Re: 1140 Stelts
David:
The 1140 grew some good sized pumpkins last year. I pollinated mine with the 991 Hunt and another one with the 1007 Brown. Both look identical - 100 lb peanuts. Cracked.
Connie
--- On Thu 08/22, wrote:
From: [mailto: mwronski81@attbi.com]
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:14:44 -0400
Subject: Re: 1140 Stelts
> I hate to say it, but that is the problem with some of these 1000lb'er
> plus
> seedstocks. A lot of the pumpkin seeds that come out of pumpkins that
> were
> over 1000+lbs do not grow a viable pumpkin (another words these are
> unproven
> seeds).
>
> I myself grew a 1020 Papez seed, had nothing but problems,... grew a huge
> thick FLAT vine (2 to 3 foot across leaves) which I was able to cut off,
> then once I got the vines fixed to grow a more normal stage vine , all
> the
> pumpkins that grew on it grew to the size of a basket ball and then
> aborted.
> Another words this plant is genetically not 'right'. I even crossed it
> with
> a proven seedstock pollen but to no avail.
>
> Your problems can be in the genetic mix of the seed. Did you cross your
> 1140 Stelt with another seedstock (pollen from another proven seed)?
>
> David
>
>
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>
> >
> >
> > Anyone growing the 1140? Had my mind made up - this was going to be
> the
> ONE. Great plant, looks real healthy, every vine is fat with big leaves,
> even handled the couple of hot days that we had, but, it's nuts. Peanuts
> that is. All it grows is BIG peanut shaped things, with deep ribs that
> crack between the ribs at about 100 lbs. Is there something I'm doing
> that
> causes the peanut shape? Loren, did you put the Mr. Peanut Hex on me?
> >
> > Connie
> > San Rafael, CA
> > (Thankful that I also planted one of those "you can't miss with
> the 991
> Hunt seeds.")
> >
> >
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