Re: My 2001
You are correct Dennis..The Checkon 815 is the mamma..
Dennis wrote:
>
> First of all I think I got the eyes are bigger than my patch syndrome as I
> sent out request for seeds all over the world and I got returns from three
> countries and many more seeds than I can plant. This is really not a
> problem for me as I have two friends that both grow AG's and they were more
> than happy to help me out with my over seed problem and I will try to post
> how they are doing as well as my progress so those of you that gave me seeds
> will know how your seeds are doing.
>
> As for me after two months of research I have finally decided what my plant
> combos will be. I have four plots here, one is roughly 735 sq. feet the
> other is 200 sq feet and the other two are about 250 sq feet each. I know, I
> know, I need a 1000 sq feet to plant well one thing I learned is that is not
> really true. I know of Ag's that have gotten over 700lbs in less than 300 sq
> feet. I am not naive however and I know I stand a better chance of growing
> my best in the bigger plot. I will give all plots a great deal of attention
> with extra care with the bigger plot. And now for my selections
>
> Plot 1. 735 Sq Ft will be the Cramer 824 as the fruit plant or the Mama.
> I chose this seed for a few different reasons most of all Shellie is the one
> that got me to go to see my first weigh off and she has never even met me.
> The Cramer 824 is a F= Greer 1006 M= Hunt 991 cross and was 5.9% heavy as
> it was 341 ott and should have weighed 777.6 pounds the photo of the fruit
> showed a very orange and good shaped fruit. The Papa or pollinator will be
> the 865 L.Mettler. It is a F= 946.5 Geerts 96 and a M= 567.5 K. Mombert 92.
> as for this seed it is the offspring of parents that combined to make over
> 20 700# plus pumpkins and over 2 1000#ers in 1998. She wasn't the prettiest
> girl at the show but what a wonderful track record.
>
> Plot 2. A 250 + sq ft plot will be the 2000 Rockwell 771.6 as the Mama or
> fruit plant it is a Checkon 815 and the Lloyd 935 as the pollinator. I am
> assuming that the Checkon is the mama as it is listed first in the cross. In
> 2000 the 815 was a parent to over (8) 700 pound plus and the 935 has 13
> baby's over 700 pounds in 2000 Sense 1998 these two pumpkins have parented
> over(40) 700 pound plus and (4) 1000 pound plus pumpkins now how that for a
> Mama? Now who's your Daddy? well the 403 Hester 99 is that's who with a 990
> Bax for a Mama and again the Lloyd 935 how can I go wrong
>
> Plot 3. Another 250+ sq ft plot Here is where I get weird My Dad and Mom
> who travel all over the country as Directors of Special events for the
> Escapees RV club, knew I was going to grow AG's this year and my Dad got
> online and for my birthday he found PandP seeds he bought me a few seeds
> from the 1061x1006 stock. Now earlier this year I went to PandP seeds and I
> bought a few Ag800 seed stock so that's my logic for plot 3
>
> Plot 4 It's a secret!
>
> Thanks to all of you Dennis
> d*@syix.com
>
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