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Anamosa, Iowa

Need to narrow these down to six.. Also your input or thoughts on the crosses below? Any crossing combinations I should do using these this year?

Grow them big in 2011!!!!

300est Schnicker---1385 x 1161 Rodonis
1432 C & P --------1097.5 Beachy x Self
1200 Sunlin-970 Barlow x self (1423 Wallace x 1470 Wallace)
1116 Tralor--------1130 Jutras x 1385 Justras
1199 Werner--------998.6 Pukos x 1161 Rodonis
1203 Shymanski-----1200 Sunlin x 1725 Harp
967 Sunlin---------1622 Young x 1662 Steltz
750est Sunlin------1423 Wallace x 1658 Young
650est Sunlin------1658 Young X 1662 Steltz

4/18/2011 9:30:25 AM

Santa Rosa, CA

Dave,

Here are my thought for you. The one that caught my eye is the 1199 Werner. Both the 998 and the 1161 are fantastic seeds to have as genes in a seed. If I am correct, Quinn grew a 1445.5 pound pumpkin off of the pollinator (1161).

Also, Quinn Werner is the # 1 grower in the world per the aggc listing.

Good luck woith the six you select!


Chuck

4/18/2011 2:54:07 PM

Johnston, Iowa

Dave, roll the dice and plant that 300 Schnicker! What a great genetic cross!

4/18/2011 3:49:33 PM

Colorado

1116 traylor

4/18/2011 4:12:34 PM

Coventry R.I.

You can,t beat the 300 Schnicker (1385 x 1161)

4/18/2011 7:32:00 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

1432 C & P --------1097.5 Beachy x Self
1200 Sunlin-970 Barlow x self (1423 Wallace x 1470 Wallace)
1116 Tralor--------1130 Jutras x 1385 Justras
1199 Werner--------998.6 Pukos x 1161 Rodonis
1203 Shymanski-----1200 Sunlin x 1725 Harp
967 Sunlin---------1622 Young x 1662 Steltz

Go Dave

4/18/2011 11:02:29 PM

Preston CT

Try the 1116. It worked for me in 2009. I planted it last year too but lost the plant to frost. The 1432 and 1199 are great as well...

4/19/2011 7:21:44 PM

Alabama

1116 Tralor
1199 Werner

4/21/2011 1:04:33 AM

Muddy Waters

There all great I would drop #s in a hat & pick six,Wear a blindfold no cheating lol

4/21/2011 5:28:35 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

The 1200 Sunlin was growing like crazy when an August 25 flash flood took it down the creek. It had world record potential, so that would be one of my first choices.

4/21/2011 9:25:02 AM

Anamosa, Iowa

I like the hat idea.... The 1200 is definate plant, 2 grown both were 1200lbs, a third would put that seed on a good track. :) Cold here in Iowa probably won't start seeds until Sunday or Monday as extended forcast is cold..... Thanks for the responses

4/21/2011 7:18:31 PM