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Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Hello pumpkin lovers!
I am back from Africa and Asia.
How are you doing?

Has anyone an idea what dates are the best this year to start with the seeds?

(PS I got some 723Bobierx1068Wallace! :-)
And no greenees but reddees this year, I hope...
Thanks Scott!)

Let us start the contest soon! Cheers, Theo.
From a sunny and nice spring island Ameland,

3/12/2007 3:56:50 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

And your three orange seeds (one Wallace)are in the race too, here, Brad!

Let us see what providence has in the offering...

3/12/2007 4:04:07 AM

Netherlands

April 24 inside Theo. May 1-3 outside. That's my schedule this year.

Welcome back by the way. We missed you.

Brad

3/12/2007 6:15:59 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Thanks, Brad,

My habbit is to grow them inside first, so around 24th would be good?

The moon stands at its first quarter that day, not bad at all.

The pumpkins in Nepal and Kenya started rotting again and again, too much nitrogeen and/or bad climate?!

Being here, the pumkinblood starts streaming again. :) T.

3/12/2007 3:06:01 PM

South East

welcome back theo, and good luck this year.(beware of new limburg growers cause there ready to rock!)

3/12/2007 7:22:32 PM

Leerdam, The Netherlands

Hi Theo,

Welcome back,

Don't know yet. My patch looks more like a pond than a patch. Have to see when it is dry enough.

good luck to all

Iwan

3/13/2007 2:04:29 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Thanks Iwan and Frank, for your welcoming.

Nice to join the obsession again. :D:D

One week dry weather has improved your patch Iwan?

Theo.

3/16/2007 4:09:15 PM

Leerdam, The Netherlands

Hi Theo,

It did improve but than it started to rain again.

I hope from this weekend on everything will get better.


Iwan

3/21/2007 3:23:33 AM

Netherlands

So which one of us four is going to grow the Dutch record this year?

Which seeds are you guys planting?

Here are mine.
1446 Eaton 04 (842 Eaton 02 x 1301 Eaton 03)
1302 Zuhlke 06 (1370 Rose 03 x    810 Dill 99)
1225 Pukos 06 (1231 Pukos 05 x 1231 Pukos 05)
1093.5 Hunt 06 (1068 Wallace 03 x 842 Eaton 02)
1055.5 Pitura 06 * (848 Mackenzie 04 * x 848 Mackenzie 04 *)
698 Hester 00 (801.5 Stelts 97 x 801.5 Stelts 97)

3/21/2007 11:05:35 AM

President - GPC

NIce Brad!

3/21/2007 11:35:14 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Nice seeds, Brad,

the potention is there, but how to get it all out, in the good way....
Not too fast, not too slow,
not too hot, not too cold,
not too dry, not too wet,
not too rich, not too poor,
not too artificial, not too natural,
organic, humid, nutricious, moderate,
lucky, attentive, carefull,....

3/21/2007 4:29:52 PM

South East

okay heres mine

early plants ; 1044 privitera 1068 wallace x 1260 weir
785 sandvik 670 daigle x 1370 rose

Main patch 723 bobier 935 loyd x 865 mettler
1180 daletas 898 knauss x 846 calai
1231 pukos 1446 eaton x 1420.5 larue

this is problable linup only 1231 may change.
And theo your so right, potential enough, now to get it
translated in to lbs(or kg).
Best of luck to u all!!

3/21/2007 6:21:42 PM

Netherlands

Nice line-up, Frank. All very good seeds. I really like the 1231 which is why I am growing the 1225.

3/22/2007 3:32:21 PM

Hollum,Ameland,Netherlands

Theo,
Here a message from the west side off the Island.
I decided to plant the seeds early,03 apr
The seeds are:1100 Lyons(2005) 1236 Eaton x 842 Eaton
1039 Vader(2003) 842 Eaton X 1172 Greer
929.5Lyons 753 Eaton x 805 pukos
The Ameland competition is on, 2 defeats in the last 2 years is enough.
Groeten, Willem.

4/4/2007 5:31:50 AM