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ShagHarbour n,s canada

i was shocked the other day when matt cut snow ball could a pumpkin that small even produce fertile seeds ?

4/16/2013 1:47:01 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Because it was grown for genetic purposes.So it could be grown this year. Winter greenhouse growing is no easy task.

4/16/2013 7:38:24 AM

Ely Mn

yep he grew it for the seeds.i think some seeds from snow ball are already in the germ chamber!

4/16/2013 8:47:14 AM

Sourthern Utah

i would sure like to try a clone off of that plant ,, lol,, just me

4/16/2013 12:30:40 PM

Buffalo, New York

Wasn't grown for size...grown for seed maturity reasoning.

4/16/2013 4:45:06 PM

ShagHarbour n,s canada

thats what i was getting at,, whos to say the seeds are mature with a pumpkin thats young

4/16/2013 8:04:50 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

Small or young, you say both Cueball? Viable seeds can be obtained from pumpkins younger than that, and if you meant small, much smaller than that.

4/16/2013 8:12:57 PM

Littleton, Colorado

In 2008, I carried my 50 out of the patch under one arm. I pollinated it August 11th, so it barely had time to grow. It still had over 200 mature seeds. When I grew two seeds from it, in 2010, one of them grew a 1067 & the other grew a 1308 for me. The great genetics from the 1385 Jutras ( pollinator )were intact!

4/17/2013 5:51:39 AM

Upa Creek, Mo

Sounds like the 50 Todd? That's proof what these beasts can do.

4/17/2013 7:45:50 AM

Littleton, Colorado

Yes Luke, that's the one. It's been a hard seed to germinate, but if it pops, watch out! The size of the mother pumpkin doesn't matter, if the great genetics are there, on both sides of the family! Environmental factors had everything to do with why the 50 was only 50 lbs. It was way, way out, on an extremely big plant, with a lot of other pumpkins sucking on that plant. Then, the late pollination of nearly mid-August gave it very little time ( in our harsh climate, especially! )-to have much hope of maturing before our icy cold October nights arrived!

4/17/2013 3:33:54 PM

Littleton, Colorado

Yes Luke, that's the one. It's been a hard seed to germinate, but if it pops, watch out! The size of the mother pumpkin doesn't matter, if the great genetics are there, on both sides of the family! Environmental factors had everything to do with why the 50 was only 50 lbs. It was way, way out, on an extremely big plant, with a lot of other pumpkins sucking on that plant. Then, the late pollination of nearly mid-August gave it very little time ( in our harsh climate, especially! )-to have much hope of maturing before our icy cold October nights arrived!

4/17/2013 3:33:54 PM