Re: Green Genes
I'm here to defend my pumpkin. Yes, I'm the grower of the seed that produced
that green monster in Al's patch. Of course I was crushed when Al phoned me
last summer and said the 1036.5 plant was a squash. I had considered it an
honor that he was going to try one of my seeds. I still do.
The fact that there's a squash throwback from 7 generations ago, should not
make it be eliminated from pumpkin growing! There may have been other
genetics from Len's 821 that helped comprise the overall result of the
1036.5 also. The end result was a beautifully shaped orange pumpkin that
weighed heavy. If one out of five or ten seeds from this pumpkin produce a
squash, so be it! I hope it's a giant one. I believe that there are too many
positive traits that go along with this pumpkin to just stop growing it. I
had many positive remarks from growers on the vigor and make-up of the
plants growth, although the leaves weren't four feet wide.
Many of the heaviest pumpkins grown, have got that green gene hidden in
there somewhere. That's just the way it is.
I think there's lots of those magic seeds out there, capable of cranking out
massive fruits with huge weights. To try and cut down the odds by genetic
breeding is great and mysterious, but lets not be to harsh here with the
culling process.
I hope I don't sound too much like an over-protective parent,er grower.
Thanks,
Todd
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