Re: 852, 785 ,713 Sawtelle 2002 seed requests

Mark:

My name is Frank Mudd and I am a new grower of the giant alantic pumpkin. I
am real interest is some of your seeds
and was wondering if I sent you a bubble pack if I might get some of them?

Thanks in advance:
Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: "clarion" <clarion500@earthlink.net>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 11:37 AM
Subject: 852, 785 ,713 Sawtelle 2002 seed requests


> Just wanted to post to the list that everyone who requested seeds from
this
> seasons pumpkins {852, 785, and 713 Sawtelle}, they are all just about
ready
> to roll out the door come Monday.
>
>  I did not get hardly any from the 713 {845 Bobier X 975 Gervais}, just
> about 60 or so total, so there will be only one of those per packet, and
> requests are first come, first serve with 1/2 of them already spoken for.
> The 785 seeds have two super parent characteristics in their cross {1064
> Needham X 712 Kuhn}. I have put 4 seeds in each packet, hopefully to tempt
> someone into throwing one or two into the ground since I put in more than
> the usual 2 seed amount. The 845 seeds {712 Kuhn X 975 Gervais} have three
> per packet. Also in my "consultant patch" at Adam Eifflers, we grew two on
> the 850.5 Hester and crossed it with the 1064 Needham. They weighed 371
and
> 465 in his poor soil. There are 3 seeds of his 465 also in the packets.
>
> I also am sending out the seeds from the pumpkins grown on the plants
> primarily grown for male pollinators, which still managed to produce
> pumpkins despite the poor environment and soil I had to grow them in.
> Crosses on these seeds are 1064 Needham X 1064 Needham { sib cross with
male
> coming from the 1064 which grew my 785 and 646 pumpkins} / 646 Sawtelle. X
> 563 Geerts { 646 = 1064 Holland X 563 Geerts... crossed back with it's
> father...a clone off the 563 used to pollinate the 646}. The 975 Gervais
> pollinating plant had a pumpkin I set fruit on in which hung over a
railroad
> tie raised area. The fruit was repositioned too much, as it had partially
> developed seeds that stopped developing all the way, just like the fruit
> did. I would have set more fruit on the plant had I known the pumpkin was
> that badly damaged. Seeds from that plant were 975 Gervais X 712 Kuhn, and
> there were a few which look like they are capable of sprouting, but unless
> someone requests any of those seeds, I do not have enough to send out to
> everyone.
>
> I did not get back seeds from the pumpkin I sold to a Blackhawk Casino
which
> guaranteed to send back seeds after they were done displaying it. They
will
> not be able to purchase anything from me again, not even a field pumpkin.
> Word of advice to growers who have never sold a pumpkin before: GET IT IN
> WRITING THAT SEEDS ARE TO BE RETURNED! I was told they were interested in
> purchasing one fruit each season, and were able to fulfill my request to
> have seeds returned. That was one of the reasons I have never sold any of
my
> pumpkins before, I was afraid something like this would happen. The seed
> cross on the 646 was exactly the same as the 785 {1064 Needham X 712
Kuhn},
> so I am very bummed to not get them back.
>
> Those are the seeds being sent to everyone who has already sent me a
packet.
> There are still a few more available, and some will be shipped out to Big
> Pumpkins as well for the free seed offer they have going {except for the
713
> seeds}. Those growers who wish to send me a packet and get the seeds
> outlined here can send them to:
>
>               Marc Sawtelle
>         2126 E. Fountain Blvd.
>          Colorado Springs, CO.
>                   80910
>
> I can be reached at 1-719-232-7690 as well... leave message if not
> available.
>
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