Re: lions and tigers and pumpkins?
but like all inter species offspring, they are sterile.
Doug.Parker@sce.com wrote:
> OOPS......caught you Barb.
>
> Lions and tigers do cross. Just like horses and donkeys. They're called
> Ligers. There aren't very many of them, and I don't think they're being
> bred anymore. I've seen one in a small zoo outside of Reno Nevada.
>
> Doug Parker
> Sierra Madre CA
>
>
> COMPUTRESE@aol.c
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>
> 07/09/2001 07:30
> PM
> Please respond
> to pumpkins
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/9/2001 9:50:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> tjm4@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << Ok then no cross. You may laugh but will the male AG
> give the female lumina what she needs to become
> a pumpkin or is it only lumina to lumina that I should
> try?
>
> tj >>
>
> TJ:
>
> Just as lions and tigers don't cross, neither will AG and Lumina. Doesn't
> matter which sex does what, no cross will take place. It's like crossing
> apples and oranges. It's NOT going to happen.
>
> If you want an AG sized white pumpkin, get some seeds from a grower who has
>
> proven out seeds that are known to throw white skinned fruit. Should be
> easy.
>
> I will add this: wasn't careful when my Cinderella pumpkins vined out near
> my
> AG in 98, got some Cinderella's that were lighter skinned and fat. I failed
>
> to check the seed packet, but learned later that both AG and Cinderella
> pumpkins are maximas.
>
> Cinderella, with it's long skinny stem, flat shape, dark red color and mild
>
> ribbing crossed with the cumbersome, oversized AG with light skin, thick
> flesh and massive stem~a very odd cross. Qualities from both came through,
> even though both varieties are polar opposites.
>
> Barb
>
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