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Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

I have these seeds to try this year and I would like some feedback on some possible crosses, I have room for only two plants!
923 Gerhardt,
1059 Vincent/McGill
919 Richards
1159 Richards
1374 Engel

3/5/2015 8:04:13 AM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

1059 x 1374 or 1374 x 1059 would see dirt in my patch.

3/5/2015 9:55:28 AM

Minnesota

695Johnson x 1374Engel

3/5/2015 1:54:33 PM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

Forgot about my own seeds! Lol

3/5/2015 4:28:03 PM

Slate River,Ont. Canada

Buy some orange food colouring and add it to your water.Then you can use what ever seed you want.

3/5/2015 5:09:17 PM

Central NY

lol

3/5/2015 5:20:46 PM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

Lmao, Monster doddy!!!

3/5/2015 5:27:00 PM

Jericho Vermont

I am glad to see the 919 in there for older genetics. I grew it in 2008 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=153262

I am a huge fan of the 1059 and it would be cool to cross that into the 919 Richards.

3/5/2015 6:05:03 PM

Rhode Island

I like the( 1059 x 923 Gerhardt) and reverse
(923 x 1059) You are talking redish Orange

3/5/2015 8:25:15 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

The yearly dilemma and you have a tough one.

3/5/2015 8:39:31 PM

Pinetops,n.c.

with those choices, you won't go wrong any way.
i would go with any of those crossed with the 1059.

3/5/2015 10:24:48 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I would go with the 1059 and the 1374.

3/5/2015 10:40:59 PM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

I now have a 777 young to add to the mix! WOW!

3/6/2015 7:04:41 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

1399 Christensen

3/6/2015 1:38:58 PM

Mcminnville, Or. (oregonangler@comcast.net)

We will be giving Sierra's 354.5 a try this year. 993.2 Vincent - McGill X 1159 Richards.

3/7/2015 10:58:48 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

I'd grow both Richards seeds. I grew the 919 and it did not disappoint. Best of luck with whatever you pick.

3/8/2015 12:16:38 AM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

Thanks for the replies everyone! All the Best this season

3/8/2015 9:13:26 PM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

Thanks for the replies everyone! All the Best this season

3/8/2015 9:13:46 PM

Whitehall Montana

The first year I grew I had a beautiful orange from the 924.5 Johnson.Since then I have been going for size and not color.I have seen some huge orange out there the last couple of years.I guess the question is What makes folks get interested so much in orange?I realize there is the Howard Dill award but does it take a special type of nut to only grow orange LOL?Let me in on the secret please fellas

3/8/2015 10:24:49 PM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Slim, at the end of the season at weigh offs, fairs and shows the crowds are drawn to the orange pumpkins. They believe pumpkins should be pretty and so do many growers.

3/9/2015 10:33:12 AM

Whitehall Montana

Thank you Billf I just really needed to know what drives people to do what they do

3/9/2015 1:27:53 PM

Heber City Utah

these are very orange 840 young 627.5 young 617 young werner1491.5

3/9/2015 2:05:13 PM

New England

Crossing a 1059 x 754 Schweigert with one of Beni Meier's seeds this year.... if I ever get to see my patch under all the snow

3/9/2015 4:08:22 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Those who grow orange ask the same question...why would you grow big and ugly..Even though we are aware it is a weight contest, We like bringing the prettiest pumpkin to the ball

3/9/2015 6:39:52 PM

Rapid City, SD

orange rules

3/9/2015 7:43:10 PM

Whitehall Montana

The orange are getting bigger now which is cool

3/9/2015 7:49:53 PM

NILES , CALIF

If it wasn't for the orange pumpkin in the contest;
There would be hardly any turnout of spectators;The crowds
all run and take pictures with there kids around an orange
atlantic giant;
And if your single guy and your at a show with your orange pumpkin ,You will attract the good looken Ladies.
That's a fact Old Rookie

3/9/2015 7:58:50 PM

Johnston, R.I.

The Passion to grow orange is getting bigger every year, along with the size...

3/10/2015 3:23:17 AM

Kakabeka Falls,On. Canada.

Do the Orange kins normally have white (light color)seeds? Just an observation of a few seeds I have. Is this a indication that it will produce a orange fruit?

3/10/2015 7:07:39 AM

Nottingham, UK

Seed colour means very little in my opinion.

The only thing I can gauge from seed colour is that shiny tan coloured seeds can sometimes be trickier to germinate due to a thicker coating/inability of water to penetrate the seed.

3/10/2015 7:13:33 AM

Heber City Utah

I have several seeds from a kin I grew from the 1791 Holland [ Wallace 2009 x stelt]the kin did not do much 190 but that was from lack of experience I did self poll .I really like the genetics but unsure about using the seed this year I have germed several this year with almost 100% success will the seed have the chance of heavy weights with my kin only 190 ?

3/17/2015 10:19:15 PM

Germany

Yes it will. Imagine you had grown two pumpkins on the same plant...one 1400 lbs fruit (x self) and then some weeks later a little genetics fruit (x self) on a sidevine, because you had been so happy with the growth of your plant and pumpkin that you decided to harvest some more seeds of your "superplant x self" genetics. There will be the same genetic potential diversity in the seeds of the 1400 lbs and 200 lbs fruit. The only difference between their seeds arises from the different age of the seeds (different degree of maturity)...one of them might have have filled seeds or thicker seed shells than the other and therefore the start of the seedlings could be different.
Find out what the 50 Todd had produced. That´s one of the best examples that the size of the pumpkin doesn´t matter as long as you know why it had been that small although you are confident that the potential of the plant was much higher and you just couldn´t get the most out of it. The seeds store the genetic info, not the info of your rookie mistakes.

3/18/2015 1:08:27 AM

Wixom MI.

Good question benj ! I have noticed the same thing ! It seemed that all the strong orange colored seeds that i received were white seeds ? I wonder if any true green squash seed are white ? I know that seed color doesn't mean anything, but i wonder if that is a trait of deep orange pumpkins ?

3/18/2015 10:53:23 AM

Colorado

Most of the orange out there has 567 mombert background which was a classic white seed. Some of that came through the 1370 rose whose orange was the 846 calai pollinator of its 1260 weir parent. That orange seemed to be dominant which produced bigger weights with a decent orange color. That's also one place that brown seed shells came in.

3/18/2015 12:51:07 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I have seen plenty of orange pumpkins come from thick tan seeds and I've had a handful of various thin white seeds to grow over the years. I can't recall a white seed ever not producing an orange fruit. So I look at it the same as yellow vine color- not required but a good sign. The seeds coming from the 1016 and 1230 daletas line are often thin and white. And the 772 piorier if I remember right. None of the seeds from my pumpkins are white and the vines are typically yellow and green striped.

3/18/2015 3:29:49 PM

Rhode Island

Actually almost all of my seeds are white,, Being that I just grow for Orange,, My seeds are thick not thin.

3/18/2015 3:53:24 PM