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Rush, NY

The tips have been removed from 18 seeds. On May 2, 2 tablespoons of liquid Kelp and 1/2 teaspoon of Admire will be added to 1/2 pint of water. The seeds will be bubbled in this solution (fish bubbler) from 5 am to 10 am, put between a folded damp washcloth in a plastic bag over 88 degree heat until 7 am the next morning. They will be planted flat with the sprout end facing North and seed tips aimed in the westerly direction. I will transplant keeping the same orientation to find out what side the first true leaf grows and the direction of the main runner.

4/27/2001 9:56:12 AM

Greencastle, PA

what seeds did you plant?

4/28/2001 9:10:24 PM

Rush, NY

My seeds will be planted in a cold frame on May 3. The Squash will be a Hester 895.5 and my 611. The clone is a Hunt 991. To help Joe Ailts with an experiment, I will plant a Stellpflug 730 (96) and a D. Lloyd 650(99) and cross pollinate them. The 650 only has 1 grandparent 4 generations back which is a rare find. That leaves 5 other Pumpkins. I'm putting 1 seed each in for Eaton 1009.5, Calai 846, Wentzell 914, Bobier's 723 and 742. If they all germinate that will be it. I will be planting seeds from 3 others as spares.

4/30/2001 4:07:56 PM

Greencastle, PA

what are the genetics of your 968 and 664, from 2000?

4/30/2001 11:25:47 PM

Rush, NY

The 968 was from an Eaton 1009.5 pollinated with a Geerts 946.5
The 664 was from an Eaton 780 pollinated with a Geerts 946.5.

5/6/2001 11:59:09 AM

Greencastle, PA

wow, good genetics!

5/6/2001 6:32:38 PM