Mr. Sedlar's Credentials
Tom,
Actually, I think there is a middle ground. If Steve would just post his
credentials relative to the testing he has performed, I think that would
suffice. Personally, I'd like to know what degrees Steve has in botany,
microbiology or any related fields. Also, if Steve is licensed by the State
of Ohio to perform such tests, knowing so would be helpful.
I have asked these questions of Steve in a private note but have received no
response. I have to presume that he has no degrees, no pertinent licenses
and, therefore, no credibility.
I also must presume that, since he must borrow garden space, it is highly
unlikely that Steve has the specialized equipment needed to conduct such
tests. Running a cereal bowl through the dish washer would not provide the
sterile environment that such testing necessitates.
For that matter, I'd like to know how Steve was able to identify which
strain of mosaic virus that had infected his other pumpkins. He refers only
to cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) when there are several viruses that can, and
do, infect c. maxima and can be harbored and transmitted through its seed.
There are plenty of university-sponsored Websites that indicate just that.
As I explained to Steve privately, I put too much effort and money into my
patch to be risking, even minutely, my garden to possibly infected seeds.
Also, being a good neighbor to several truck farms, I cannot risk infecting
their squash and pumpkin patches because of a greedy desire on my part to
grow a big pumpkin. My garden is my hobby; theirs are their livelihoods. I
must garden responsibly.
So should Steve.
Paul Thompson
Armada, Michigan
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Olenio [t*@sentex.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 9:38 AM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: SEED GIVEAWAY - CORRECTION
If the heavens opened and the Lord came down and certified your seeds free
of
CMV, there still would be those who did not believe it. I don't want to get
in
the middle of this debate as I know so little about CMV, but I can see there
will
never be any reconciliation between you and those that believe otherwise.
Maybe
there is middle ground, but I doubt it.
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