Re: What to plant --------------
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: What to plant --------------
- From: A* E* <e*@magmacom.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:04:11 -0500 (EST)
At 09:58 14/01/98 -0300, you wrote:
>>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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Brock-now and then I see something that really catches my eye and you
produced a line above that is just super.
It is:"All seed has great potential,until you grow it"
I can add a couple:
"Every seed in an AG is different"
"Color has no weight so the prettiest color is the color of the heaviest at
the weigh-off"
"Luck is important,but the harder I work the more luck I have."-by a USA
President
"More big AG's come from "proven growers"than from "proven seed".
Anyone care to add to the list?????????????--------------------------Al E.
Anyone care to start a collection of AG "truisms"?Ever email AG grower could
come up with one personal observation,surely.
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