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Wood River, Nebraska

Hi everyone, any suggestions on what seed stock would be best for Hot and Humid Nebraska?? All of my pumpkins matured early even with frequent overhead watering during the hot weather.
dave=stewee

10/14/2001 7:05:43 PM

Ga.

Is wood river near Mills>>???

10/14/2001 7:55:32 PM

derry n.h u.s.a.

Hi Stewee:~)
I grew a 974 Eaton seed this summer and during the real hot weather90+ temps,the leafs dident drop.It seemed to be very heat tolerent.As a matter of fact the plant dident even suffer heat stress i.e burnt leafs or vine tips.The plant next to it a 723 got wilted leafs in the mid 80's.So if you don't mind cream to salmon colored pumpkins the 974 in my book is very heat resistent.Hope this helped.John

10/14/2001 8:12:53 PM

Wood River, Nebraska

Jeff, Mills, NE is 175 miles NNW of Wood River.
dave=stewee

10/16/2001 5:04:38 PM

Wood River, Nebraska

John, what did the 974 produce this year? and do you have more seed??
dave

10/16/2001 5:13:14 PM

derry n.h u.s.a.

Hi Dave:
For me it produced a 685lb pumpkin cream to salmon in color.But also it was grown on a plant 200 sq\ft maybe 170 leafs or so.A low wide pumpkin that weighed a tad heavy maybe 30lb to the charts.
It also got a rib split,But i think it was due to poor pollination on my part got a dill ring and thats where it split,Man i hate that word.
E-Mail me about the seed.John

10/17/2001 5:32:40 PM

Greencastle, PA

it was also the pollinator of the 1153 Eaton

10/17/2001 5:40:45 PM