Fw: The Next Great Cross
898 Knuass is the only real outcross that I can think of that meets the
criteria below??
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Needham" <sven@magma.ca>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: The Next Great Cross
> Another point to ponder - if one wanted to grow another seed line which
did
> not contain 723/845 or 846 up front, or 801, 935 back a couple
generations -
> what would you grow to provide an outcross to these 2 lines, that may have
> the 1000 plus pound potential and heacy to the charts??
>
> Glenn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Kichler" <colonan14@yahoo.com>
> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 12:45 PM
> Subject: Re: The Next Great Cross
>
>
> > I think the 845 x 846 will produce better than 723 x 846 in my opinion(
> such has the 1260 Weir so far) just an opinion tho, And watch out for
those
> 845 x 723, those will be good!
> >
> > vince <anaid_tecuod@yahoo.com> wrote:Yes - you got it, and one of the
> offspring of the 842 Eaton was
> > a 1,301.5 pounder grown by Al himself. So I think 723/846
> > crosses can create a little magic. However, the 845 Bobier
> > produced 9 thousand pounders this year, so I think we will see
> > alot more action from 845 crosses in coming years...
> >
> > vince
> >
> > --- Steven Kichler wrote:
> > > Vince, I would guess the breeder is Alan Eaton 1236/842, and
> > > then the 845 Nesbitt, 1005 Mombert, and 419 Pukos....
> > >
> > > vince wrote:Only one 723 Bobier/845
> > > Bobier cross has grown pumpkins over a
> > > thousand pounds - The 1097 Beachy which grew 2 thousand
> > > pounders this year.
> > >
> > > Five different 723 Bobier/846 Calai crosses have produced a
> > > total of 8 pumpkins over a thousand pounds. One grower has
> > > grown two pumpkins with this cross which produced a total of
> > > 5 pumpkins over a thousand pounds this year alone.
> > >
> > > What are the five proven 723/846 cross seeds - Who is the top
> > > 726/846 cross breeder?
> > >
> > > vince...
> >
> >
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