Re: Seed Auctions
Wayne,
That sounds excellent to me! Thanks a bunch! You send it and I'll give it
a home in my dirt.
Dewight
On Sun, 14 Jan 2001 14:09:48 -0500, pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
| Dewight.....I have a 825.5 Shymanski you can have if you want
it........hey
| you sent me 12 from your 232 watermelon..............wayne
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Dewight <DEWIG1@excite.com>
| To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
| Date: Sunday, January 14, 2001 12:11 PM
| Subject: Re: Seed Auctions
|
|
| > I have to put my dollars worth in here on the seed auction thing. I
will
| >be a second year grower this year and have gotten many "free" seeds from
| >people on this list and others. But only a few (very few),growers have
sent
| >me any of thier proven seeds. Maybe some that were grown on the same
| >plant,or some that had the same genetics,but not the killer ones I and
| >anyone else would love to have. Try writing Dave Stelts and get a
801.5,or
| >Mark S. to get a 825.5,or Kirk Mombert and get a 567.5,and the list goes
on
| >and on. I understand that the supply is low on the above mentioned
| >seeds,partially in part to all the seeds they sent to other growers. But
| how
| >many of you will send me a 567.5,or a 801.5,or any of the super proven
| >seeds?? There are people out there with a few of these seeds in thier
| >collection,but still they don't plant them! I try like crazy to get one
and
| >those that have them want to trade you them for the balance of your seed
| >collection. I have made a few trades,and have gotten a few good proven
| seeds
| >in trade,but they for the most part are not the highly sought after
| >Lloyd,Mombert,Shymanski(ok,I got one 825.5 in a trade,thanks Jerry R.),
| >Ciliberto,etc,etc. Big time seeds. Most of you guys have been collecting
| >seeds for some time now,but us newer growers only chance to get the
| previous
| >top seeds is to buy it at auction,due inpart to all the others that were
| >given those seed free of charge years ago,continue to set on them. I've
| >heard about some of your extensive seed collections,and wonder how in
the
| >world you could plant even a fraction of the proven seeds you have?? I
| spent
| >more money than probably anyone on this list at the auctions and seed
| >requests,(over $500!)yes I sent money last year with my requests. Funny
how
| >everyone kept the cash,except ONE,Gary Burke,and he sent me some of his
| good
| >seed stock and paid for postage! If everyone is worried about keeping
the
| >hobby alive so much,give a newbie a chance,they are the future,if they
| stick
| >with it. Send them one of your 100 proven seeds,see what they can do
with
| >it. The only hope I have of having proven seeds in my collection is to
| >participate in the auctions,or wait till the seeds I have gotten from
1999
| >and 2000 are proven,some are already,but that will happen only with a
| select
| >few seeds. So let's see how many replies I get on this request; I am
| looking
| >for seed from the following,935 Lloyd-567.5 Mombert-946.5 Geerts-801.5
| >Stelts. And I will plant them!
| >
| >Dewight Blanton
| >Indiana Watermelon
| >Record Holder
| >232 Blanton '00
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
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