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Waterville, Ohio

Aside from generic, Lowes etc. store bought seeds. Do you folks remember the first seed with a traceable genetic lineage that you planted? Any characteristics that stuck out?

I believe my first was the 845 Welty 03' (432 Welty x 1337 Houghton)
The fruit was a soft orange and could have stunt doubled for the Planters Peanut Guy.

1/9/2015 4:24:14 PM

norway , maine

769 Lombardi - the fruit went down in august around 300 lbs or so ...grower error...could have done way better with this seed if it wasn't my first

1/9/2015 6:36:19 PM

Cincinnati,OH

901 Hebb 02. Grew a 601 for me. I was hooked after that.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=16718

1/9/2015 6:36:49 PM

Colorado

449 marcellus,1006 greer both '96 seeds

1/9/2015 6:52:24 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

1059 VMG. Main characteristic... orange.

1/9/2015 7:20:50 PM

Torrance, Ca.

985 Werner and 980 Fredricks,,,,,,,, after that I was hooked!

1/9/2015 7:26:10 PM

Whitehall Montana

924.5 Johnson I was so good at growing it that I grew it one third the original size.LOL

1/9/2015 7:37:30 PM

Karns City PA

1244.5 Rea "Matilda" - Beautiful bright orange, round and 15.5% Heavy!!!

1/9/2015 8:33:17 PM

milford, CT,

727 Pierce..Mark

1/9/2015 9:03:00 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

It was back in 2004, I planted a 804 Carlson-Petersen seed and grew a 633.5 and a 449 dmg.

1/9/2015 9:09:47 PM

Ely Mn

1059 and 993 VM

1/9/2015 9:14:53 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

801.5 Gibson

1/9/2015 9:59:58 PM

churchville, ny

671 Gancarz - world record from 1986 (I believe) . It grew me a beautiful 412 pounder

1/9/2015 10:23:36 PM

Petersburg, Mi

It was the 995 Wells, I liked it cause it went 17" past the blossom end and it was a nice orange

1/9/2015 10:49:59 PM

Anchorage Alaska

1367 Bobier...

1/9/2015 11:02:18 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

1230 Daletas, 603.5 Muller, 781 Frantz, 291 Lawrence in 2006. All orange... some things never change :)

1/9/2015 11:35:14 PM

Lasalle,mi

1265 Howard, grew my 1130 in 2008.

1/10/2015 5:55:13 AM

Dundee Michigan

I grew several seeds from growers all over that Hugh Wiberg sent me when I started hosting a weigh-off in 2001. A Black seed sticks in my mind the most. 392# was what I grew, that's when the problem started(LOL). Before that just generic seed with my kids.

1/10/2015 9:13:17 AM

Ireland

1385 La Rue

1/10/2015 9:21:25 AM

Nottingham, UK

1366 Paton 10 grew me a 494 lb kin, cold year! It was one ugly pumpkin and this year taught me to protect the skin from damage

1/10/2015 9:32:06 AM

Corryton, TN

Several 07 Daletas and Companion seeds in 08 but the one that sticks out that year was a 1462 Gibson. I learned all about seed corn maggots. I killed the rest over the next 90 days. I'm still good at killing them!

1/10/2015 10:52:55 AM

South of Buffalo

1332 wolf and 870 wolf both in 2011 1st year I grew. 1332 grew my 1079 and the 870 grew my 835

1/10/2015 11:29:59 AM

Waynesboro, Virginia

I grew two 993 Aten's (09)...two 986 Aten's (09)...and one 909 Landry (09)....We got a 380 pound nice round orange pumpkin,a 340 pound white long pumpkin and 3 super bright orange pumpkins (beautiful) around 250 pounds each.In August of that year (2010) we discovered BP.Com and realized we had no clue what we were doing...LOL.

1/10/2015 11:47:08 AM

Bethlehem CT

1055 Breznick, 617 Horton, 1302 Zuhlke, 778 Howard, 775 Tanner and the 604 Bosworth.

1/10/2015 12:48:41 PM

Mission Viejo, CA

659 Dill for me. Nice bright orange and symmetrical fruit. Still have one left!

1/10/2015 12:51:29 PM

Columbia, Kentucky

1208 Shenoha

1/10/2015 12:52:16 PM

North Smithfield, RI

early ninties seeds from John Castelluchi . 1994 grew 200 lbs .

1/10/2015 1:36:37 PM

Rapid City, SD

1012 papex x 658 lovelace.....interesting looking fruit

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=44916

1/10/2015 1:56:13 PM

Hinckley MN

1579 Revier

1/10/2015 2:45:46 PM

East Jordan, MI

1368 Liggett. Very round, no deep ribs and very vigorous. The incredible growth hooked me for life!

1/10/2015 4:20:10 PM

Massillon, Ohio

Mark Muller from PA sent me seeds from his 669.5 Muller 05. Absolutely gorgeous, bright orange, round pumpkin. It was a selfed 603.5 Muller. BP "duffbeer" from CA sent me seeds from his 330 lb Prizewinner www.bigpumpkins.comDiary/DiaryOne.asp?eid=44079 I pollinated the Prizewinner with the 669.5, and grew a 150 pound pumpkin. I am still planting those seeds every year....growing 200 to 300 pound beauties!

1/10/2015 4:34:29 PM

Massillon, Ohio

So OK....if you just have to see the beautiful Prizewinner, its www.bigpumpkins.comDiary/Diary ViewOne.asp?eid=44079

1/10/2015 4:40:42 PM

Massillon, Ohio

I give!

1/10/2015 4:41:54 PM

1144 Emmons

1/10/2015 5:07:34 PM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

My first seed was the 897 Mcintyre which was a pretty big pumpkin at the time. I think that was 1998. I grew a 585 pound pumpkin off that seed

1/10/2015 8:15:24 PM

Lloydminster/AB

What does it mean when you can't remember? I do remember my first success came the 315 Wolf. Grew my 544. thanks again Andy!

1/10/2015 11:53:10 PM

East Jordan, MI

Here you go Glenna.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=44079

1/12/2015 6:20:38 PM

Central NY

A bean seed in the first grade...

1/12/2015 6:38:59 PM

Massillon, Ohio

Thanks Cecil!
It was one pretty Prizewinner!

1/12/2015 9:09:15 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

first AG was a unknown seed i got in 1987 at topsfield fair

1/13/2015 10:12:29 AM

Maine

275 VanHook and 1201.5 Larue in 2008. Grew a 696 lbs off the 275 and bes the 1201. Been hooked ever since.

1/13/2015 10:29:44 AM

Central Minnesota

My own 15 years ago, it turned out white and almost as tall as me. I prefer not to plant that seed anymore, it is expensive to grow.

1/13/2015 10:34:51 AM

President - GPC

A Giant Pumpkin seed from Gurneys back in 96. Went around 200-250 lbs. It took three of us to put it into a 1 cu yard wheel barrow, for which it got stuck in.... Got stolen off the porch by 4 HS football players within a week.

1/13/2015 12:27:32 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Lol Scott!!

1/13/2015 12:56:23 PM

Mission Viejo, CA

Does anyone remember the seed ad from the back of Boy's Life and other magazines? I sold those seeds one summer. Did anyone else??

1/13/2015 1:28:01 PM

Colorado

Hey steve,I remember that 897 McIntyre.That was a big pumpkin relatively. I believe he grew it in his freshly tilled front yard.

1/15/2015 2:06:56 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

429 D Gantner.... Grew 2 kins on one plant 300 # and 380# best Orange kins grown to date....150 sq ft

1/15/2015 8:52:15 PM

Midwest

1019 Wallace

1/16/2015 12:03:40 AM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

Joe, that's the story I heard too regarding the 897 Mcintyre. He just kept tilling as the plant and pumpkin got bigger. Ed. I think you have me confused with my growing buddy Steve " Judgehal"

1/17/2015 5:15:34 AM