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Cincinnati,OH

Anyone working on adding disease resistance to the AG ?

3/21/2010 9:23:21 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Ags re more more resistant to PM than field pumpkins.

3/21/2010 12:54:19 PM

Cincinnati,OH

I crossed AG with tetsukabuto last year. Was wondering if anyone else did something like that

3/21/2010 2:16:33 PM

St Matthews, SC

A AG with phytophthora resistance would be incredible lol. Not sure how easy that would be though...

4/25/2010 8:59:37 PM

Cincinnati,OH

If you want to give it a shot, plant it in your problem area and see what happens. You got nothing to lose.
Its crossed with 678 Bosworh (chocked full of 1068)
Tetsukabuto has resistance to soilborne diseases.
Email me if interested.

4/26/2010 7:47:52 PM

St Matthews, SC

Yea ill give it a try, whats to lose. It would be neat to see what will happen and if itl stand up to against pure AG strains. Its incredible in this site because when we get hit by a day or two of heavy rains generally around the end of june/early july the damage starts. What adds to the problem is the heavy clay soil here leads to flooding and puddleing of water for hours after rains. Phyto... pathogens become active. It can destroy a 20 foot long plant which appears healthy as can be, and take it out in days time. 4 years in a row, ive watched this occur and have tried many sprays, and techniques but have never suceeded in overcoming this.

What adds to it is its a community garden so imn limited in what i can do there as planting giant pumpkins in my yard isnt very possible due to the very small yard here in the city. Ill send ya an email

4/27/2010 3:15:05 PM