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Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Are there any notable pumpkins grown from seed of the 846 Calai X 723 Bobier(or reverse cross)?

Doug

8/31/2004 6:38:19 PM

In the shade - PDX, OR

Quickly -

1005 Mombert
1038 Emmons
845 Nesbitt
419 Pukos
1236.0 Eaton
842.0 Eaton

There are many other progeny of this same cross.

Each of the above have grown a significant fruit.

8/31/2004 7:23:39 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

707 Toftness

8/31/2004 7:26:24 PM

Knopp, Germany

last year i crossed the 707 toftness with the 805 pukos. produced my 628 olsen 03, about 9% heavy.

9/1/2004 1:18:32 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I selfed the 707 in 2003. It was our most agressive start this year & set a fast growing fruit early at my son's school. Though the summer staff at the school manage to severly damage the vines & another staff member poked the fruit (by mistake I hope) full of holes, it did yield more good seeds for a second generation of selfing.

9/1/2004 6:33:16 AM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

1019 Daletas 2003 F = 723 Bobier 1999
= 846 Calai 1999

9/1/2004 7:38:50 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Here are some more.

1177.8 Kuhn
855 Kuhn
802 Dill
753 Sampson
609 Parks

9/1/2004 8:41:20 AM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Thanks for all the replies.
I'm mainly wondering if there are many large fruit that resulted fron planting seeds from that cross. I would think it has potential for large fruit, being the 1260 Weir(845 Bobier X 846 Calai) has resulted in some large specimens.
I have a seed source for this cross lined up. I just wanted to ask this question before I made a final decision. Can anyone tell me of some large fruit that the cross has produced? Thanks.

Doug

9/1/2004 5:40:23 PM

Southeast

More to come?

9/3/2004 12:03:49 PM

South Hill, Virginia

1088 Van Kooten from the 1005 Mombert
Quinn Werner grew 1000+ off the 845 Nesbitt I think
Couple of 900+ from the 1038 Emmons
Probably more but I'm thinking off the top of my head

9/3/2004 12:25:15 PM

South Hill, Virginia

and of course the two Eaton seeds produced over 1000.

9/3/2004 12:29:42 PM

Joliet, IL

i have a 877 lb estimate grown on the 1301 eaton.
dill ring split took her down. great plant though.
its all 723 and 846 since its mother was the 842 and the
father the 1236.

9/3/2004 3:14:04 PM

Joliet, IL

my friend Tim Peters has a 400 something kin that
is the 741 eaton pollinated with the 1301 eaton which
again are going to be all 723 and 846 since both the
741 and the 1301 are reverse crosses of the 842 and the
1236. i will definately be trying one of those seeds
next year. he grew the plant in about 275 square feet
and lost most leaves early on to powdery mildew.

9/3/2004 3:21:46 PM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Thanks for all the replies!
I guess with those genetics, you can't go wrong with them. I mean to say that they should have good genetic potential to them.

Doug

9/3/2004 10:19:19 PM

Snoqualmie, Wash.

The 1134 Holland 03, is from the 846.5 Calai x 845 Bobier.
My 800 +lbs. is pollinated with a 846.5. Tall, orange, with a big hump.

9/25/2004 12:40:04 AM