Re: (no subject)
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: (no subject)
- From: H* E* P*
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:28:36 -0700
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pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
>
> I wouldt try if I had a seed. The pumpkin genetics are great. BUT they are a
> hard line to grow. The grower needs alot of experience or you may encounter
> cracking of the fruit because of the very fast growth rate. If you ar an
> experienced grower then be sure to plant that seed. One suggestion use it as
> a male cross to another plant. . . . . . and just hope for a big one on it.
>
> Troy
If the concern is about splitting that occurred in the fruit which
produced the seed. That trait might well be lost in the childern.
I guess you were thinking you should use use he potential splitter as
male because it might split before the seeds were mature. However, if
any hopes putting big pollem on a little flower to get a big fruit from
the little flower in 1999 that will not work.
In farm animals using a large male on a small female can cause a large
child that causes delivery problems, but the story in plants is
different. In plants you have to wait a year to get the bigger fruit
effect of the cross.
--
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