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South Western Pa

I am wondering why the Emmons 922.5 ( 2001 ) seed is so sought after. I understand other seeds that have a proven record of producing large pumpkins being in great demand, but the 2001 Emmons is untried? Any insight is greatly appreciated.

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Mark

3/4/2002 11:17:15 AM

Western Pa.

Hi Mark,

I'll take a stab at this one! The 922.5 was grown on the 705 Stelts (producer of the 2000 World Record 1140, and 3 others over 1000#. The Mombert 940(1998)(Mombert grew a 940 in 2000 also, not to be confused!),grew the 2001 World record 1262(among others including a 975 and 996.5 for Ms. Emmons). Even though this seed itself has yet to be proven, there is great potential here! But then again, there are a LOT of good seeds out there!
kilr

3/4/2002 1:18:04 PM

Deer Park WA

Right on Kilr, and don't forget that it was harvested in early Sept. for the Puyallup fair (set a new WA State Fair record) probably was the runt of the Emmons litter. It had a fairly nice orange yellow color, and (My favorite) she had white to cream colored seeds!

3/4/2002 8:47:54 PM

Greencastle, PA

Mark,
Kilr hit the nail on head, this seed has a combaination of some of the very best genetics in the world. It is a combo of 2 of the 3 seeds to ever top 1200 pounds.
Tom

3/4/2002 10:16:13 PM

Puyallup, WA

Mark,
This is the fastest growing pumpkin ever recorded in the Pacific Northwest....started mid April I believe. The previous Fair record was set by Joel Holland the year before at 808 pounds. It was harvested one month before the GPC weigh-off as Gerry said...sooooo, if planted ten days later, it ought to break 1000# with one leg in a sling!!

3/5/2002 12:50:41 AM

South Western Pa

Thank you very much guys. It’s great having access to experts.

Mark

3/5/2002 9:56:06 AM