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Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

One of my seeds were taking along time to break through the soil so I removed it and noticed it has a club root.
Do I keep it, or dump it? has anything good come from a slow start(club root)seed?
Ben.

5/1/2011 9:51:40 AM

grew my PB 1313 off of a club root

(might have been that same seed Ben)

5/1/2011 10:20:44 AM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

It's the 641 Andrews seed that has a club root! thanks for your reply and all the best!

5/1/2011 4:44:35 PM

Rhode Island

club rooted seeds have grown many championship pumpkins. if the seedling developes ? you should do ok
pap

5/1/2011 8:45:31 PM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

Thanks guy's I am still waiting on this seed to pop through the soil,I'm going on 7 days!

5/2/2011 10:28:20 AM

Thuringia/Germany

Benj, I also have problems with the 641 Andrews.Club root!
He was over 10 days under the earth. The leaves do not look good.
A mutation. I think he will not do.
Look in my diary on 02/05/2011
http://www.crazy-growers.de/viewtopic.php?p=41923#41923
I wish you good luck Benj!

5/2/2011 1:29:54 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

What we call a Club Root is not a Club Root. Club Root is a disease that affects Crucifers/ Cole Crops. Which results in death or reduced vigor of the plant. What you have is a mutant plant failing to produce a single tap root.

5/2/2011 1:56:48 PM

Thuringia/Germany

Thank you Linus.
So the plant has no chance?

5/2/2011 2:47:51 PM

Kevinstinindians@yahoo.com

Club root plants are fine. Some of my biggest pumpkins have been grown from club root seedlings.

5/2/2011 4:54:58 PM

Rapid City, SD

never seen any roots of any of the seeds i germ......they get germed in pots in soilles sterilized seed mix then got right into the ground

5/2/2011 6:28:01 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Club root has not been documented in Cucurbits is what I am saying..several people have grown pumpkins that are bigger than anything I have grown on these plants with the mutation.

5/2/2011 7:43:16 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Club roots (or club footed as they are also called) is a term that someone here on bp.com no doubt coined when trying to describe the multi-root club looking root that appears once in awhile with giant pumpkins.

I've heard that they grow alot of personal bests and huge pumpkins...

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=116781

5/2/2011 8:50:42 PM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

does anyone have pics of a club root?

5/2/2011 10:13:16 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=62457

5/2/2011 10:38:03 PM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

Yes!, my seed looked like this but it has alot more roots very small fine roots. On day 8 it's still not out of the dirt, maybe not enough strenth in those little tiny roots!

5/3/2011 7:58:33 AM

Indiana

I believe that "club roots" are actually the product of a dead growing tip on the root and the resulting lump is the root hairs branching off to form new roots. If this is the case, the long term effects of the problem would be nill.

5/4/2011 4:23:15 PM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

My 641 Andrews did not make it this year, I pulled it after 12 days and there was no roots. I will Try again next year, if I get this seed again!. Was sure looking forward to see what this seed would do.

5/6/2011 8:19:15 PM