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Colorado

For weight only-what and why. It can be your own seed-Anybody?

11/6/2019 1:27:56 PM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

1884 Crews. Simply the best I have ever grown. Will produce the first SOUND 3000 pounder

11/6/2019 3:27:38 PM

New Brunswick

1911 Wolf

11/6/2019 5:32:46 PM

Mulino, Oregon

I've seen perhaps the biggest fruit ever off the 1884 Crews. Prospects look very good for this seeds future!

11/7/2019 12:17:39 AM

Plainville, Connecticut 06062

No info listed for the 1884 on the 2018 listings for sound entered pumpkins. The weight and name is listed no cross given no measurements??? What is the cross and the rest of the info if anybody has it??? Thanks.

11/7/2019 7:48:57 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Best I can tell from his diary the 1884 was 1684 crews x self.

11/7/2019 9:09:46 AM

Ellwood City, PA, USA

https://tools.pumpkinfanatic.com/PumpkinsSeedGenetics.php?PN=1884%20Crews%202018

Only 1 Progeny listed.

11/7/2019 12:29:37 PM

Ontario, Canada

1959 Hunt. Despite a cold & very wet spring, followed by a drought that seen us receive only 5/8" of rain from early July to mid Sept, it still grew the largest in Canada at 1814#. It was also a very strong plant that didn't burn or flag on the days of extreme high temps & high UV readings. Unfortunately I only have @ 10 seeds left. Most were given out in GVGO membership seed pack & the OAF seed pack. Our 1814 Hunt is a 1959 x self, so should provide the same traits as it's momma.

11/8/2019 8:54:21 AM

Central NY

5.29 porkchop or the 5.71 lambchop-will grow the worlds first 10lb tomato...whuddya mean SoUNd 3000lber eddy?...tree doctor?...wassup?...whud I miss?

11/8/2019 10:31:19 AM

ipswich, ma usa

Was there ever an unsound 30000 pounder?

11/8/2019 1:10:51 PM

ipswich, ma usa

or 3000....lol

11/8/2019 1:11:08 PM

Germany

@5150: Haven´t heard anything yet.
@Porkchop: Whud ya miss? Xactly anatha 2990 lbs.

11/8/2019 2:03:28 PM

Elk Grove , California

How would one acquire an 1884 Crews seed?

11/9/2019 5:54:45 PM

Salem, Ohio USA

2517 Haist

11/10/2019 4:45:08 AM

Grittyville, WA

The Haist lineage has some real vigor. I tried his genetics his 1415 and 1505.5. I believe the plant that grew the 1415 was the pollinator awhile back to the more recent ones. Even before he grew his big ones I noticed the 1415 had some extra vigor. My results are unimpressive but I have grown enough plants that I think I can see (relative to the others) which ones are special.
But there are others that have this extra vigor... not every plant has it though. My very laymans assessment.

11/10/2019 5:26:30 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Tell your mailman good luck this year Don! lol

11/11/2019 5:59:54 AM

Lloydminster/AB

Like Phil and Jane, I gave almost all of the 1884 seeds out in the GVGO seed distribution so finding a friendly member is a good way to get one. There may be a few available in an Auction.

11/11/2019 1:40:43 PM

East Sussex, UK

I looked at the 780 heaviest pumpkins from this year and here are the top performing seeds according to average weight. (Not sure if it is a useful statistic.)

Seed     average weight in top 780
2005 Haist    1765
2003 Haist    1676
990 Heavy West    1628
2230 Wallace    1559
1928 Daletas    1558
2283 B/J    1521
2433 Paton    1510
1911 Urena    1495
2528 Geddes    1468
1733 Wallace    1450
1875 Mendi    1434
2226 Boonen    1431
1501 V Wielen    1424
1937 Urena    1415
2145 McMullen    1387
2469 Daletas    1384
2416 Haist    1371
2016 Boonen    1354
1959 Hunt    1351
1989 Daletas    1345
2152 Gantner    1254
1810 Werner    1246
1867 Biermanns    1235
2255Zaychkowsky    1177
2363 Holland    1062

11/12/2019 6:35:17 AM

California

What did the 1884 grow?

11/12/2019 10:07:06 PM

Ontario, Canada

441 Zaychkowsky 2019    

11/13/2019 7:46:54 AM

Central NY

...it blew up on day 14....

11/13/2019 9:44:15 AM