RE: going heavy
Ned,
Good thought. I was in a chat with Rock Rivard on BP a little while
back and he mentioned to me that while he was researching genetics he
noticed that most "heavy" to the chart pumpkins were grown from pumpkins
that went light. The most prolific heavy thrower of the last couple
years though, was heavy...that being the 898 of course.
God Bless,
Dale E Fisher
daleefisher@starband.net
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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of nedsand
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 4:32 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: going heavy
Dear list:
In looking at the genetics of some of the new crosses out there this
years
seed selections will be tougher than ever. I was looking at some of the
genetics on some seeds in a recent club raffle and I was a bit surprised
to
learn how light the parents had been. The seeds I were comparing were
the
1016 Daletas and the 961 Daletas. The 961 had been 4.16 percent
heavy and
has thrown out a 1300 and a 900 pound pumpkin. The 1016 has grown a
1200, (2)
1100; and a 1000 pound fruit. The 1016 itself had weighed 16.79
percent
"light". I guess its a good thing that those successful growers
ignored
its light weight and planted the seed. There are obviously many factors
that
contribute to the pumpkins weight but if the genetics are there the
offspring
can be big and heavy. Just my thoughts.
Ned
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