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Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

Has this been crossed self yet?

2/13/2005 6:48:30 PM

Eugene,OR

Yes! You can get seeds from my '04 869.5 Calai x self cross at seedoutlet.com. I grew a half dozen "jack-o-lanterns" on the plant instead of trying to grow one big one, but the genetics are there to grow a biggie. You can find it under the Genetic Cross section of seedoutlet.com.

2/13/2005 7:17:25 PM

Ohio

Vineman, thats a great idea,how did they turn out? how orange was they?

2/14/2005 8:18:17 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Ned Did one in 2003...Always wondered about it.

2/14/2005 9:14:14 AM

Eugene,OR

They were a nice deep orange, long pumpkins.

2/14/2005 11:02:42 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Ned's was a 689.5 lb. beauty that he was kind enough to share seeds with me from. A first time grower friend of mine grew a very deep orange, nice round 321 lb. on a secondary vine with very little care or attention. Ned's seed has great potential and will be grown again in Vancouver in a few spots.

2/15/2005 2:23:56 PM

Cincinnati,OH

The Ice Man was giving away his 869.5 Calai x 808 Beachy (same cross as 869.5)from last year. See his post on the seed exchange board last fall.

2/15/2005 4:32:50 PM

Syracuse, NY

i'll be making the 689.5 one of my main plants this year.
not far away will be the 869.5! selfing!!!
NOTE: the 869.5 and the 689.5 have the same
digits in their weights. oooooh!!!

2/17/2005 1:56:28 AM

Choctaw, OK

There are similar type crosses out there, including an Andy Wolf seed that is 658 Wolf '03 (846 calai x self) x 801 Stelts 97. I forget the actual weight of the fruit, but the cross is nearly the same.

casey

2/20/2005 4:55:24 PM

Western NY

yep. 425 wolf 04 (658 wolf x 801 stelts)

i'll be planting it this year. if you want to plant it, let me know. no collectors, as i'm down to a handfull of seeds, and there weren't many to start with.

my 658 was a selfed 846 calai.

it was grown once that i know of, and i had a 425 and 243 on the same plant. both were pollinated with the 801. the 658 plant was the only one i didn't have problems with last year. didn't do too shabby for being planted under a tree, either.

2/20/2005 5:18:18 PM