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Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

I got some seeds sent to me from bill foss( seeds,stamps& bubblelope for free).i insisted i pay he insisted i didnt.they were marked 1058.so would that make them 1058 foss for the seed title?& when i grow them the seeds out of that pumpkin will become my name plus weight.cause im just planning on doing my own seeds from here on out

12/5/2012 8:56:16 AM

Rhode Island

yes if he grew the seed it would be 1058 foss

what ever you grow from it would be

2013
0000 yardman
1058 foss x 0000 (the weight of the pollinator seed)

12/5/2012 9:11:55 AM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Thanx pap & when selfed does that mean the male pollinator came from same plant that im growing my pumpkin off of.& if i grow several of the 1058 foss& pollinate amongst themselves that wud be considered selfed also since seeds came out of same pumpkin.1058 foss×1058 foss.
Jordan brooks by the way
& no offense to anybody bout not asking for seeds but the man was nice enuff to go threw the trouble for free.i feel its respectul to grow his seeds& see what i can do

12/5/2012 9:31:39 AM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

1058 Foss was grown from 658 Foss (1678 Hunt x 1725 Harp). Turned very orange and was crossed with the 1544 Revier a very orange pumpkin and producer. You are correct about the self but if it is crossed with another 1058 it is called a 2013 xxxx yardman (1058 foss x sib)

12/5/2012 10:39:04 AM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Well thank you very much for explaing bill.i appreciate it.im gona put everything i can into it.& once again thank you very much for seeds.i will let you know how i did at the end of season

12/5/2012 10:47:59 AM

Rhode Island

yard
selfed means just that self pollinated with males from the same plant.
if you plant a bunch of 1058 foss seeds and mix and match male pollon from one 1058 plant to another" that would be a 1058 sib
if you dont hand pollinate and allow the bees to do natures work? the pumpkins would be calledf "open pollinated" just like most field pumpkins.
pap

12/6/2012 7:52:49 AM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Thanx again pap.i have read alott on here but just wasnt flat out sure thanxs for breaking it down

12/6/2012 9:46:11 AM

Upa Creek, Mo

I thought the same thing about only growing my own, and then once you see the beauts people grow, you wanna grow them or at least cross one into your line. You can self them aka hillbilly them year after year, but what fun is that with little variation?

12/8/2012 3:35:54 PM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

I see what you mean luke& i probli will cross later own.im still new so im sure crossing my own will get old.but i will be pollinateing one main plant from the rest that i start.cause you never know what could happen it seems.im gona give it a wirl tho for a season or so& see what happens

12/8/2012 3:52:56 PM