Re: Overlooked seeds?
How about the Castellucci 682.4?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Papez" <apapez@home.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: Overlooked seeds?
> Chris
>
> Another overlooked seed I think that has huge potential is the 678
> Ciliberto. Saw the results in D. Haegans patch and her pumpkin matured in
> mid August and sat there losing weight for a month and a half. Still
weighed
> 946 pounds.
>
> andrew
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michalec, Chris" <cmicha@chmc.org>
> To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 4:56 PM
> Subject: RE: Overlooked seeds?
>
>
> > Hi John,
> > Great topic for this time of year. There are so many seeds out there
> that
> > look as if they have never been tried as you review them in the AGGC.
> > (Thanks Mike, Al, and all their helpers.) There are probably of number
of
> > seeds with great potential that haven't been given a fair shake. So
many
> of
> > us look to see what has produced for others before we make our choices.
A
> > number of seeds that probably would be great may only show a few
mid-sized
> > offspring because they haven't been planted by the heavy hitters and
given
> > the best chance to maximize their potential, and were grown by beginners
> or
> > folks who are still trying to get the hang of this. Others never get
> > planted at all as people wait for someone else to prove that the
potential
> > is there. I can think of two that haven't been mentioned that probably
> have
> > good potential.
> > The 812 LaRue 97 Produced the 758.5 and 815.5 Baird a couple years
ago,
> > and either hasn't been planted since or it's offspring haven't made it
> into
> > the database or to a weighoff. The other is the 871 Richart 97 that
Jake
> > VanKooten in B.C.has done so well with, growing a 764 in 98 and a 942
with
> > it last year. Those are the only two offspring from that pumpkin that
are
> > noted in the database. Seeing Jake's 942 last year made a believer out
of
> > me and I will be planting the one 871 seed I have this spring.
> > I think a lot of potential exists in many of these untried and under
> > utilized seed lines. I just wish I had the time and space to give more
of
> > them a chance. You don't need to spend a lot of money chasing this
years
> > darlings to grow your best yet. Most of us have probably already
acquired
> > the seeds we need to do that. You just have to give them a chance, it
may
> > even come from one from your own patch.
> >
> > Chris Michalec
> > Covington, WA
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John Failor [SMTP:buckeye5@bright.net]
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 12:44 AM
> > > To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> > > Subject: Overlooked seeds?
> > >
> > > Hello to all,
> > >
> > > Recently I was browsing through the AGCC database and I was struck
> by
> > > just how many seeds are there and I wonder how many of them have
really
> > > gotten a fair shake. With all those seeds there is way to give them
all
> a
> > > real shot and it is a better bet to plant proven seeds. After
all,seeds
> > > are a crape shot as it is but still I have to wonder if there isn't a
> > > juggernaut hiding in there somewhere just waiting to be discovered and
> > > take off. After all the top seeds are hard to come by and maybe we
> will
> > > find the next top seed.
> > >
> > > I would like to get the group's feedback on this subject and maybe
> > > some seeds they think are undiscovered monsters.
> > >
> > > Here are some that I think might be:
> > >
> > > Brock 685
> > > Wray 738
> > > Welty 809
> > > Sproule 952
> > > McCallum 566
> > > and first generation 825 Shymanski offspring. (The 801 Stelts can't be
> the
> > > only one with such stellar genetics).
> > >
> > > Then again I could be wrong but look at the example of the 903
> > > Holland. It was grown in 97 and after its first year no one grew a
huge
> > > pumpkin with it and people lost interest but this year out of no
where
> > > Joel Holland grew a 808, 967 and 1026 with it. I bet it will get more
> > > attention this year!
> > >
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> >
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