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Massillon, Ohio

Can anyone help? I received a packet from another grower with a yellow printed label..."Holland's Land O Giants" Pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin: 911 Holland 05 - Female: 961 Daletas - Male: 1127 Holland. When I did a BP site search for more info, I found a Jan 05 post (which made no sense if it is an 05 pumpkin) saying the 911 Holland split at 40 days and had few, if any, viable seeds. Today, on another website, I found a 911 Holland 04 (1260.4 Weir 01 x 1134 Holland 03). I thought, perhaps, the "05" on my packet was a misprint, but now I'm also looking at different parentage. This pumpkin is doing very well for me. I'd sure like to know what I'm growing! Appreciate any help. Glenna

8/10/2006 10:17:06 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I think you are growing the 911 Holland 2004.

Female: 1260.4 Weir 2001
Male: 1134 Holland 2003

It doesn't seem likely that Joel grew a 911 two years in a row. It's a lot less likely that he would do it with the exact same parents.

I'd say that the '05 was a typo.

8/11/2006 12:07:46 AM

Mulino, Oregon

I don't know Steve, he grew a 1229 two years in a row. Anything is possible.

8/11/2006 12:40:35 AM

Mocksville, NC

911 holland was grown in 04 it was a est 45 days old, stem split into cavity a very good seed.
it was grown in 04, but the seed was prob giving out in 05

8/11/2006 7:25:11 AM

President - GPC

I got one of these growing in my patch.....It was an emergency plant donated from GHopson that was given to him and he didnt have room. I joined the club and bought the videos just to get those hot seeds... Hollands site didnt list a year on that 911 and he ran out of that seed, so I didnt get one......darn. I did self this plant in hopes of retaining the genetics but dont know how well that works, but Im gonna try. The website reads as follows: 911#: 341” (961 Daletas X 1,127 Holland) It was a pinkish-orange, solid pumpkin with no flaws, and weighed 9.3% heavy.

Check out his site........great DVD's too
http://www.hollandsgiants.com/seed.html

8/11/2006 10:48:32 AM

Colorado

http://briansinsanity.com/dbtrial.html lists the
911 holland 04 as the following:

Seed Name: 911 Holland 2004

Female: 1260.4 Weir 2001
Male: 1134 Holland 2003

8/11/2006 1:00:30 PM

Colorado

1260 Weir 01
Seed Name: 1260.4 Weir 2001

Female: 845 Bobier 2000
Male: 846 Calai 1999

Known Progeny:
1370 Rose 2003
1129.5 Hester 2004
951.4 Castellucci 2002
911 Holland 2004
903 Sherwood 2004
851 Davies 2004
804 Plourde 2002
733 Mettler 2004
709.5 McCallum 2002
641 Wells 2004
572 Andrews 2003
556 Reynolds 2003
537 Kuhn 2003
510 Stelts 2004
502.4 Peters 2003
475 Andrews 2003
445 Peters 2003
428 Hester 2004
390 Reynolds 2003
383 Clark 2004
357 Davies 2003
345 Andrews 2003

8/11/2006 1:02:06 PM

Colorado

Seed Name: 1134 Holland 2003

Female: 846 Calai 1999
Male: 845 Bobier 2000

Known Progeny:
995 Holland 2004
896.5 Roberts 2004
751 Biss 2004
750 Holland 2004

8/11/2006 1:03:20 PM

President - GPC

You got some of these seeds LB?

8/11/2006 5:06:00 PM

Massillon, Ohio

Thanks guys for all the input. The mystery has been solved! I received an e-mail from Joel Holland saying, "The 911 was grown in 05 and was from the 961 Daletas x 1127 Holland. It did not crack and was entered in a contest at Central Market and then went on display until after Halloween. I did have a pumpkin a couple years back that reached an estimated 911 lbs. from the Weir 1260 when it split at about 40 days." So there we have it. I just baked some fabulous cookies - wish you could all come by for coffee! Thanks, Glenna

8/12/2006 12:39:21 PM