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Rocky-r@stny.rr.com

Just curious as to how the season has started for you green machiners. My pics of my Hester 895 I just posted to my diary, green is in full swing here. Wayne, G, all you green jacket seekers, how is it going?

7/6/2004 11:46:16 PM

Deer Park WA

It's been a horrible Squash season here, the horror, the horror... Hee, hee, hee... On a happier note the Hatten 201 Watermellon has a huge one on, the field pumpkin weighs 19#, and the pumpkins are in full swing!

7/7/2004 1:46:01 AM

Central Mi

Just set one on my 895 Hester yesterday and will be setting one on my 552 Sherwood today. Plants look good at this point so we are hoping for good things this year. Todd

7/7/2004 4:59:41 AM

Indiana

My 2 899 Werners are very slow plants looks like another week until I will be able to set my first squash. Will post pics when ready. Todd

7/7/2004 8:38:30 AM

Deer Park, WI

Pulled 3 females of the 312 Welty cuz the plant is a wee bit small yet. Should have a set by next week.

7/7/2004 8:54:38 AM

Ga.

Had a nice set on my 625 Welty til my chickens decided it was lunch time...After the taste test,,they decided it wasnt what they really wanted,,so they left it alone after the damage was done..Poor Chickens...lol...

7/7/2004 9:00:50 AM

Long Island,New York

Sandbags for sale...cheap. Horrible year here, wind, hail...cool nights causing brittle vines and main vines to break off...etc...horrible, just horrible.....G

7/7/2004 11:16:21 AM

Indiana

lol @ G. Todd

7/7/2004 1:22:48 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

My 675* is at 25' length, and I'm about to set a fruit at 23'. Plant is a little lean on secondaries and leaves, but very healthy looking.

7/7/2004 4:56:47 PM

Ann Arbor, Mi

I have pollinated 895 Hester, 396, 427 and 579 Wells. 963 Needham is slow going. No females closer than 12 ft this year. First set on 396 is more 20 ft out.Plants look good.

7/7/2004 5:05:18 PM

Johnston, R.I.

I polinated 3 females on my 498 hester main after four days
two turned pale yellow and stopped growing the third is still green and there is another at about 22 feet that will be ready in a few days(there is still hope)

7/7/2004 9:28:45 PM

canal winchester ohio

I'm about ready to till everything under & dream of next year :{0

7/7/2004 9:55:12 PM

Covington, WA

I have the first couple set on the 895 Hester plant, but it's a sorry looking little plant that doesn't want to grow secondaries. Still waiting on the first females on the 576 Michalec, should be Thursday or Friday. Going camping this weekend so I hope I get them. It's a very robust looking plant and the females are a nice green.

7/8/2004 1:32:44 AM

South Hill, Virginia

I have a 7/4 pollination on my 585 Larue (744 Welty x 611 Hester) and should have one by this weekend on the 675 Hester. Of the seven plants in the patch these two squash are easily the nicest.

7/8/2004 11:06:00 AM

Ontario

I've got 2 pollinated on my one and only squash plant the 229.5 Hathorn. 821 Garrel (845 Bobier x self)x 703 Smith. First one is about 9ft out and tapes 16 inches on day 8,the other was pollinated at 11 ft out yesterday. Nice long stems on these little green fruit.Plant is slow to throw females but the plant itself is fast grower.

7/8/2004 11:46:52 AM

ontario

poor season so far, going to be late sets.....have to keep my fingers crossed.....

7/8/2004 6:37:25 PM

Rocky-r@stny.rr.com

I posted a few pics of my squash in my diary.. skin is so shiny and rubbery.. awesome fruits on the 895!

7/11/2004 11:30:01 PM

canal winchester ohio

My 1000 lb hope lies in the 312 Welty, the fruit with the most promise is presently 6 days old ( self pollinated on 7-14) and has a 18" circ.
..............Paul

7/20/2004 8:31:25 PM

ontario

I have two nice green growing so far, 771 looks best but 756 right behind it.......900.8 Lyons is green and long nice......:0)

7/20/2004 11:06:18 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

chipmunks have eaten many of my earlier sets finally have some decent soccer ball sized ones on the hester 675 culled many last night.
Glenn

7/21/2004 8:25:40 AM

Ontario, Canada.

I have four set on two plants. 771 & 675 fruit growth seams to be a bit slow.

7/21/2004 10:28:36 AM

ontario

have three squash growing and more that will be late sets.....oh well........push those ones.....900.8 Lyons.771 Steelpflug and 756 all have nive green fruit...hmmmmm let the race for the Jacket begin LOL

7/21/2004 5:27:31 PM

South Hill, Virginia

I have green fruit set on the 675 Hester and the 585 Larue. The Larue fruit is definitely ourperforming the Hester fruit but we have a long way to go.

The first 1000 pound greenie from the South? I don't think anyone would bet on that;)

7/22/2004 11:08:25 AM

J.maness@yahoo.com

Pollinated my first female on the 980 Razo '03 (xself)! Beautiful 6 lober!! Watch out now! :)

7/23/2004 12:19:52 PM

Choctaw, OK

I have a good greenie going on my 494* Neuville. Kind of pear shape...best growth of all early fruit. Pollinated july 5th by self.

Case

7/23/2004 9:13:00 PM

Johnston, R.I.

couldn't set one on the main of my 498 hester but have one
measuring 40" circ. on day 13 at the end of the first secondary life is good
Norm G

7/24/2004 4:55:57 PM

mcminnville oregon

My 474.5 hester is doing the best of all 10 atlantic giants? i pollinated 7/2 with 895 hester. my neihbor, also has an excllent 474.5 selfed? we were just discussing the possibility of at least two 1000 greenies showing up in Canby Oregon. Im yet to be impressed by the 895? the 474.5 are To big to move & growing daily.

7/30/2004 4:33:29 AM

ontario

don't count squash from Canada out........:0)

7/30/2004 11:08:06 AM

Long Island,New York

Nice and green here.

7/30/2004 9:31:23 PM

ontario

nice and big here LOL

7/30/2004 9:42:39 PM

Johnston, R.I.

what a difference a week can make i went to spray my plants
and noticed the blossom end on my 498 hester looked not
quite right after closer exam i found it was begining to
rot.still have an open polinazation on plant last chance for a greenie.
norm g

8/1/2004 7:17:33 PM