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Flat Rock, Michigan

Hello,
This will be my first year working with Atlantic Giants and I have been looking around for seeds to start with. While I am hoping to start with good color and shape, I am also wondering if there are crosses out there that are "easy doers." Specifically, are there any plants out there that seem a little more disease resistant and stronger growers? Are there some crosses that have proven difficult? While I am trying to research as best I can, I would greatly appreciate any advice.
Thank you,
Ted

2/10/2006 10:17:56 PM

Syracuse, NY

pretty much any AG plant will show off if given the
opportunity, in the absense of any serious diseases or
powdery mildew, fusarium and bacterial wilt and so on.
when the "usual suspects" are present, though,
one must be prepared with the right fungicides and
tactics to ward off these season-wreckers. i myself do not speak from experience; Powdery Mildew (PM) is the only one i KNOW i have encountered. so, as far as seeds or plants that exhibit a higher tolerance for these problems,
i cannot offer any suggestions other than the 1260.4 Weir,
(i have read), the 869.5 Calai, (i have heard) and i
DO know the 845 Bobier is a real tolerant plant of
higher than normal temperature and PM, and i felt that the
767 Catapano was a strong grower as well. each of these plants may have been in a circumstance where they were free from disease or their environment made them exhibit any symptoms that were evident only to a minor degree, making them APPEAR to be tolerant of an offensive pathogen.
so, any otherwise tolerant plants grown in a lousy
environment WILL be susceptible to bad things.
they will be MORE tolerant, though, if they are really healthy to begin with. naturally, i have some serious crosses for you to get started with----for example:
575 Gerry (950.4 Boyton X 767 Catapano)
the 950.4 is a selfed 845 Bobier and the 767 is a
723 Bobier X 846 Calai...should do well--do not know yet!
other nice ones i have also---email me if you want---eric g

2/11/2006 1:33:14 AM

Napa Valley, CA

Ted, I believe that all Atlantic Giant seed out there will have just about the same disease resistance. We are breeding for size, color, shape, etc.
I think that disease must be fought primarily in the soil.
If your soil is healthy most of the time your plant will be very healthy.......no "easy doers" that I know of in this sport..........lots of research, hard work and long hours necessary to succeed
Yes, some crosses are difficult ......... it would take a whole new thread for that one.

2/11/2006 1:35:24 AM

Syracuse, NY

no pressure!
you can left-click on anyone's nickname on the left side of your screen to bring-up their email address at any time. eric

2/11/2006 1:36:01 AM

Syracuse, NY

Ha! George, we must've been typin'-out our responses at the same time, lol. and they were pret-ty similar, too...

2/11/2006 1:38:16 AM

Napa Valley, CA

10-4 bud

2/11/2006 1:55:27 AM

Norton, MA

I don't know if it was something else, but the 503 Beauchemin I grew in 04 warded off the PM much better than the other plants directly next to it, even intermingled with it. I could find it's leaves because they were the healthy ones inbetween the bad. I used no fungicide at all that year. It was almost all in one piece at year's end. There are plenty of those seeds out there, just ask. AleX Noel.

2/11/2006 3:34:34 PM

Warwood

846 Calai

2/19/2006 7:51:35 PM