Re: Re:Derting 520 18% over the charts
Joseph,
Thank you for the offer of seeds from your 520. I am starting my first real
year of attempting to grow giant pumpkins and I need to have some outcross,
and one that weighs heavy might be a nice mix. I also only have a limited
area and will probably only have 2 plants.
I will drop my SASBP into the mail on Monday and I would appreciate some
seeds. Let's hope that we have a better summer in the Northwest and can
improve on 1999.
Thank You,
Richard Koch
5214 N.E. Bunker Street
Bremerton, WA
98311
----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Derting <joseph@spiritone.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 12:10 PM
Subject: Re:Derting 520 18% over the charts
> Hey growers,
> The female of the 520 was the Mettler 865. At the time of pollenation
> there was only one male opened on the plant which produced very little
> pollen. As a result I augmented this with pollen from the LaRue 764
> which my brother-in-law was growing. Therefore it must be classified as
> "865 x Open" (even though it was pollenated in a controlled situation.)
>
> The OTT was 278" when measured on flat ground (equates to 442 lbs.)
> which means that the 520 was about 18% over the chart estimate.
>
> As many already know, the "Summer" experienced by us here in the
> Northwest was not very good. (That is, if your definition of "Summer"
> means sunshine, lack of rain, warm temperatures and barbecues.) I think
> that the plant was holding out for at least one of these traditional
> signs of "Summer" to be present before producing a female flower. This
> stubborn insistence led to the 520 being pollenated about 2 weeks later
> than planned (July 19) and at a distance closer to the stump than
> desired (7 feet). Nonetheless, (melodrama aside) I am very happy to have
> broken the 500 lb. barrier under any circumstances.
>
> The 520 was creamy yellow and just beginning to turn orange when
> harvested on October 8th (only 74 days total growth).
>
> The 520 was shaped like a butt. I named it "Oshiri" which is Japanese
> for "butt".
>
> A word on my patch is also in order. I grew only 1 plant in an area of
> roughly 150 square feet (including the 12' x 2' wide airstrip that I
> tilled at the last minute so that the vine could be directed off of the
> lawn. Note: This also directed my Financé's attention away from
> considering the alternative uses for a Weed Eater.)
>
> If anyone is interested in seeds from the 520, please send a SASBP to:
>
> Joseph Derting
> 20535 SW 98th Avenue
> Tualatin, OR 97062
>
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