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Germany

How do you decide what you want to plant when you have too much good crosses? Do you pic the most vigorous plant? Is this a good indicator for the future outcome? What are your experiences?

2/1/2016 4:42:57 PM

Whitehall Montana

Go to Pumpkin Fanatic and see what crosses have been done,then look up the prodigy.Last years seeds are unproven so talk to the growers if possible and ask about how the plant grew etc.

2/1/2016 6:03:48 PM

Alex, IN

If I really have a hard time, I pick my favorites, put them in a hat and draw out how ever many I need. This year is not that way but I have done that method in the past.

2/1/2016 6:55:37 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

gut choices

2/1/2016 9:40:46 PM

Germany

ok lets assume that I already looked up the plants, genetics,grower, proven..... Was in the past always or mostly the most vigorous plant (in the first 3 weeks) also your best one?

2/2/2016 7:29:27 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I believe the question is what do you look for in two or three plants competing for the same planting spot after the seeds have already germinated.

2/2/2016 8:03:29 AM

Partlow,Va

In my experience, within 4 days from putting the seed in you will see a difference in the aggressiveness of the youngun's. I re-pot the best ones at 4-5 days to 1.5 gallon pots and get them in the patch day 8 in a perfect scenario. They get rootbound very quickly. The more seeds you plant the more aggressive plants you have to choose from.If you really like a seed buy/plant 4 or so of them so you can pick the best one.

2/2/2016 8:21:44 AM

Colorado

T Z,I start two of each seed I plan on growing. So ten plants for 5 spots plus some extras from my own seed stocks.Double plant sibling plants. Go with healthiest/most vigourous of each pair.Double planting different seed stocks is a crap shoot on which one to go with as they'll develop differently. If you do that youll need a good gypsy fortune teller with large crystal ball.I like a vigourous seedling over a slow seedling even if its going to have big leaves.One thing is for sure- you never will know what the one you pulled would have grown.

2/2/2016 11:55:14 PM

Germany

Thank you guys! So you say, it is better to compare sibblings. Comparing different crosses is not of much use.
I will stick to that! Need a fast patch filler in early season. It is always a bit to cold in early season. What was your fastest growing plant until now ?;)

2/3/2016 5:41:00 AM

Colorado

My fastest/aggressive plants have had 1789 Wallace in their pedigree.

2/3/2016 1:53:36 PM

Cincinnati,OH

Freaky

2/3/2016 7:42:20 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

My two most aggressive plants have been the 1725 Harp & 2009 Wallace.

Are you saying that the fastest growing plant is going to produce the largest pumpkin?

2/3/2016 9:40:36 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

I will have doubles of each seed, and pick the most aggressive. Not that it would produce the biggest pumpkin, but at pollination time it would be a larger plant in theory. It needs to get up and go from mid April to Mid June to feed the pumpkin.

2/3/2016 11:11:56 PM

Germany

hmm it would be great to have a possibility to measure plant quality...

2/5/2016 9:17:30 AM