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Update 4/19/97: Preliminary germination results

Germination results as of 4/19/97.  This has been one of the toughest tests
yet of this planting method.

Planted Monday evening 4/14/97 weather sunny 37/52.
Tuesday 4/15/97: sunny 22/57
Wednesday 4/16/97: sunny 23/65
Thursday 4/17/97: mostly cloudy showers .30 42/60
Friday 4/18/97: Nor-Easter cloudy & windy with intermittent heavy rain .85
42/48
Saturday 4/19/97: Nor-Easter cloudy & windy with intermittent heavy rain 1.25
35/42 (Pumpkins starting to break ground)

See Updates by mounds below.

Subj:	Were off!
Date:	97-04-15 10:30:29 EDT
From:	GBPUMPKIN@aol.com
To:	pumpkins@athenet.net

Planted today in heated Direct Start Mounds, covered at night with a blanket.

Mound #1

AG-553-92-GB (8 frozen seeds) Child of Ray Waterman’s 780.5 Parent of my 93
641 and a 93 630 in NH.

Update: 4/19/97 5 seeds have broken ground so far.

Mound #2

Primary: AG-917-96-PNZ (2 Seeds) Zehr 

Update: 4/19/97 both seeds have broken ground.

Backup: AG-717-91-MM (2 Frozen Seeds) Mike MacDonald parent of many 700+.

Update: 4/19/97 both seeds have broken ground.

Mound #3

Update 4/19/97 no seeds have broken ground yet, this mound tends to run a
little cooler.

Primary: AG-798-95-PNZ (2 Seeds) Zehr Parent of their World Record??

Backup #1: AG-887-95-LO (1 Frozen Seed) Lorrraine Orr

Backup #2: AG-846.5-95-LR (1 Frozen Seed) Child Of 567.5 Mombert

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Hoping for a sunny day tomorrow so the seedlings can adjust to the sunlight.
 Another update on germination tomorrow night.

George
N. Tewksbury, MA USA
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