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Greencastle, PA

this one looks like it could be a good one, it's a 675 Hester x 552 Sherwood. Any thoughts?
Tom

1/4/2004 5:24:25 PM

mcminnville oregon

I COLLECTED SEEDS FROM SEVERAL PUMPKINS AT CHINOOK WINDS CASINO!!!! IT SEEMED LIKE TEN??? WHEN I CAME TO THE LAST ONE!! leeland??? half rotted!!! i was excited to say the least!!! almost done!!! niels pumpkin contained hardly any seeds and they were all moldy!!! after cleaning myself annd the seed!! the few leelands were huge!!! I SAY HUGE!! ALMOST AS BIG AS THE 676HANCOCK.. this left me wondering about seed shapes and sizes!!! also wieghts compared to potential!!!! mold no problem!! out of 10 pumpkins these were #9 in size?????

1/17/2004 12:13:53 AM

mcminnville oregon

im still waiting to hear from Neal ?????

1/17/2004 12:17:55 AM

mcminnville oregon

wieghts to potential?????? on that same trip another pumpkin that suprised me was the beutiful round/orange 407 arnold!! 746 larue x 1230 deletas??? this guy was loaded with juice!!! and as it turned out contained the most seed of all!!! surpising considering others were much larger!!!

1/17/2004 12:52:40 AM

Greencastle, PA

As far as I know seed size doesn't have any reflection on pumpkin size. The 705's were small white seeds. I think the 287.5 will be a good squash seed if it gets planted. The 675 is an 895x895 and grew the 899.5 Werner, and the 552 grew the 962 Sherwood. If you have any seeds from the 287.5 let me know, I'd be interested in growing a couple sometime.
Tom

1/17/2004 1:10:23 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

If you wanna see a really cool seed, look at the 481 Hester. Now *that's* a seed...about to explode.

1/17/2004 2:45:06 PM

Greencastle, PA

what's the cross?

1/17/2004 9:36:41 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

481# = 582 Hester x 846 Calai

1/17/2004 10:12:51 PM

Greencastle, PA

eh, it has good parents, could grow a big one, but i doubt it will be very consistant in growing big ones.
Tom

1/17/2004 10:28:24 PM

Deer Park WA

Squampkin?

1/17/2004 11:26:41 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

and just what leads you to believe that Tom? gimme a reason....

1/18/2004 5:00:12 AM

Greencastle, PA

too many available gene combonations.

1/18/2004 11:07:55 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

time will tell.....

1/18/2004 1:12:13 PM

Greencastle, PA

I'm nto discreditting the seed, it definately has the potential, but like i said, too many available geen combos to be very consistant. Not on paper at least.
Tom

1/18/2004 11:15:05 PM

mcminnville oregon

Back to the 287.5 leland !!! the earlier story about collecting the seed!!! UNTRUE!!! Idid collect seed for Leland, but it was a pumpkin!!! I forgot where i was???

1/19/2004 12:54:03 AM