'm going for the heaviest pumpkin I can get, if by some chance orange, pretty and round happens to appear, fine, but it's the weight that I'm after. Any insight will be greatly appreciated.

Tahnk you, Mark G.

2/21/2007 2:37:03 PM

Rhode Island

as of the last couple years any pumpkin out of a possible 25 or so could do. to may good parents to list.

2/21/2007 4:38:37 PM

Marion,IN

Just looking for a little bit of help/assistance in deciding which of my seeds to plant, that's all.

2/21/2007 5:07:58 PM

Cincinnati,OH

What seeds do you have?

2/21/2007 6:53:47 PM

Kevinstinindians@yahoo.com

To start with look for 723 Bobier, 845 Bobier, 898 Knauss and 846 Calai in their backgrounds. The only seed in the all time Top 20 that doesn't have atleast one of these seeds in its background is the 582 Hester. The other 19 seeds are either one of those 4 or have atleast one of them in their family tree. Many of them are direct crosses of two of them.

For example the new #1 seed is the 1068 Wallace(845 Bobier x 898 Knauss), the #2 seed is the 723 Bobier, the #3 seed is the 842 Eaton(846 Calai x 723 Bobier).

I hope that helps and isn't too basic to answer your question.

2/21/2007 7:18:36 PM

here's a great free site that is a good tool for basic researce:

http://briansinsanity.com/dbtrial.html

2/21/2007 7:38:58 PM

Marion,IN

PA, that's the answer I was looking for and no it wasn't to basic. I'm still learning.

Unkadan, thanks for the tip.

Mark

2/21/2007 7:56:36 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

hey mark i got a aunt that lives in marion indiana ill be there come indy fair time maybe we can talk and i can stop by youre patch come summer,hey if ya need any seed give me a yell at burrhead26280@yahoo,com

2/21/2007 10:33:04 PM

Marion,IN

Burrhead, if you're coming to Marion from I-69, you can find my patch. I live right off the Marion exit about half a mile. Now all I have to do is grow some big pumpkins for you to see...no pressure. I got your e-mail address so I'll e-mail you and we'll discuss this more.

Mark

2/22/2007 9:31:48 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

cool deal mark ill be coming from the indy state fair so ide definatelly like to get to stop by keep in touch god bless ya keith barrett aka burrhead

2/22/2007 11:21:10 PM