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kentucky

Ky

Wonder what plants everyone is going with .

My final in the garden are

2 = 274 Mudd grafted to long gouard

1 = 199 Mudd grafted to long gouard

1 = 274 Kent not grafted

1 = 270 Neptune not grafted

So whats everybody else going with, and what are your opinion on my selections

5/16/2013 10:14:35 PM

Smoky Mtn Pumpkin (Team GWG)

sevierville, Tn

looks like a good choice Otis. Mine looks like this...

274 kent grafted & regular
239 Leonard regular
either a 239 leonard grafted or a 291 kent grafted
113 kent regular
260 clementz regular

5/17/2013 6:49:14 AM

Marvin

Fenton, MI

Mine are all traditional this year, I do have some back ups if i need them. Just got mine planted Wednesday so the fun has started.

274,5 Mudd
255 Mitchell
219 Edwards
267 Edwards

5/17/2013 7:21:27 AM

Bubba Presley

Muddy Waters

2--291 Kents grafted 1 will get culled
2--255 Mitchell 1 will be culled
2-221.5 Clementz 1 will be culled replaced the 270 Neptunes
2-274 Kents Ditto!!!

I also have about a dozen backups Neptunes,239 Leonard
2 grafts that pulled through a 255 Mitchel & a 260.5 Clementz.I have 2 -272 Edwards plants that belong to Andy Gomez a local grower in the WWGG.I started the plants for these guys that are new.I didnt want the phone call that they didnt germ.I will plant a lot of them up the street a ways at a friends house.

5/17/2013 7:39:17 AM

removed_20180906

Valencia Spain

i have planted regular for sure 234 Berry and maybe 229 Edwards, but dont remember which is which

but not important, i just know they have good genetics

about two foot long

plant clementz 219 tomorrow or during next week

5/17/2013 2:27:44 PM

Ice Man

Garner, NC

4 grafted plants. 232 Williams, 233 Kent, 282 Dawson, and 102 Dawson
4 traditional plants. 251 Dawson, 255 Mitchell, 102 Dawson, and 282 Dawson

5/17/2013 2:40:30 PM

JEB37355

Manchester, TN

Put mine in ground today: 245 Bartoli, 216 Mitru, 239 Leonard, 274 Kent, 255 Mitchell, other 2 spots I have plants fighting for a chance spot 6(165 Cantrell and 282 Dawson,) spot 7 (252 Neptune and 272 Peden). Lets get it on!

5/17/2013 5:17:22 PM

kentucky

Ky

ad a 285 edwards to my list.

Otis

5/17/2013 8:02:14 PM

Bubba Presley

Muddy Waters

I pulled a 255 Mitchell today & replaced it with a grafted 255 Mitchell

5/17/2013 9:24:20 PM

Walking Man

formerly RGG

Damn Mark, you should have mailed that spare 255 to someone (me). LOL

5/17/2013 10:20:36 PM

Walking Man

formerly RGG

Right now I am growing two 307 Bartoli's, a 165 B Cantrell and a 274 Mudd, all of these grafted.Thank you again Batcave N8te. I also have a 228 and a 198 Masterson I will consider and a 274 Kent that started out as a graft and almost died, only to sprout new roots on the original stem - so it is no longer grafted I think.

5/17/2013 10:27:20 PM

kentucky

Ky

Looks like this is the year for someone to hit that 300 mark, we are all trying everything.

Good luck to all

Otis

5/18/2013 12:31:09 AM

brotherdave

Corryton, TN

Plants that made the cut in patch 1, all traditional: 2-165B Cantrell, 157 Bright, 144 Cantrell, 207 Cantrell, 267 Edwards, 45 Cantrell. Patch 2: 326 Bartoli, 285 Edwards, 207 Cantrell, 199.5 Mudd

5/18/2013 6:46:05 AM

Josh Scherer

Piqua, Ohio

238 Holloway
239 Finders
249 Brammer
260 Clementz
165 Cantrell
No grafts this year, the 238 is my most aggressive plant so far.

5/18/2013 9:16:18 AM

Chill

Indiana

168.5 whitacre and 228 masterson only going to have room to keep one, which ever one takes off better gets the spot.

5/23/2013 11:05:38 AM

Rick j.

stoughton WI

199.5 mudd 255 Mitchell 282 dawson 307 bartoli and 326 bartoli 255 Mitchell is ahead of the pack so far

5/23/2013 5:28:04 PM

big moon

Bethlehem CT

These three get the top three spots
1. Dark Carolina Cross. From Cliff Knight I am calling it 'Dark Knight'
2. 238.5 Holloway on a 177 Westfall bushel gourd rootstock
3. 144 Cantrell on a 'Shintosa Camelforce'

The following are being grown also for genetic and eating purposes. BUT I am hopeful one of these will pop a big one or two also...
125 Ciesielski 2010
110 and 101 Holloway Mt Hoosier
204.5 Westfall
239 Finders
240 Cantrell
I planned on growing several more of the Cantrell crosses as I feel they are some of the best. I got them too wet and too hot in the germination stage. I turned them to mush. I actually had my seedlings turn out nicer looking when I germinated them at 77 degrees! Nice big healthy cotyledon leaves, I didn't get any of the bent weak looking seedlings.
My best looking plant is the 144 Cantrell.
I really like the vigor on the 'Dark Knight' too. Hybrid vigor?

5/23/2013 7:57:15 PM

ZAPPA

Western PA

I have a 249 Brammer and 2 144 Cantrells.

5/24/2013 3:42:32 PM

lbright

South Arkansas

These are my plants that have survived the odd weather so far: 186 Bright(1982), 249 Bright, 216 Bright, 233 Bright, 157 Bright, 205 Jones, 274 Kent, 282 Dawson, 196 Barber, 239 Zurner, 245 Bartoli(line from Bright seeds of 1999), 326 Bartoli, 217 Vaughn(45" long), 154 Sweet(282 Dawson X 291 Kent), 209 Holloway(291 Kent X 268 Bright) and a 81 Bowers(255 Conrad X 260 Bright). I also have plants from crosses made just for the seeds: 285 Edwards X 221 Edwards, 291 Kent X 157 Bright, 291 Kent X 242 Carson offspring, and a 268 Bright X 157 Bright.

5/25/2013 6:22:45 PM

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