Big day over in NZ
Hi Team
Well - it continued to pour with rain but we had one of our
best festivals considering the wet weather.
All outside activity was cancelled (a shame but never mind)
and we got everybody into the marquee. The bacon and sausage sizzle at the
entrance with a free cup of tea or coffee from the ever smiling Salvation
Army made a huge difference.
Lots of pumpkin pie (I had four bits - I have never had it
before and now I am a convert), Pumpkin and caramel pie - major yum!
Our Blue singer 'paid his dues' with some most excellent
Muddy Waters songs.
Lots of people coming and going, most of them dropped off
the pumpkins and stayed for half an hour then came back at three O'clock for
the announcements.
We have a drum full of goo to be sorted and all the fat
seeds extracted to be made ready for next year.
We had ninety three pumpkins in all with the following
results
Heaviest overall - Diane McDonald 158.5 Kilos
Heaviest age 16+ Diane McDonald 158.5 Kilos
Heaviest 10 - 15 Yrs Joshua Birss 143.5 Kilo's
9Yrs and under Ricky Hokopaura 124.5 Kilo's
Heaviest - Family/group Avery Family 64.5 Kilo's
Best Dressed Pumpkin Mr Mundt
Most unusual pumpkin (ugliest really) Craig
Thompson
Best Scarecrow Avery Family
Smallest pumpkin Avery Family 62
Gramms
All in all a great turn out for such bad weather and it goes
to show that giant pumpkin growing has a secure hold here in NZ
Looks like the 223 Kilos from Opotiki will be this years NZ
record.
Have a 'Parky' day
John S
Have a 'Parky' day
John S
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pumpkins DIGEST Saturday, April 8 2000
Volume 01 : Number 1182
In this issue:
SEED GIVEAWAY - CORRECTION
Re: Powdery Mildew resistance.
Re: Powdery Mildew resistance.
Re: SEED GIVEAWAY - CORRECTION
RE: More Info
Re: Powdery Mildew resistance.
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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 05:21:54 EDT
From: "Great Pumpkin" <greatpumpkin99@hotmail.com>
Subject: SEED GIVEAWAY - CORRECTION
I just wanted to clear up that the seeds I am
offering are NOT from a virus
infected plant (I thought this was made clear in my
original post). The
seeds I am offering are totally, 100% certified,
virus free.
Not only did the plant have no signs of virus, or
signs of any disease, but
this was also backed up by leaf and seed analysis
which was done on all of
my plants.
This gives even a higher level of assurance of being
virus free than just
about any other seeds out there. If anything, these
seeds are SAFER to plant
than untested seeds.
I had CMV problems with some of my other plants, NOT
this one. In addition
to being certified virus free (both plant and
seeds), these seeds naturally
have a high likelihood of carrying a good resistance
to CMV, since it was
one of the only plants which did not contract any
signs of it. With many
other vegetables, including A.G.s, this would be
considered an extremely
valuable trait, NOT one to "throw away".
Again, to clear up any confusion, the seeds I am
offering are from a totally
HEALTHY plant, with no signs of any disease (and
absolutely no CMV)
whatsoever.
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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 08:33:04 -0400
From: john j vico <jjv8@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Powdery Mildew resistance.
At 01:53 AM 04/21/1998 +0000, you wrote:
>Hey fellow pumpkin growers. I am an undergrad at
Cornell University
>majoring in Plant Breeding. I have been breeding
Giant Pumpkins for five
>years now. this year I will be staying on Campus
and growing some giants.
>I am going to try to breed some powdery mildew
resistance into the plants,
>and also some other resistances. Would anyone be
interested in some seeds
>If i accomplish the feat?
>
>Zach Lippman
>Zach,
I am not only interested in such seeds but also
would be willing to assist
you here in Ithaca or specifically in Trumansburg. I
have about five acres
which we could devote to the giants. About one half
acre (8 900sq.ft.
sites) has produced several large pumpkins over the
last few years..
largest at 393lbs.
Please contact me by private e-mail if you are
interested.
John J Vico
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 09:42:55 -0000
From: "ib4art" <ib4art@bentonrea.com>
Subject: Re: Powdery Mildew resistance.
Hello, Absolutely yes, with a please. My name is
John Ripplinger in Prosser
Wa. If you do get some I would like a few if
possible. John
Ripplinger----152602 W Atwood Rd. ----- Prosser, Wa.
99350.
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From: john j vico <jjv8@cornell.edu>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, April 07, 2000 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: Powdery Mildew resistance.
>At 01:53 AM 04/21/1998 +0000, you wrote:
>>Hey fellow pumpkin growers. I am an undergrad at
Cornell University
>>majoring in Plant Breeding. I have been breeding
Giant Pumpkins for five
>>years now. this year I will be staying on Campus
and growing some giants.
>>I am going to try to breed some powdery mildew
resistance into the plants,
>>and also some other resistances. Would anyone be
interested in some seeds
>>If i accomplish the feat?
>>
>>Zach Lippman
>
>
>>Zach,
>
>
>I am not only interested in such seeds but also
would be willing to assist
>you here in Ithaca or specifically in Trumansburg.
I have about five acres
>which we could devote to the giants. About one half
acre (8 900sq.ft.
>sites) has produced several large pumpkins over the
last few years..
>largest at 393lbs.
>
>Please contact me by private e-mail if you are
interested.
>
>John J Vico
>
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:26:08 EDT
From: Heilmanjon@aol.com
Subject: Re: SEED GIVEAWAY - CORRECTION
In a message dated 4/7/2000 2:25:01 AM Pacific
Daylight Time,
greatpumpkin99@hotmail.com writes:
> I just wanted to clear up that the seeds I am
offering are NOT from a virus
> infected plant (I thought this was made clear in
my original post). The
> seeds I am offering are totally, 100% certified,
virus free.
Steve,
Who certified that your seeds were virus free? I am
interested in knowing how
they did it without destroying the seeds.
Thanks for your information.
John
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 22:19:25 -0500
From: "Chris & Colette Wilbers" <nevus@sofnet.com>
Subject: RE: More Info
I don't know about the entire plant being
determinate. I seem to get a
surge of vine growth and fruit set after I harvest
my (semi-)big ones in
October. I have had several more small pumpkins to
harvest by Halloween
after taking off the big guys. Factors of disease
and weather have always
intervened before I ever felt I was seeing the true
genetic limits of plant
growth.
Conversely, I definitely agree that most pumpkin
fruit seem to have a very
"determinate" growth curve, with a very flat "top
end." One of my pumpkins
in 1998 demonstrated a nearly linear growth curve
for much of its growth
cycle, then even this one "topped out," and stopped
growing. It'd be nice
to see whether that topping out effect could be bred
out of pumpkin fruit
growth curves. Has anybody looked at growth curves
from the standpoint of
seed selection and cross breeding?
Regards,
Chris Wilbers
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Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:06 PM
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Subject: Re: More Info
Gary,
< But it
sounds like most people around here plant much later
than that, like late
April or early May. Do you know the reason for this?
Or did I just get some
bad information from the Farm Bureau?>
The main reason for planting around May 1 is that
pumpkins are a determinate
plant. That means that they have definite number of
days of growth, and they
they stop. So if you plant on May first, it just so
happens that your plant,
given the plus and minus of all natural phenomenon,
will be ready for
harvesting on October 1, very close to the day of
the weighoffs. And this
date is also close to Halloween so you can show off
to the neighbors or
thrill the local kids. If you want fresh pumpkins
on Halloween, plant near
the end of May. There is just no good reason for
planting early unless you
have a fair or contest in September or August.
People in Florida and the south have to plant early
because the weather gets
so hot. Their season is over by the end of July.
May 1 is the date. Trust us.
John
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Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 00:36:22 -0400
From: Rocky Rockwell <rocky.r@cyber-quest.com>
Subject: Re: Powdery Mildew resistance.
Lots of growers in your area John... I live 45
minutes from you, Bill Bobier is
about an hour from you, and so are close to 30
others that compete in the
Northern Tier Giant Pumpkin Growers contest held in
Elmira NY every year..
john j vico wrote:
> At 01:53 AM 04/21/1998 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hey fellow pumpkin growers. I am an undergrad at
Cornell University
> >majoring in Plant Breeding. I have been breeding
Giant Pumpkins for five
> >years now. this year I will be staying on Campus
and growing some giants.
> >I am going to try to breed some powdery mildew
resistance into the plants,
> >and also some other resistances. Would anyone be
interested in some seeds
> >If i accomplish the feat?
> >
> >Zach Lippman
>
> >Zach,
>
> I am not only interested in such seeds but also
would be willing to assist
> you here in Ithaca or specifically in Trumansburg.
I have about five acres
> which we could devote to the giants. About one
half acre (8 900sq.ft.
> sites) has produced several large pumpkins over
the last few years..
> largest at 393lbs.
>
> Please contact me by private e-mail if you are
interested.
>
> John J Vico
>
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