RE: Oregon Update
Ok Glenn,
I admit my priority is big over green, but I can assure you this seed line
is gonna throw some squash. Even though Brett pollinated with a pumpkin,
it's a very squashy pumpkin. I've grown a sib of the male he used as a
pollinator for the 862.5 , the 463 Hester 97 and for me it grew squash,
heavily cantalouped, creamy pale orange in the middle and green at both ends
under the webbing. Those were my first "unintentional" squash. Now I want
to grow an intentional one and
even if it's not all green, my money says it'll grow squash. The 720.5
Welty grew squash, but with the help of vegetable oil, it was a very orange
pumpkin. I'd say the odds of getting a pumpkin or squash out of either one
of these is about the same. Now if someone had a 900 Lyons seed laying
around they weren't planning to use, and were willing to part with it, I
would make that my first choice. I don't have one of those laying around.
You hard core green guys need to cut me a little slack. I'm trying to
break into greenville with the best of what I have in my collection. If the
862.5 fails to germinate or the 720.5 looks to be the stronger seedling,
I'll be going with that one. I don't feel like I can go wrong with these
being a pumpkin grower first. One seed from a squash that grew a massive
pumpkin, or one seed from a pumpkin that grew a nice squash. I'll admit I'm
sticking my big toe in and testing the water before I dive into the deep
end. That's just part of my nature. I'm glad you find it funny though
Glenn. I will too when I take a bigger squash to the weighoff in October
than you do. Even if it does turn out to be a squmpkin.
Chris Michalec
Smack talking in Washington
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LIpumpkin@aol.com [SMTP:LIpumpkin@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 2:19 PM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Oregon Update
>
> In a message dated 1/25/2001 12:17:24 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> cmicha@chmc.org writes:
>
>
>
>
> . I figure this will allow me to finally try for a
> squash as well. The first team choices are:
>
> 723 Bobier 99 (Two offspring over 1000 in first season planted.)
> 835 McIntyre 98 (I know I can do better with this one, pretty,
> orange &
> round.)
> 871 Richart 97 (Jake made a believer out of me with his.)
> 862.5 Hester 99* (Hoping for a big green one, and if not green at
> least
> big!)
>
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> Oh how LAME ! ...Don't tell us you really want to grow a squash and
> come
> in with a pumpkin producer ! Thats total LAMENESS !
> ;)......"finally try
> for a squash"...almost broke out in shear laughter !..... put the
> 862.5 as
> a backup ! Come on Chris...jump in with both feet...plant the 720
> FIRST !
> It has grown a VERY DECENT SQUASH....looks great on paper...a
> prettier
> squash you will never see (the 744Welty squash from the
> 720.5)....but for
> goodness sake----don't tell us your going for squash with a pumpkin
> producer ! We deserve a teensie bit more credit than that
> !....................Glenn
> ps...you cannot deny the success of the 862.5seed for big fruit and
> I am
> by no means disparaging that seed.
>
>
>
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