Re: Greenhorn questions-I can hear the guru's yawning now!

Pat Storer R-Zu-2-U wrote:
> 
> Just curious:   We are trying the big guys for the first time this year and
> are so excited.  But what does one 'do' with 1000 lbs of pumpkin?  Is it
> worth eating and does it taste like pumpkin or squash.  I read that
> botanically speaking, a pumpkin is really a squash variety.  Is that
> sacrilegious to say that?   Another weird question -  but in a 600 lb.
> pumpkin do you get appproximately the same number of seeds as in a 30 lb.
> pumpkin?  Originally, I would have thought that the seeds would be
> proportionately larger but I have seeds from several sources and there is a
> great difference in the size.  I have some AG seeds that are 1/2 the size of
> some sent to me from someone that said their seeds were from a 100 lb.
> pumpkin.  Does the size of the seed have any bearing on the size of its 'get'.
> 
> Also, is there any way someone in Texas can be a part of a weigh off?  I
> hope to get it started here soon, but what if we really grow a big one?  Are
> we just foreigners and out of luck?
> 
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I've been going through a lot of statistics lately in working on my
geneologyy project and have noticed a definite decline in those growing
giant squash. The Ottawa-St.Lawrence Newletter (probably THE top
newsletter) reports very few results for squash. Is there a conscious
decision for this or has recent cross breeding all but bred out the
'green gene'? Is the 'squash' genetically inferior or has pumpkin
popularity simply taken over? Also, wasn't a giant squash the first to
break the 500 pound mark?

Mike Nepereny
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