Re: Pale Giant Pumpkin

Ah, the genes! I forgot all about the genes! The parent was a pale green thing, a mere 718 lbs, but I used seeds from it to test all the info I've received from all you good folks over the years. Only 6 weeks to the Vermont Giant Vegetable Growers Association weight off at Sam Mazza's, Colchester, VT, October 11th. Talk about a shameless plug. LOL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Snyder" <kevinstinindians@yahoo.com> 
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: Pale Giant Pumpkin
Steve, I agree with Bart. Did the seed you're growing this plant from have 
good orange genes behind it?  If the genes aren't there it may never turn
orange no matter how much sun exposure it gets. If its going to color up it 
will happen.  I wouldn't expose it to the sun until two weeks before your
weigh-off. When it does color up it may turn some crazy ugly mix of colors anyway, if thats whats going to happen and you expose it to the sun now you'll 
just end up with a smaller ugly pumpkin.  LOL





--- Steve Minor <minok@surfglobal.net> wrote:


I have a giant pumpkin about 4 feet(and getting bigger)
across which I am
hoping will make it to a local Vermont weigh-off in October.
I have kept it
well shaded, and it is almost white.  Do I worry about the
color, or do I just
grow it big?  This my first big giant.


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