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Sunday, December 05, 2010
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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lovely time of year. i was looking out the window and seeing in the back right hand corner where tomato row will hopefully get me a new personal best over 3.08 lbs. and then what to plant in the shazzydome which will be positioned a little left of center in this pic again 6 weeks prior to transplanting to get the soil food web into high gear and all those corn seed maggots hatched early. after more thought at what has the best chances for me to possibly hit 1600 pounds in 2010, i have chosen the 1725 harp, the 1605 sweet, and my 1209 shenoha. the 1725 will hopefully be the pollinator for both the 1605 [(15% heavy pumpkin) x 438" ott producing plant] and the 1209 [(20%) heavy pumpkin x 414" ott producing plant. my idea is to strengther the BIG ott genetics from the 1725 into both for the quest of the best combo of BIG ott and "heavy-to-the charts-genetics". hopefully the 1725 will be pollinated with the 1209 and hopefully the SUPER BIG x (heavy x big) might help that combo line up better. i am not sure if it easier to start with heavy and add big, or more successful to start with Big and cross into it heavy like the 898. i figure i will try both ways. next year i already have planned as a pollinator being the 1286.5 daletas. i picked up one in auction last night and will get another this year for a backup. with it going 23% heavy and having its pollinating plant go 23% heavy for 2 large pumpkins is a incredible. the 873 that grew my 1209 was 24% x 24% and it carried over to 20%. this gives me high hopes for what the 1286.5 will do. i am not sure, but i do beileve for pumpkins of that size (1200+), i have never seen such high heavier than the charts percentages on both sides than the 1286.5 daletas. yes the wheels keep spinning and the gazinta games continue...
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