Re: Intro & seed genetic question

      I would be glad to give you seeds from my 405 if you are interested. 
Also, I would say any seed you get from this list has a chance of being over
400 llbs.  One just has to take great care of it.
     Greg

--- Ron Hoffman <ronalho@trib.com> wrote:
> Hello pumpkin growers,
> 
> I've been absorbing lots of very useful information from you since I
> joined this list 2 months ago, so I thought I should introduce myself
> and say THANKS for all your growing tips.
> 
> Central Wyoming is the location of my pumpkin patch. It's probably not
> the ideal place to grow a
> huge pumpkin, but I've enjoyed striving for personal bests in recent
> years.  Some of my
> challenges are an arid climate, hot days with cool nights, cold days
> with cold nights (spotty frost
> damage on bean leaves June 30), and periods of strong dry winds (30-50
> mph) that can last for a
> day or two.  A 5' tall stand of native rabbit brush offers my pumpkin
> plants some protection from
> this wind.
> 
> I would be happy to exchange seeds with someone out there, but I've
> never grown anything over 200 lbs.  My 1998 199 lb. pumpkin came from
> descendants of seeds bought from a seed catalogue several years ago.
> Seeds from that pumpkin grew my smallest 3 of 6 pumpkins in 1999 (75
> lb.).  I have a strong suspicion that the seed genetics from my AG
> pumpkins are inferior.  If anyone has seeds from a 400 or 500 + lb.
> pumpkin that was 2nd to your big one, or seeds you feel like you should
> save for genetics, but not quite confident enough to plant them, I would
> enjoy trying them.  E-mail me privately with your address, and I'll send
> my self addressed stamped bubble envelope to you.  Thanks.
> 
> Now for my question.  When I first started growing AG pumpkins about 8
> years ago, I read some information that stated that 1 out of every 4
> seeds from a large AG pumpkin has the potential to grow another large
> pumpkin.  Is this the case with seeds from 500-1100 lb pumpkins?  I've
> been planting 7 or 8 of my saved seeds (abundant) per hill , then
> thinning back to the 2 best, and then finally saving the strongest of
> those 2.  Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
> 
>      Thanks again for all the info,
>      Ron Hoffman
>      Riverton, WY
> 
>      ronalho@trib.com
> 
> 
> 
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