Re: What to plant --------------

>This is a ''hot topic'' for me. My feelings are that any Atlantic Giant seed
>can produce a very large pumpkin. I think what is happening now is too many
>seeds are being collected and not planted. Everybody is waiting for someone
>else to take a chance and plant them.Let's look at the 1006, yes it did
>produce a few big ones this year, but how many of these seeds were planted to
>get that many? I would be willing to bet a few hundred were planted, when you
>now look at how many were planted and what it produced the average is not very
>good. The only real proven seed on a grand scale over the past few years in my
>opinion is the 567.5. Another trend, I see developing is, one year after
>someone pops a big one, the next season that seed will get planted heavily and
>then it disappears never to be planted again. What ever happen to the 923, 887
>or the 914? at one time these were good seed stocks. I just think we all get
>bored with these seed '' studs'' and move on to the next batch of hopefuls.
>
>Ron Wallace
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I agree totally Ron but the pattern I see is just a few seeds pop as big or
bigger than the parents......Heres the question I am trying to answer take
the 1006 would you plant the 1006 or go back to the parents the 697......OR
another example would you plant the 977 or go back to the parent 1006. If
my hunch is true than the 1006 is maybe over.....so know the 977 offers
better odds with 4 to 5seeds able to hit big ones out of 400 seeds.........
I wish I had a Mombert567.5.........the part thats killing me is that all
seed has great potential til you plant it.......brock


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