Re: Seeds in 2003
Hi Rocky,
What does it mean when a seed is "over the chart percentage seed"? What
chart are you referring too?
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At 06:52 AM 3/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Group,
> Long time, but always like to get in on this conversation. Seed
>selections usually change from minute to minute between now and the
>start of the season 1 month fom now (hard to believe that as I am
>watching more snow fall), but this year I have 4 solid choices, and
>leave room for a fifth if I want to add it.
>Here they are..
>
>898 Knauss - Just talked to Len Knauss last night, and he is a very low
>key fella, always down playing his efforts. Dave Larsen took a shot and
>came up big, and I know alot of other "top growers" putting this Over
>The Chart pctg seed in their garden, so it will be fun checking out
>progress on everyones 898's.
>
>Hester 895 Squash - Talked to Brett, he likes this "true" squash, as if
>I am showing up with a squash, there will be none of the usual
>convversations like "Well, it does have some green, what do you think
>Marv?"... In the words of that famous historian, " Give me green, or
>call me death" *or something like that.. Wink.......
>
>Wolf 917 - High, perfectly round, gorgeous, dont know what else to say.
>Andy grew a beauty here, and it was over the chart also.
>
>Bailey 1245 - Tim was nice enough to bring this monster to Elmira weigh
>off to show off because Paul Harvey told his mother over the radio it
>was going to be in Elmira, despite him not ever making that decision. I
>believe there is some type of mojo in that story, so it must be the
>pumpkin gods speaking to me to grow this one..
>
>Mystery Plant - Always grow the mystery plant. Keeps everyone wondering,
>especially if it is the one.
>
>I will start backups for every one of these seeds, and here is the
>backup list.
>Checkon 815 for the Knauss 898
>Rockwell 879 for the Hester 895
>Nesbitt 948 for the Wolf 917
>Toftness 707 for the Bailey 1245
>
>And a few 771's just for the heck of it...
>
>Quick synopsis on the backups, 707 is just purely an awesome cross 846
>Cali with the 723 Bobier, my squash seed for Bretts is sentimental, Alan
>Nesbitts 948, of all the fruit ALan has grown is the one fruit out of
>all of them that was highest percentage over the charts, and Larry's 815
>I have grown the last 3 years, and loved all the plants.
>
>Okay, there you have it.. Now, who is next to fess up on the garden
>entrants?
>
>--
>Rocky Rockwell
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>
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>
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