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Colorado

Curious what pumpkin x squash crosses were done this year? sometimes they are hard to see on the big results file if the * isn't there... thanks!

10/8/2013 12:12:06 PM

Slate River,Ont. Canada

I like the idea of crossing but you never see the results til the next year.The last few seasons I have bought squash seeds and they ended up being orange.
With the debate on colour,I think there should still be another class which is a true greenie.No white on it.

10/8/2013 12:43:01 PM

Colorado

the P x s always go orange the next year, in my opinion, and I think most all would agree with that. I'm just curious what new crosses were done this year for a long term multi-year project, especially if anyone has crossed a squash with any of the "new" pumpkin genetics (1789/2009/220, etc.)

10/8/2013 2:56:46 PM

Corryton, TN

Only 1 F1 cross 1160 Cantrell DMG (1596 Werner 10 x 959* Platte 09).
Did a couple F1xF1.
615 Cantrell (913* Boyce 11 x 1221.5 Robinson 12)
907.5 Cantrell (604.5 Cantrell 11 x 806 Shymanski 10)
Planting a bunch of these 2 here since only 25% chance of getting a greenie

10/8/2013 7:57:04 PM

Butler,PA

I may have an interesting seed to plant next year. I planted a 1486.6 Jarvis 11 and an 1135 Jutras 12. I wanted to cross the 1486.6 with the 1135, but every attempt aborted. Around the middle of August I had a 1486.6 female but no 1135 males. So I used 5 males from my 1872 Wallace 12 plant. The 1486.6 plant is still going, the pumpkin is green, but it's very small---under 200 lbs. The pumpkin is now over 45 days old so I'm just hoping for a few mature seeds. This cross could be interesting next year and from the above posts---I guess there is only a 25% chance of producing a big green squash.

10/9/2013 12:28:30 PM

Willamette Valley, Oregon

717 Holub est dmg 2013 (941 Sherwood* x 1037.5 Jarvis* [1175*])

-- The 941 Sherwood* (1486 Jarvis* x 1495 Stelts [1552.5])
-- The 1037.5 Jarvis* (1217.5 Jarvis* x 1002 Jarvis* [1486*])

10/9/2013 11:38:47 PM