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Connecticut

There have been many great pumpkins grown and I am always interested to see which seed the grower has the most confidence in.

This is your chance to tell other growers about your seeds. Let everyone know which seed of yours you like, the cross, and why. It can be proven or unproven the key part is that you have confidence in it.

Statistics are one thing but here is an opportunity to state what seed of yours you think is the best, and who knows, maybe someone will plant it.

10/24/2011 7:58:41 PM

South East

1140 Finders, 901 Urena x 1161 Rodonis, 14 % heavy, nuff said!

10/24/2011 8:34:57 PM

Frankfort Ohio

685 drum 1236 harp x 1622 young the 685 was 12% heavy 1622 went 21% heavy both were set back when my patch got 3ft of water this spring never thought a plant would make it both plants were small and slow growing but considering all of my amendments and the top 6 in of soil outside of my huts was washed away i think they both done more than i could ask

10/24/2011 8:55:38 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Good thread Matt.

1230 Gerchy 2011....1207 Young x 1495 Stelts(nuff said)
1167.5 gerchy 2011..703 Gerchy EST 2010 x 1495 Stelts(the 703 is 718.9 Gerchy x 1258 Wallace. The 1258 put heavy into the 718.9, as the 1167.5 went 20% heavy. Most solid pumpkin I've ever grown and nicely shaped with no internal cracks and a flat bottom.)

10/24/2011 9:20:34 PM

Prince Edward, Ontario (glen.95@live.ca)

403 Huffman DMG/11. Went down August 6th,
Female (513 Vincent (1059 Vincent x 1161 Rodonis),
Male (1185 Kline (1385 Jutras x 985 Werner)
*1059 Vincent was 993 Vincent x 904 Stelts.

Just a little bit of everything. Want to see what it can do.
* Only about 35 good seeds (mostly imature)
- will give out 30 seeds

10/24/2011 9:42:52 PM

Adams County

726.5 Pettit.. 1161 Rodonis x 702 dmg Pettit ( 1677.5 Hunt x 1636 Liggett ) 13% heavy

10/24/2011 9:43:52 PM

Colorado

1306 mohr 2010 (1161 x 1288 wallace). In limited planting, top weight this year was 1100+ and all went heavy to charts. its also the reverse cross of 1381 checkon which went over 1600 this year.

164 mohr 2011 (723 bobier x 1468 stevens). just a hunch it could be a good one! might be the next 227 leland... not many seeds in the 164, but if you are serious about planting it, let me know and I'll send you a seed.

10/24/2011 9:47:34 PM

canal winchester ohio

Huffer 895 ( 1288 x 1421 ) same cross as the 1404 that grew the current world record.

10/24/2011 10:10:12 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Glad to see an old favorite back in the mix Pete. I happen to have a 1367 Rose....

10/24/2011 10:12:59 PM

Alabama

glen.95, do you have a pic of your 513 Vincent?

10/24/2011 10:52:54 PM

Santa Rosa, CA.

I'm not going to plug my own but I will plug the 1409 Miller. Of the four that I know of that were grown this year three were over 1500 pounds and the fourth was on it's way. It will see plenty of dirt in California next year and I'm willing to bet someone going pop a real monster!!

10/24/2011 11:12:01 PM

1018 martin11 1325 Hopkins X Self. Great looing fruit and would have been 400 pounds larger if not for me having to take off half of the plant. Went around 6% heavy.

Martin

10/25/2011 9:55:02 AM

Dilliner, Pa.

1262 Brady (1596 werner x 1592 platte)24% heavy. Plant was pretty much neglected all year because we got behind when it was raining alot. but anyway this plant only had a couple vines buried with myco only got pruned when it was growing outside of its spot and only had about 7 hours of sunlight. The 1592 grew our 1352 est. Brady that was our fastest growing with several 40+ pound days until mid august when we had alot of vines on all of our plants rot from excess moisture. We never got to weigh it because when we picked it up we found a hole in the bottom from mice. maybe it should be called the 1352est. dmg. Brady. I think this seed has alot of potential to go big and heavy.

10/25/2011 9:56:38 AM

Dilliner, Pa.

1020 Brady (1554 Rose x 1596 werner A) again vine rot got us. This time 2ft. from the pumpkin. Was at 900 mid august. The pollinator grew our 1427.5. This was a cross of our 2 fastest growing plants. Both went a little light but I think it has the potential to grow something big.

10/25/2011 10:12:01 AM

Bristol R.I. USA

I like the genetics of my Watkinson 689 1180 Pukos x 1289 Holland. It was 30 percent heavy. Good germination and fast grower. Also my 906 it was 16 percent heavy 1288 Wallace x 1596 Wallace.

10/25/2011 11:31:06 AM

Massachusetts

1421.5 stelts x 985 werner

10/25/2011 11:53:35 AM

Cologne Brescia Italy

I like the genetics of my 1071 Moretti 2011 his est was 836 so it was 28% heavy, I crossed it with 1421 Stelt that split cause rain at days 32, continue to grow untill day 46, harvested it and weighed, 937 but est was only 781, so 20% heavy

10/25/2011 12:07:02 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

If you want orange, my son's 866.5 McWilliams. So bright you almost need to wear sunglasses around it. Not a good test of the size this year due to the heat, but color is great.

10/25/2011 1:31:10 PM

Saskatchewan Fosston Canada

Marley!
Do you have seeds from 1421,5 Stelts X 985 Werner?
Regards.gracres@sasktel.net
Bossen.

10/25/2011 1:58:19 PM

Linden, Mi.,

Iowegian
I would like to try your seed
DBFireworks at charter dot net

10/25/2011 2:34:10 PM

Central Minnesota

1023 Steil 10 (1135 Revier 2009 Est x 1810.5 Stevens) 13% Heavy. Pollinator grew the 1451.5 Revier which was the biggest grown on a 1810 seed. The 1135 Revier is a very aggressive plant and was well on the way to being big until it got hit by hail 3 times in July. Check out the genetics behind the 1135 Revier and you will see why I am excited about it.

987.5 Steil 10 (1556.5 Werner x 1810.5 Stevens) 17% Heavy with the same pollinator as above, and same hail destroyed this plant in July.

10/25/2011 2:57:00 PM

Glosta

633 langley 10 (1385 jutras x 1556.5 werner) 15% heavy - unique genetic cross, no same cross available.

10/25/2011 3:17:25 PM

Kevinstinindians@yahoo.com

994 Snyder (1495 Stelts x 1421 Stelts) +10%

Just a little pumpkin in a tough year but I believe this one has great potential. The pollinator grew my 1068. I thought the pollinator for this one was going to grow a beast, it was well ahead of my 1418 from last year at 30 days but the extreme amounts of rain and disease pressure(pythium) kept it from getting very big. Both fruits had decent color and good shape.

1320 Snyder (1193 Snyder x 1725 Harp)

My biggest for this season and grown on my own seed from last year. I belive the 1193(1041 x 1421 Stelts) grew the heaviest pumpkin for everyone who took it to the scale. The pollinator for this one had tough luck, two hail storms left the main broke in 5 different spots on the 1725. I'm not sure if the broken up main or the extreme heat of July were to blame for all the aborts on this one or not. I ended up with a little 600 lb open pollination that was pollinated around the first of August, it was shaped and colored like the 1674 Connolly..... but 1000 lbs smaller, lol!

10/25/2011 4:36:48 PM

Colorado

1451 est scherber. 1725 harp x 1725 sweet cone. Giant plant,nice baby females on both plants(symetrical blossums). pumpkin grew 38 pounds a day for three weeks. no dill rings.Fruit went down to a soft spot where I would bump it with my foot when measuring

10/25/2011 8:08:34 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

1421.5 Stelts x 1059.6 Vincent/McGill = 898 Dixon= 24.2% heavy...say no more.

I'm going to grow and so are some others already....sure hope it has a good seed count...will know tomorrow!!

10/25/2011 9:32:50 PM

Mass

Im goign to try a couple of my own. (849 Sweet) 1725 Harp * 1605 Sweet. (1107 Sweet) 1677.5 Hunt * 1634 Werner. To be continued

10/26/2011 7:11:11 AM

President - GPC

Anything with my 901 Hunt in it from last year, went 27% Heavy then....and nice and heavy for Janko.....Im sold and know what Im planting next year.... along with one seed from everything above... Nice thread Matt!

10/26/2011 9:49:03 AM

Central Minnesota

Sweet1 can you email me at Steil@meltel.net I have been looking for someone who made the 1725 Harp X 1605 Sweet Cross for a couple weeks. I have a few questions.

10/26/2011 10:03:52 AM

Update on 1018 martin11, cut it open today and was a flawless fruit. Huge thick walls that were 8-12" thick.

10/26/2011 11:49:26 AM

South of Buffalo

-1079.6 podraza 2011: 1332 wolf sib grown in about 400sq feet with about 90 sq feet of tilled ammended soil--most of the plant grew on lawn.
-835.8 podraza 2011(22% heavy): 870 wolf x 1332 wolf grown in about 200 sq feet with only about 70 sq feet of tilled soil.
see diary jeffp

10/26/2011 11:52:43 AM

Cologne Brescia Italy

Sorry forgot to say in my post up, 1071 mother was 901 hunt

10/26/2011 1:04:42 PM

Prince Edward, Ontario (glen.95@live.ca)

pumpkin bell, there are pictures of the 513 on my diary, couple good ones of it cut open.

10/26/2011 4:03:48 PM

Western NY

1311.5 Fletcher. 1725 Harp x 1677.5 Hunt. pumkin went light but it wasn't watered at all in Sept. Can't let the light scare me away. Have other crosses that will be in my diary by this weekend.

10/26/2011 6:24:40 PM

Mass

Also going to try my (605 Sweet) 1332 Wolf * 1725 Harp. It just didnt have a chance in a poor planting area. Started off strong then ran out of Nitrogen. The same situation with my daughters 653. 1605 Sweet * 1634 Werner. Late start, new area, low nutrients, etc.

10/26/2011 6:32:36 PM

Western NY

yea I know pumpkin.

10/26/2011 6:36:38 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Matt..You know me I like orange so I am going with my 1131 again .. I know there is a good one in there somewhere.......

10/26/2011 6:51:11 PM

Wi

403 Gehweiler (1675 Hopkins X 1561 Stevens) Lost the first 1675 in late July so this one was started late.

10/26/2011 7:15:11 PM

Honesdale Pa USA

1163.5 Box(9% heavy). 1596 wallace x 1675 Hopkins. The pollinator grew my 1374 Box(damaged)(20% heavy).

10/26/2011 7:15:30 PM

Ely Mn

350 maccoy 993 vincent,mcgill x 923 gerhardt.not big but should be a good orange seed.both pumpkins were very orange.

10/26/2011 9:59:30 PM

Massachusetts

moro (sergio) i like your 1098 , just check out Dorset Farmers - 2011 Grower Diary, nice !

10/26/2011 10:28:02 PM

churchville, ny

**902 Swain (983 Northrup X 1725 Harp), a nice orange, tall, smooth beauty.
**987 Swain (1725 Harp X 1432 Northrup) whitish, wrinkled but solid as a rock
**did not weigh (1432 Harp X 1725 Harp) smooth orange , probably around 750 lbs.
**1002 Swain (780 Barenie X 1725 Harp) whitish, round, solid

All can be seen on "swaintech" diary of 10/16. My wife has spent 41 hours carving the 6 AG and is still not done - I will post photos on diary when done. Last year we were on national TV with them.

10/26/2011 11:14:06 PM

Cologne Brescia Italy

Marley, if you want a copy of 1098 conatact me
sergio.moretti@libero.it
I have some to spare

10/27/2011 12:36:54 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Hey Matt what seed of yours are you going to grow ?????????????

10/27/2011 4:21:58 PM

Eugene,OR

I like my 1532.5 Pugh. It was grown from the 1622 Young and was pollinated by the 1161 Rodonis plant which grew my 1794 Pugh DMG. Both plants were incredible growers. Both plants were trouble free. They just wanted to grow massive fruit. That's what it all about.

10/28/2011

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Russ, you have email.

10/28/2011 12:21:51 AM

Connecticut

Well, just for you Norm et al here are the two seeds of my own that I am going to plug…

Hard to argue with my 1064.5 DeBacco ‘10 (F: 1385 Jutras x M: 1421.5 Stelts) that I plugged last year
(See the following link: http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=19&p=383693)
It grew my second heaviest this year at 1,256 pounds and 11% heavy. Two other growers both grew a 965 pounder (4.95% heavy) and a 952.5 pound (on chart) pumpkin, both of which appeared to have no flaws in their shape and good color.

I am unsure of the seed counts from most of my pumpkins as of this posting but I like my 1216.5 DeBacco ’11 (F: 1325 Hopkins x M: 1725 Harp) from this year for several reasons.

First off I selected the 1325 Hopkins because it was different genetically then many of the seed lines I had in the patch. When I had germination problems Chris Stevens air mailed me a seedling that ended up producing my 1216.5. (Thanks again Chris!) This pumpkin was a long shape with good orange color, but did develop some cantaloping later in the season. The shape from an external view at this point looks flawless.

The 1725 Harp pollinator was a great pumpkin that had no internal flaws and grew my personal best weight but had some late season mouse damage resulting in a dmg at the scale. However, having the second heaviest pumpkin grown in Connecticut at 1,465.5 pounds as a pollinator does seem like some good genetics. Also, since the 1725 Harp is a purified 1385 Jutras line crossing this into the 1325 Hopkins line should result in a good mixture of different genetics.

My dairy will have pictures posted soon.

10/28/2011 6:31:41 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Thank You

10/29/2011 5:00:45 AM

Joliet, IL

My 1209 shenoha 2010 seed produced my 1156 shenoha 2011 this year in the very tough high heat, high humidity, too much rain, then drought season here in illinois. Very nice and easily trainable aggressive plant. It went 10% heavy. The 1209 is the 873 Naylor x 991 urena plant that grew the illinois state record 1493. The 873 was 24% heavy and is off the 1147 shenoha that was 15% heavy and the pollinator for the 873 was a 1119 mcmullen that also produced 24% heavy. The 1147 shenoha is the 1041 mckie x self. So with in this cross, there is the heavy fiberous flesh genetics from the 1041, the 1119, and the 991 size. The 1156 was the largest pumpkin in illinois this year and if you look in my diary, you will see the varmint damage on the 1209 main vine at 7' that healed, but I imagine it cost the overall potential weight some also.

10/29/2011 7:31:52 AM

Joliet, IL

Clarification....the 1209 was 20% heavy and produced the 10 % heavy 1156.

10/29/2011 10:23:39 AM

Pinetops,n.c.

i'd like to plug my sons seed, the 70 est. t.j. lovitt.it is a 932 holub(1059 v/m x 1421 stelts)crossed with the 513 vincent(1059 v/m x 1161 rodonis).poor soil and intense heat shut plant down early, so while small , it was perfect shape and great orange color.kinda hard to go wrong with those genetics i'd say.if interested give me an e-mail at zepfan1967@live.com

10/29/2011 2:08:20 PM

Pinetops,n.c.

i also have seeds from my pb 394 lovitt(1432 northrup x 1662 stelts). great shape and color.

also my 330 est. which was 1131 gansert x 1432 northrup
again if interested in seeds send me an e-mail

10/29/2011 2:13:07 PM

Ontario

I guess my 1166 was the only other pumpkin grown off the 1404 Bryson, it was pol. july 7. It went 24% heavy. The 1404 was a nice plant to grow.You might have difficulity finding seeds for the 1404 as the pumpkin only produced 60 seeds.

10/29/2011 2:47:30 PM

Saskatchewan Fosston Canada

Meaford!
Whats your e-mail address.Thanks.
Bossen

10/29/2011 3:20:24 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

I'll do my own 525 Puricelli Est. for orange growers. It was the 1059 Vincent McGill x the 1165 Marsh (1544 Revier x 1276 Marsh). The pumpkin turned out a deep orange and so did the pumpkin from the pollinating plant. The 1165 got 4 hours of light a day and the 1059 recieved around 5 hence low weights.

10/29/2011 4:12:20 PM

Ontario

Bossen my e-mail is jtchappelle@rogers.com

11/4/2011 11:03:36 AM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

the 1244 gantner 2011 is going to rock some soil in 2012

11/5/2011 12:17:03 AM

Ohio

2.5 Bosworth 2011 (pumpkin X I have no idea) WENT 20% HEAVY. It had 575 seeds in it if anyone wants a couple.

11/5/2011 5:02:36 AM

Ohio

Forgot to mention, the 2.5 would have been 2.8 to 3 Lbs if my lifting ring wouldnt have fallen on the stem that broke it off. Also, color of pumpkin was a whitish white, light white yellow.

11/5/2011 5:08:31 AM

Massachusetts

nice to see you back brooks.....

11/5/2011 9:18:46 AM

Gig Harbor, Wa

I like our 922.5 Briggs 2011. 17% Heavy grown off the 1080.6 Hunt crossed with the 1622 Young, Went heavy, a very healthy and easy to grow plant, and great genetics. Can't think of much more you could ask for.

11/5/2011 12:18:49 PM

43.841677 , -79.086692

1065.6 Delaney. (1030 Delaney [901Hunt x 985Werner] x 1161 Rodonis)
Both parents of the 1030 went high teens heavy and the 1065 was 18% heavy.
1065.5 suffered major coon damage in day 20. A 4x3" hole almost thru the blossom end which stopped the back of the Kin from growing.

1030 had the biggest crown and secondaries I have ever seen. Bigger than the 985.

11/6/2011 6:38:13 PM

43.841677 , -79.086692

930Delaney DMG. 1421Stelts x 1030Delaney

Rib split first week August. Actual weight 930 by inline scale. Was doing 32 a day when it split.

11/6/2011 6:40:22 PM

Western NY

901:
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=172423

986 (pollinating plant grew my 1436):
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=170851

11/6/2011 7:39:25 PM

Massachusetts

boy that 2.5 bosworth is looking hot! brooks i did that same cross, but could only manage 1.5 lbs, i just don't know how you do it!! you rock,,, lol. thats tooo funny brooks....

11/7/2011 7:24:07 AM

Wi

Not my pumpkin, but I like the 1320 Faskell (1421.5 Stelts x 1610 Lieber), big, heavy, and orange! Reverse cross (1114 Faskell) was the prettiest pumpkin I have ever seen, great shape, nice ribbing, and bright orange!

11/7/2011 3:13:56 PM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Are there any pics available of the 1320 Faskell?

11/8/2011 5:31:27 PM

Usa

155johns11 (250paterson x self)

Very Orange pumpkin

11/17/2011 2:20:15 AM

Clayton, NC

Hey, Gary (from Pinetops).

Got some folks from NCSU getting started with AG. Any decent-sized pumpkins grown in our coastal plain?

2/2/2012 10:45:15 PM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

my 580 whitacre 2011 from 1067.9 kent x 1662.5 stelts my best i bleave 11% Heavy it was but i,v given them all away

9/28/2012 12:50:20 PM