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UK Gloucestershire

Wondered what to look for when deciding which fruit to pollinate. I’m guessing the best shape for size for a juvenile is long, rather than round.

6/11/2018 4:12:16 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I’m pretty sure that every female FP I’ve ever seen has been barrel shaped. Maybe that’s just the plants I’ve had though.

6/11/2018 8:13:07 AM

UK Gloucestershire

Cheers!

6/11/2018 8:58:13 PM

Pittsburgh, PA

My experience is that the plant will throw the same type of females. I had 2 selfed 81 Wolf planted last year. One plant was all round babies and one plant was oblong. The oblong ones are the ones you want I believe.

6/11/2018 10:49:38 PM

Lewistown,IL

I find the oblong fruit to be lighter than the barrel shape due to more hollow space and thinner meat. I am seeing my oblong fruit basically flattening out but it may just be the genetic of that particular seed. Last year was a cross between a barrel and oblong it maintained it's roundness and carried through out the fruit thus the kin went over a #100 and was thick meat. This year the fruit flattened out and was a thinner fleshed kin and went way light to measurement. Just my observations.

7/29/2018 12:16:10 PM