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Rapid City, SD

looking for ideas on a cross for an 869 calia.......have some good seeds.....but not a clue.......any ideas would be helpful.

thanks, matt

12/4/2006 8:16:30 PM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Matt,
What are your breeding goals with the 869. A good color cross, or a cross mostly for size/weight?
Also, if you list some of the seeds you have, in the category you're after, it would be helpful.
Of course if I had the 869, I'd breed another good color producer into it(that's my personal preferrence).

12/4/2006 9:50:55 PM

Rexburg, Idaho (brianchristensenmd@gmail.com )

The obvious choice is to self it. I'd cross it with something with orange genes to hopefully produce orange pumpkins.

12/4/2006 10:44:21 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

matt for orange ide think 1016 daletas,1253 sperry,1180 daletas maybe a 670daigle, 1420, heck matt alot of real good things you can do with a 869! email me sometime we can hash up a idea or two, take care my friend keith

12/4/2006 10:58:46 PM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

Matt
My first choice is the 810 Dill, and surprising enough, I haven't seen that it has been done.
940 Mombert 00 would also be a good choice.Tom Beachy's 808, or 237 The 808 is the same cross as the 869 and the 237 is an 846 Calai Remake.
Or Like Brian said anything with a lot of orange in it
Eddy

12/5/2006 12:30:04 AM

Matt,
I know you are looking at "big name" seeds for your cross, but you have my 1046.6 which has 1016 all over the lineage. Big and orange throughout the last 3 generations, might look at that one.

Dan B

12/5/2006 6:20:34 AM

Roanoke Il

Dan's 1046.6 was a dam pretty orange pumpkin would make a great cross or the 364 webster its mother would make a great cross...mark

12/5/2006 7:19:09 AM

Maine

869 calai x 798 calai. The 798 is the reverse of the 869.

12/5/2006 9:31:24 AM

Marengo, Ohio

That one sounds interesting...has anything like that been done before? I also like the 810 Dill cross. Heck, I would love to get the 810 Dill if someone has one available.

12/5/2006 1:30:08 PM

Wilmington.Ma.

Ide go for the 869 X 1370 Rose.

12/5/2006 3:19:00 PM

Dorval,Quebec

The 505 Dill 05 is an 810 x 869, the reverse cross of what Eddy suggested.

12/5/2006 7:57:18 PM

Rapid City, SD

wow......thanks for the ideas.....now i'm really cornfussed..lol

12/5/2006 8:04:22 PM

Dorval,Quebec

George,I was one of the lucky 15 to get your 680(1370 x 869) seed and I wish I had been sharper with the germination.

12/5/2006 8:07:11 PM

Greencastle, PA

the 805 Pukos would be cool. 805x869... like the 842 Eaton, but better.

12/5/2006 8:16:14 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

670 Daigle...and do the reverse too. 670 X 869.5 Peace, Wayne

12/5/2006 10:59:29 PM

Indiana

Matt, why not use something like the 1253 Sperry. It produces fairly orange from what I saw. If you cross a dark orange with a orange, you should still maintain a medium to dark orange. Look at the 897 Davies...that produces a very nice orange. I never would have exected that with the 845 and 1260 in there.

Tom

12/5/2006 11:27:56 PM

Kevinstinindians@yahoo.com

I'd self it and use it to pollinate a 845x723 or 723x845 cross, such as the 1097.5 Beachy or the 1367.5 Rose. Or if you have a 805 or 898 that would be great too. But the others are much easier to come by. Then grow your two crosses the following season and cross them with each other.

2007:
869.5 x 869.5
1097.5 x 869.5

2008:
869x869 X 1097x869
1097x869 X self

2009:
(1097x869 X 1097x869) X (869x869 X 1097x869)

If you like big and orange.

12/6/2006 2:17:56 PM

Rapid City, SD

lol........well lisa........i guess i need to send a couple of growers here in rapid an email

12/6/2006 6:48:48 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Matt, knowing you will need to use dynamite to dig your pit and spend loads of cash to bring down the ph in your alkaline clay soil, I’ve just the cross for you. CROSS the SD/MN border and give that fantastic 869 to your old friend and buddy. lol Matt wishing you the best out there in the banana belt of the Midwest.

12/6/2006 9:34:52 PM