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Midway, UT

With the new 2009 pumpkin seed available now on pumpkinlink.com I decided to do some queries against the database to find which seeds were the top producing seeds based on their progeny's average weight. I pulled back only results for seeds that have had at least 3 or 4 progeny gone to scale so that pumpkins that aren't "proven" wouldn't sneak into the list. Some of the top seeds in the results were seeds that you expected to see, some seeds placed much higher in ranking than you might have guessed and some seeds are probably hidden gems that haven't been talked about enough but based on average weight of their progeny they have out performed some of the more popular seeds. You can view the results at www.pumpkinlink.com/topseeds.asp.

12/18/2009 2:35:24 AM

Midway, UT

The subject line should be hidden 'Gems.' The subject line got cut off. Lol

12/18/2009 10:18:22 AM

Western PA

Thanks for the data.

I think it would also be interesting to see the data calculated a little bit differently, I would be interested in seeing how the results would differ if you where to cap the progeny to 3 and 4 of the top pumpkins produced by a particular seeds and take the avg. weight of those top 3 and 4 progeny.

Instead of having some pumpkins with 20 or 25 progeny avg. together only use the top 3, 4 or even 5 progeny to avg.

12/18/2009 3:42:53 PM

Midway, UT

Pumpkin Picker - This was a tough database query to figure out but I think I got it right. The following are the top seeds based on progeny's top three pumpkins:

1161 Rodonis    1342
985 Werner    1288
1068 Wallace    1243
1385.5 Jutras    1221
998.6 Pukos    1202
1566 Rodonis    1184
1092 Martin    1119
1231.3 Pukos    1118
1041.5 Mckie    1102
1502 Wallace    1093
1370 Rose    1066
1097.5 Beachy    1000
1180 Daletas    996
842 Eaton    983
1225.4 Jutras    975
723 Bobier    948
1420.5 Larue    945
1236 Eaton    918
1016 Daletas    899
898 Knauss    896
805 Pukos    891
790 Daletas    880
695 Handy    863
783 Daletas    856
879 Holland    849
735 Pukos    837
705 Stelts    824
875 Dill    824
712.2 Kuhn    820
846 Calai    816

12/19/2009 2:33:14 AM

Midway, UT

Oops. The query above was for pumpkins having a minimum of 10 pumpkins gone to scale. The following is with a minimum of 4 pumpkins gone to scale but only including the average of the top 3 pumpkins:

991 Urena    1352
1161 Rodonis    1342
1556.5 Werner    1313
1350.5 Starr    1308
904 Stelts    1289
985 Werner    1288
1450 Wallace    1272
1068 Wallace    1243
1385.5 Jutras    1221
1248.6 Ford    1207
998.6 Pukos    1202
1207.4 Young    1192
664.5 Liggett    1190
1566 Rodonis    1184
1308.5 Mckie    1180
1446.5 Werner    1173
1092 Martin    1119
1231.3 Pukos    1118
1041.5 Mckie    1102
500 Wallace    1093
1502 Wallace    1093
1370 Rose    1066
275 Van Hook    1056
1306 Jutras    1046
1005 Miller    1044

12/19/2009 2:36:08 AM

Midway, UT

Double oops. Both data sets is the average of the top 4 pumpkins not three. It is getting too late and it has been a busy and long week. Lol

12/19/2009 2:40:15 AM

Kevinstinindians@yahoo.com

What is the 1123 Gervais? I don't know anything about this seed. Does anyone else?

12/19/2009 2:10:52 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

There is no 1123 Gervais in the AGGC database which is probably what he used.

12/19/2009 6:44:02 PM

Midway, UT

The cross in the Pumpkin Link records was never listed for the 1123.5 Gervais '07 so that is why the seed isn't displayed in the drop down search on Pumpkin Link. Progeny have done very well though. If Ian could tell us the cross I would love to have it added.

12/20/2009 12:50:34 PM

Midway, UT

Looks like the 1123.5 was grown from the 956 Giffon. The database record didn't have the .5 after the 1123 so it wasn't picking it up. No pollinator is listed however.

12/20/2009 12:58:16 PM