Re: Seeds
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- Subject: Re: Seeds
- From: "* a* K* <p*@pris.bc.ca>
- Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 14:13:42 -0800
Hi Marv,
As a Christmas gift I am sprinkling majic dust on your 51lb. pumpkin seeds,
from this moment on they have the most unusual and marvelous growing
abilities. Just watch and see!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Or do you celebrate hoidays in a
biosphere?
Granny Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: Lubadub <Lubadub@aol.com>
To: Pumpkins@mallorn.com <Pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: December 20, 1997 11:16 AM
Subject: Seeds
>Today I was looking around in the garage and spotted a small pumpkin I had
put
>there in November. I had been thinking I would carve it but never did. The
>pumpkin had come from my 1006 seed and I had actually hand pollinated it in
>late August just because it was there. Anyway, it grew to be 51 pounds on
the
>scale today. I cut it open and there were about 300 decent looking seeds
>inside and many more not so good. After taking them out, about half look
>really viable. So I have an extra 150 seeds with 1006/1006 genetics. Anyone
>think I can grow a big pumpkin with seeds from a 51 pound pumpkin? And if
so,
>doesn't this mean you think genetics are more important than the size of
your
>pumpkin? I am wondering if I can beat Chris Anderson next year using some
>seeds from a 51 pounder? I can't help but think this will be worrying
Chris.
>Chris, want some seeds from my 51 pounder???? These babies could really do
the
>trick in my Pumpkin Biosphere.
>
>Marv in Altoona PA
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