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Great job Marc........wayne
-----Original Message-----
From:
clarion <c*@earthlink.net>
To:
pumpkin list list <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date:
Sunday, April 01, 2001 4:23 AM
Subject: Propagated 746
Scherber plant from 2000 season...The end of the
clones...
Well, this is the end of the clones...as my
all winter project is closing down for the season real soon. The plants
currently growing inside, will soon be planted outdoors in my garden, and
also in many other growers gardens as well. I can finally make a final
posting to the list informing everyone that I have finally successfully kept
a plant strain growing from one season into the next! Thanks everyone who
supported this project and have e mailed me this
winter.
Some of you who have followed this story
probably wondered what ever happened to that guy trying to keep that 746
Scherber plant alive all winter. Well, I am limited for time, so make most
postings at the www.bigpumpkins web
site, as there you can post a diary of your year [a great resource for those
people who have not yet visited it]. My year has not ended, and I doubt it
ever will! On October 4th, 1997, the initial
thought to propagate a pumpkin plant came about while picking a local
growers new city record pumpkin. This was the only year I did not grow due
to family problems that summer. It was also the year I made my first
"clone". Three years and six months have elapsed since that time,
and that crazy idea I myself once did not think would ever work, is now just
weeks away from becoming a successful reality!
There will be 12 people across the country who
will be soon involved in the on going experiment and research. Len
Stellpflug was the first pumpkin grower ever to get a clone through the
mail. The other growers will get theirs on the dates they requested. Many
have e mailed me asking "why propagate pumpkins"? To find out in
detail, go to Pumpkinnook at this link: http://www.pumpkinnook.com/commune/featpic.htm There
is an informative article which "E-Z Pumpkin" posted on his web
site. I'll be sure to put an occasional update here during the season to let
everyone know how everyone is doing with this plant. In case you did not
know, the 746 Scherber grew Joe his 1009 pounder last summer. That is one of
the plants I have kept alive. It should give everyone a better
topic this summer to discuss, rather than "the Ducet scandal" we
all had so much fun reading about last year!
Marc
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