Re: Hottest Seeds of the 2001 Season
Take a look at the 996.5 Emmons also.. It also produced 4 above 750
pounds, 2 being unofficial...
vince wrote:
>
> Congrats to Chris Michalec for being the first to name the top
> 5 producing seeds in 2001.
>
> Of the 166 pumpkins grown this year that weighed over 750
> pounds, 48 of them or almost 30% were grown from the following
> five seeds:
>
> 723 Bobier - 17 not including the world record squash.
> 846 Calai - 16
> 705 Stelts - 6 including a 1,230 pounder
> 712 Kuhn - 5 including three over 1,000 pounds
> 914 Wentzell - 4
>
> The 996 Emmons and the 1056 Dueck also grew 4 big ones each,
> however, some of these pumpkins did not make it to weigh-off's.
>
> The 723 Bobier and the 846 Calai were widely planted this year
> with phenomenal results. The 705 Stelts, the 914 Wentzell and
> the 712 Kuhn were not planted widely but still produced a high
> percentage of big ones.
>
> Other contenders in 2001 included the 903 Holland, the 611
> Hester, and the 801 Stelts all with three big ones.
>
> There are a host of other hot seeds out there that have only
> been planted on a very limited basis but have shown real
> potential: Three that come to mind are the 940 Mombert 98, the
> 845 Bobier and the 850 Wallace.
>
> My guess is that you will hear more about the seeds listed
> above next year....
>
> vince
>
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