Re: Saving Pumpkins
Belle wrote:
>
> what is open pollinated??
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parsons, Scott <ParsonsS@ANNISTON-EXCH1.army.mil>
> To: Pumpkins@Mallorn. Com (E-mail) <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 1:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Saving Pumpkins
>
> >The pumpkin I'm wanting to save has
> >an estimated weight of 162.47 lbs.
> >These were store-bought seeds and
> >pumpkin was open pollinated. It has
> >a beautiful shape and color. I plan on
> >saving the seeds and carving a jack-
> >o-lantern at Halloween.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Scott in Alabama
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I'm not an expert and I'm just taking a guess here, but I think it means
that the pumpkin was pollinated and then a bag was NOT placed over it to
prevent any other cross-pollination....please correct me if I'm wrong.
B. Carlson
Clinton, Iowa
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