Re: common sense 1-i-b-4
MBrock,
You have a valid point. Joe, in fact, has a tremendous amount of space to
conduct many different experiments with his seeds. Diversity does make all
the pumpkins different sizes and shape and makes the game tougher. It would
be boring or noninteresting if all our pumpkins were the same shape, color,
and size. I do believe that some selfing and crossing can produce seeds that
will be good and produce continuously steady big pumpkins. It would take a
long time to make the game easier, and i don't intend to try.....i just want
to someday grow a pumpkin of my own that will produce steadily like the
801.5 stelts. One fact that i didn't know was that self seeds can have so
many variations, but i would think crossing would have many variations also.
Casey Neuville
Amherst Jct., WI
personal best-"Iris"~762lbs in 2000
> Joe,
>
> This subject has been tossed around quite a bit in the past. An the
> conclusion has been yes you are right it makes sense to stop and make a
> copy of good work.
>
> But the debate has been does it make sense for us all to make copies of
> it. Or has the creative chemistry of genetics really actually been a
plus.
>
> Even in a selfed pumpkin you have to play out all those seeds and
> "SELECT"' although there will not be any added dilution , you still can
> get all kinds of variations from selfed seeds . Some growers have come
to
> the conclusion that if this is the case.... it is impossible for one
> grower with limited space to accomplish this play out . And to continue
> with the selfed generations and- select -till the traits you desired are
> isolated might take 5-10 years if not more
>
> and you would have to enlist the army of growers to participate. And
if
> this was carried out in different patches wouldn't the case be difficult
to
> discifer what was environmental pluses vs actual genetics.
>
> The next conclusion was that most do this for fun!! And any attempt to
> standardize the seeds would hinder the game. Pumpkins would be like most
> agricultural produce looking the same..people would get bored.......both
> growers and observers.
>
> So yes your right make a copy now and again but I think that most feel
that
> the diversity is what makes this game tick and i think there
> right...........Mbrock
>
>
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