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In your own opinion what is the best 08 orange cross?

Which 08 seed do you think is going to bring the size and orange to the scale?

Thanks

2/8/2009 9:24:12 PM

Frankfort Ohio

i like the 1102 pukos

2/8/2009 10:27:11 PM

998 Bowles

2/8/2009 10:45:32 PM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Here's three good ones from 2008:
993.2 Vincent-McGill
949 Zoellner
681 Zoellner

2/9/2009 12:07:11 AM

Ohio

1312+1 Bowls 08,,,, Well,,ok maybe not,, but It could grow Orange?,,,lol

2/9/2009 3:36:48 AM

Dummer Twp - Ontario

992.2 Vincent McGill
This baby will produce orange and grow large with the 998 Pukos being the papa. This seed will be awesome I just know it.

Kirk

2/9/2009 5:59:22 AM

Coventry R.I.

528 buglio (1101 northup x 275 vanhook) You never no.

2/9/2009 6:46:15 AM

Mulino, Oregon

1323 Sherwood '08 - 999 Sherwood x 772.2 Poirer
977 Sherwood '08 - 772.2 Poirer x 999 Sherwood

2/9/2009 7:25:11 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

1004 mohr was a great looking pumpkin. Dad and I have decided this has made the final cut.(10 seeds chossen)

2/9/2009 11:14:35 AM

A picture's worth a thousand words, and even though this picture doesn't really do the 1323 justice, you get a sense of how smooth and pretty a fruit it was:

http://www.pgvg.org/canby2008/2.JPG

And of course, here is the fruit off the 772 Poirer pollinator plant, Jim's 977:

http://www.pgvg.org/terminator2008/2EXH.jpg

2/9/2009 11:22:05 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

492.5 Gerhardt is 670 Daigle x 603.5 Muller and was bright red: http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=98524

2/9/2009 1:42:20 PM

Wi

868 Marsh. 772 x 919 and 30% heavy. If you don't have one you better get one now!

2/9/2009 3:56:29 PM

milford, CT,

I don't normally post on my own seeds but..my 1157 is the offspring of my 769 and I think it is going to produce some beautiful fruit with good size. The 998 pollinator was very orange and 1246 lbs. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=96122
This was a great year for Big and Orange and there are many excellent crosses ....great for growers who want big fruit that have color...Mark

2/9/2009 4:01:48 PM

Wi

Maybe I should add mine also.

My 672 grew my 1160 UOW (picked the first of Sept) this year as well as the Howard Dill winner at our weighoff at 729#. 1160 was 672 x 998. 1160 was very nice and orange. Not 772 or 919 orange, but very nice. Lots of 1231 in the line also.

2/9/2009 5:33:51 PM

Schoenebach / Bavaria

907.8Jaser08 801.5Stelts x 898Knauss
616.1Jaser08 1101Northrup x 801.5Stelts

2/9/2009 5:50:56 PM

Clayton, Ohio, USA

There are so many nice '08 big'n orange seeds. Makes me wish I had a huge trust fund, five acres of pristine sandy loam, and my own personal chain gang to help with the 100+ plants :)

2/10/2009 9:24:15 AM

Santa Rosa, CA

For size AND orange, these all might have a shot at it. In no particular order....

1157 Lombardi
1102 Pukos
993.2 Vincent-McGill
996 Dwelly
977 or 1323 Sherwood
1004 Mohr
868 or 956 Marsh
968 Kline

Still possible.....
1392 Breznick
1490.5 or 1290.5 Rose

I am sure that I am forgetting a few more.

Now for Howard Dill Award Winners, (shape & color considered), that will have to be another post.

2/10/2009 10:39:17 AM

The 973.5 Rondeau. 1385 Jutras x 520 Rondeau. Best color of any 1385 Jutras grown to date. Nice shape with no sag lines. Was 13% heavy. The 520 (1101 Northrup x 1068 Wallace) had a nice shape and color. The 1101 is a very consistant color producer. The 520 has grown 2 over 1000 and both were heavy. We all know what the pollinator of the 1385 grew.

2/11/2009 8:15:45 AM

Coventry R.I.

Skip,,,, thats Pete,s ,, IT took Best lookin at Topsfield 08.

2/11/2009 12:03:21 PM