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Youngsville, LA

I have room for 6 of these seeds. Which ones would you grow and what crosses would you make?

1725 Harp
1662.5 Stelts
1658 Young
1622 Young
1596 Wallace
1561 Stevens
1543 Stevens
1468.5 Stevens
1316 Harp
1288 Wallace
1140 Stevens

I will be starting 6 of them this week! Tough to choose!

2/21/2011 9:28:46 PM

Marion, Wisconsin

I'm partial to the 1622 Young. Can almost guarantee it will go heavy to chart. 1596 or 1468.5 as pollinator.

2/21/2011 11:30:05 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Brodie, not my own opinion...but John VanSandBaggus said last nite...1725 Harp goes BIG & HEAVY!!! Offspring that is!!! Hope this helps!!! Peace, Wayne
PS...Grow em BIG!!!!!!!
PPS...personal choice would be 1288 Wallace...has a certain ring to it!!!!

2/22/2011 2:16:16 AM

New Zealand

man life's tough! well brodie you have to plant the 1725, 1622,1288 all done great things with more to come. next i'm going with 1662, i'm planting this one impressive looking pumpkin for its size. the 1596 and 1140 as for crosses good luck hard to go wrong with that line up

2/22/2011 4:37:34 AM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

I would plant the 1725, 1288, 1622, 1596, 1468.5, and 1662.5........if you gave them to me that is.

2/22/2011 5:27:03 AM

Sourthern Utah

just my thoughts,, by no means ,, suggestions,, 1622 x 1725... 1662.5 x 1725,,, 1596 x 1662.5 . 1561 x 1662.5.. just my thoughts.. 1468.5 x 1288..is that 6 ,, lol

2/22/2011 7:14:30 PM

Sparta, NC

Send me 1725, 1288, 1468.5,1596 and 1622.Plant the rest. Problem solved.

2/22/2011 8:53:10 PM

Kentucky, U.S.A.

That's seven, Curt!!! You'll have to cross the 1468.5 with the 1622, or the 1288 with the 1561!! That keeps his patch at six! What do I know??? I ain't growed one yet,LOL!!! BSD, David

2/22/2011 9:43:01 PM

Youngsville, LA

1725 Harp
1662.5 Stelts
1622 Young
1468.5 Stevens

Have made the cut so far. Still have to decide on the last 2. But I have narrowed it down to.

1658 Young
1596 Wallace
1288 Wallace

I think I will use the 1468.5 to pollinate everything.. unless I see something in the plants to change my mind. Hopefully they all germinate!

I'm also growing a 7th seed..
my 673 Gonsoulin dmg (275 VanHook x 566.5 VanHook) This pumpkin was only 36 days old when weighed and pollinated with the plant that grew my 36% heavy 828.

Thanks for the input so far and more is always welcome!

2/22/2011 10:06:51 PM

Colorado

Brodie,your lineup to pick from is power packed. Id base your final cut on shape,color,dill rings?,stem splits?.They all have big potential

2/24/2011 1:54:34 PM

Gays Mills,WI

If it was my line up I would start the seven you have it narrowed down to. You never know if one wont germinate or you need a back up. Its always nice to have an extra if you need it.

2/24/2011 5:54:28 PM

Rhode Island

how could you go wrong with any of them?

2/25/2011 9:18:14 AM

Massachusetts

the one i would do is the 1468.5 stevens x 1622 young, good luck with the rest of the crosses......like pap said how could you go wrong!...scott

2/25/2011 10:10:10 AM

Bemidji Minnesota

Bake + salt.

Drink it all down with a coke.

;p

I don't think you can go wrong with any of those. They all look like excellent seeds to plant.

If I had the room for it I would likely use the 1725 Pollen in the females on all the plants main pumpkin.

Later in the season I would start putting fruit on secondary vines, and making all sorts of other various crosses, likely flipping coins to decide. I'd keem em all numbered, but those extra lil pumpkins at the end of the season I would think could have some really good genetics too.

2/27/2011 10:16:08 AM

Gold Hill, Oregon

cross them with an 1810.5

2/27/2011 11:31:49 PM

Muddy Waters

I would place them in a bubble & mail to Handyhomegrown.Thats what I would do.lol

2/28/2011 6:55:20 AM

Minnesota

Having back-up plants ready can't hurt, you loose time if you have germination problems.

3/1/2011 12:25:20 PM