RE: 654 Troy genetics

Kathy...the momma is the seed that grew the plant that produced the Troy
654, in this case the Mombert 940.  It is true that since it is open
pollinated, we don't know how many men she had or who is the father.  

Since there are hundreds of seed (kids) out of the Troy 654, some could be
from one father, while others from another, etc., which is why open
pollinated seeds are not as predictable as hand pollinated.  The collective
seeds will 'mother' the next generation of pumpkins, like the one I am
growing.  I know the mother is the 654, she is also a floozy, so we don't
know the father.  (We know it was either the Sherwood 598 or Hebb 990, but
neither is talking.)  The name of the child is yet to be determined.

-Gus

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Kathie Morgan [f*@earthlink.net] 
Sent:	Thursday, August 29, 2002 2:24 PM
To:	pumpkins@hort.net
Subject:	654 Troy genetics

Kathie asked: Isn't the mama the Troy 654?

Ben Bortner replied: No the mom would whatever plant he grew it off of.

Kathie now asks: I may have misunderstood the original post. I thought
that Mike G wanted to know what male flower pollinated the blossom that
grew to become the Troy 654, and Bob Troy replied that it had been
open-pollinated. In other words, if I understand it correctly, the
father of the Troy 654 seeds is unknown but we know that the mother is
the Troy 654.
Kathie


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