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Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

The 1143 Engel seems iffy for brilliant orange. I think crossing the 359 Foss and 1374 Engel may have brought out the 2009 genetics. Then again it could be I have that puppy shaded pretty good.

The 1912 Carter has a Solid Orange Color. We will see if it keeps the smooth skin or gets rough later in the season.

8/4/2016 9:13:16 PM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Shannon,

That pumpkin you have on the 1912 Carter is on an awesome pace so far! It looks promising for nice orange color as well. Good luck!

I have one plant; my own 435.5 Wallace 15 est. It's a relatively late pollination....day 23 today. It's growing at a nice pace by my standards, and I like it's shape so far(kind of barrel-like). I'm expecting nice orange color, like it's mother. If the weather cooperates, I'm hoping I have shot at challenging my personal best of 1041 lbs. It's got a nice sized plant behind it. I'm not very tech savy, but hopefully I can figure out how to post some pics from this computer, in the near future.

8/4/2016 10:50:54 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Here is my 1374 what a beauty until yesterday. https://www.facebook.com/billsbigpumpkins/posts/1258499197502714?comment_id=1259085430777424&notif_t=feed_comment&notif_id=1470258659904596
Here is my 359 nice color but stem way up and blossom under. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1258442170841750&set=a.865210236831614.1073741825.100000279360814&type=3&theater&notif_t=like&notif_id=1470250640019271

8/4/2016 10:59:54 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Also in the patch and doing well are the 1912 carter, 2058 Hawkley, 1998 Jutras.

8/4/2016 11:05:38 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

My orange outlook for this season is dismal. Just hoping for heavy and crappy looking at this point.

8/4/2016 11:21:37 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

The 552 Minor is already a dark, solid orange...unfortunately shape takes it out of consideration for HD. My other pumpkin, 356 is growing well after a rough start. Only DAP25 but has good numbers and is developing a solid orange coloration. I like what I see so far with it. My 3rd orange hope from the beginning of the season is my 150 plant. Ugliest pumpkin I have ever grown. It doesn't have color,shape or skin quality.

8/5/2016 2:59:48 AM

Princeville, IL

My 823 est House 15 ( 811 X 359) had a beauty growing on it till the plant went down with phytopthoria this week. It is taping around 650 but only has about 10 percent of the plant left. It is crossed with the 1538 Jutras that has a deep orange kin on it but will never get real big because of stem damage. I should have listened better when told not to move pumpkins in the morning.

8/5/2016 7:22:23 AM

50 Acres

My 939.6 Karkos wasn't doing well. I cover all vines, except right at the stump. You guessed it SVB larvae , in at leaf base, then into vine. My Reeb is still going. We cant buy any decent insect chem in Ontario. Damn!!! Jim

8/5/2016 9:11:00 AM

Roselle, IL GJGEM@sbcglobal.net

Love the color on the 1734 Clementz x self
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=263050

8/5/2016 9:47:07 AM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

I do too George! I like that you selfed it, hopefully capturing those orange genes. If that pumpkin has seeds, I may be making a request for next year.

8/5/2016 11:41:22 AM

President - GPC

1172 Grande is crankin, pretty orange wide, long and purty

8/5/2016 12:06:16 PM

Bethlehem CT

1030 DeBacco will be a dark orange pumpkin.

8/5/2016 1:32:47 PM

Western NY

575 Wolf is looking amazing here.

8/5/2016 1:52:54 PM

Morgantown, WV

Don't sell yourself short Shannon, my 1143 Engel is going to be gorgeous!

Also have 900 Gansert and the 705 DeBacco which are both getting big and beautiful.

8/5/2016 2:04:20 PM

Cincinnati,OH

My 699 Rahe is looking round and orange and is currently beating my personal best benchmarks. The 1374 Engel is it's daddy. I hope I don't "farm it up" lol.

8/5/2016 6:33:22 PM

Rhode Island

Check out my diary (1143 Engel x 1059 Vincent)

8/8/2016 2:07:47 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Son of a ...Pumpkin grower. I am going to get beat with my own seed this year...

8/8/2016 9:38:21 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

It is fun to get beat with your own seed Shannon !

8/11/2016 9:46:24 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Here is one from my 1047.5 McWilliams (359 Foss x self) http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=263577 It was set fairly late on a secondary, the main fruits kept aborting. It seems to have the great orange color and shiny skin of the parent. We are growing 2 on this plant. One is on a split tertiary vine but still doing OK. Same color, but not as good shape.

8/11/2016 10:18:17 AM

norway , maine

575 Wolf
Got a real beauty from it last year,,,next year I will grow the cross I made from it
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=253293

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=253295

8/11/2016 11:45:58 AM

Ontario

The 781 Engel is in the 150 patch at a little over 400 lbs and looks like it will be orange but not pretty, and the 1538 Jutras is going to be very orange

8/15/2016 2:01:12 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I figured it is worth mentioning that the 1998 Jutras I have going has far exceeded my expectations for deep orange and smooth shiny skin. Gold specks too.

Unfortunately none of my controlled pollinations took in the extreme heat so it is a late/open/side vine pumpkin.

8/30/2016 1:24:29 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

Check out Big Moons diary, one of the nicest and unique colors on his Debaco pkn.

9/13/2016 10:43:52 PM

I kinda like my 1000.5 Gansert. Tall, round, smooth and shiny dark orange. Will see what others think in 6 days when it goes to the scale.

9/14/2016 3:37:50 PM

And did I forget, grown in only 150 square feet

9/14/2016 3:38:56 PM

New Berlin, PA

I have a 359 that I hope can cooperate for 6 more days. I'm happy with it.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=266313

9/23/2016 1:28:08 PM

Wallingford,CT

FlatNorm's diary shows the Howard Dill Award winning 793 Toftness 16 which is a 1000.5 Gansert x self. That abbynormal guy knows how to make the best orange crosses.

9/27/2016 11:24:32 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

One thing I'm liking about my 1047.5 is that it keeps growing right up to October, just like the parent 359 Foss did last year. All of our other plants quit early. We will be having 2 or 3 of the 1047.5's in the patch next year.

9/27/2016 11:56:28 AM

Bloomfield, Iowa

760 est. Davis 2016. 975.5 Gansert x 1374 Engel. Tremendous color and shape.

11/13/2016 9:33:14 PM