Re: seed selection AHHH!

Hey Big Daddy Brock,

I think you should slow down and take a good hard look at your own seed. 
If I remember correctly you grew a huge pumpkin with your own seed stock
and as I recall it was heavier than the charts by several percentage
points.  This all points to one thing.  Brock has good seed stock and is
capable of producing pumpkins in the 7's and 8's with a little luck and
good weather maybe a 1000 pounder.  Yes, its true we do live in an
unforgiving climate but Chris grew the 977 in the CA sun so this year it
could be your turn with your own seed.  So slow down and live on the
edge.   You can plant something proven next year.  You crack me up with
all the energy you put into seed selection.  With the room you have you
could plant your seed and several proven seeds and have a great year
guessing which one will produce the biggest pumpkin.

What ever you decide have fun and enjoy the next few weeks of peaceful
sleep.  

When I get worked up about these things I usually take a break and think
about Giant Watermelons.


Jon

On Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:46:44 -0800 Vickie Brock <brocfarm@pacific.net>
writes:
>Choosing seed is killing me.  Do i plant proven (planted ) or cutting 
>edge??  So
>I am trying to figure this all out.  Most top growers plant proven and 
>let some
>else plant the untested.  I try and understand if this is because it 
>works best
>or is it because of human nature.  Is it because we hate the unknown? 
>Too
>risky??   Is tested seed any less of a risk???? But the problem is 
>that all
>proven seed was at one time untested.  Now what does proven mean to us
>growers..... that some one grew a big one from it.  Then the seed is 
>ok and other
>experienced growers plant it.  So a good seed is one that pops a 
>couple of good
>ones and maybe an 8 then about 6 @700+ thats a great seed right.  Is 
>it the seed
>or is it that the most experienced growers are planting from it.??  
>Could a
>nobody seed with good back ground planted by the most experience do 
>the same??
>Sure it could?  Most of the greatest seeds today are from seed lines 
>where
>someone stuck with their good cross even though it wasn't flashy only 
>to bring it
>to the stardom.
>Is there really proven seeds??  If a 150 good growers only pop 10 
>above 700+ from
>a  "proven seed " is this good?? Better ??  Help me folks my head is 
>spinning.
>...................dizzy brock
>
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